Brown Hair Ante-Bellum Wig!

From the seller:

An extremely rare 1850’s real hair wig. The full head wig was originally worn by Rosa Perigo Fales. Every bit of this wig is made of real braided hair. The front has small pin curls that frame the face. The back has four large rolled curls. The wig is made of very dark brown hair. It is in very good condition. Some of the side pin curls are unraveling. These types of wig are rarely seen on the open market and this one is magnificent. This is not a wearable wig and is for the serious collector. Also listed in a separate auction is her black straw bonnet that came with the wig.

From Me:

This is so cool! Wear this over a nice short but curly pixie cut and you are good to go!

Barrister's Wig

From the seller:

An English barrister’s wig in original tole box with the name of John Forbes, Esq. hand painted in gold. Hand made of woven horse hair the wig is in very good condition. The underside of the wig bears two labels, one marked for what I read as “Patentee Ravenscroft Lincolns Inn” and the other with the name John Forbes, Esq. My research did find a marriage record in London in the year 1851 for a John Forbes, Esq, the only son of Sir James Clark, Attache to H M Embassy, Paris. He married a Miss Charlotte Coltman.

English, Circa 1830

Condition report; the wig is in very good condition; all curls appear to be present, small separation in leather trim on each side of front where it meets the sides. These are in the leather are only visible from under the wig. The tole box has numerous scratches in the paint and the latch or clasp is missing.