Art Price Index: Hair Ye, Hair Ye!

Published on 03 November 2021, by Anne Doridou-Heim

When wigs came into fashion under Louis XIII, it was for an obvious reason: to hide the royal baldness!

€8,216Marseille, Saint-Jean-du-Désert, late 17th century. Pair of faïence wig stands... Art Price Index: Hair Ye, Hair Ye!

€8,216
Marseille, Saint-Jean-du-Désert, late 17^th century. Pair of faïence wig stands decorated with blue and manganese birds and flowers, h. 31 cm/ 12.20 in.
Marseille, December 4, 2020. Maison R&C, Commissaires-Priseurs Associés OVV

It was Louis XIII who made wig-wearing stylish in France: in the 1630s the king, whose entourage copied him by wearing their hair long, went prematurely bald. He started wearing wigs and, since appearances were everything, his courtesans followed suit to remain in his good graces. The fashion did not…

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