Mother of Pearl Dessert Set in Wooden Canteen

Silver plate twelve person dessert set with mother of pearl…
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Silver plate twelve person dessert set with Mother of pearl handles, in original wooden canteen

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  • Canteen - A small cabinet, table or a box with drawers or lift out trays, for storing a set of cutlery.
  • Mother-Of-Pearl - Mother-of-pearl, technical name "nacre", is the inner layer of a sea shell. The iridescent colours and strength of this material were widely used in the nineteenth century as an inlay in jewellery, furniture, (especially papier mache furniture) and musical instruments.

    In the early 1900s it was used to make pearl buttons. Mother-of-pearl is a soft material that is easily cut or engraved.

    Nowadays it is a by-product of the oyster, freshwater pearl mussel and abalone industries.

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