Antique Brass and Mother-of-Pearl Candlesticks
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A pair of antique brass and Mother-of-pearl candlesticks, early 20th century, the pillar sticks with mother-of-pearl tile decoration between brass bands upon a knopped and stepped stem to a spreading base with radiating Mother of pearl embellishments, height 17 cm
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- 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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