French Enamelled Opera Glasses with Hand Painted Courting Scenes
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A pair of French enamelled opera glasses, retailed J. R. Rowland, late 19th century, in Mother of pearl and brass, decorated with hand painted enamel courting scenes . Housed in original case leather case, 6 cm long by 10.5 cm wide
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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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