Enamelled French Opera Glasses with Musical Fairy Figures
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A pair of French enamelled porcelain opera glasses, early 20th century, the pink glasses, enamel decorated with musical fairy figures and flora, with Mother-of-pearl eye pieces and brass frames, and a folding pink porcelain handle, width 11.5 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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