Silver Mother of Pearl Necklaces with Quatrefoil and Fringe

• Quatrefoil - A stylised four-circle design, itself contained within a larger circle, with Gothic origins and often seen as window designs in ecclesiastical architecture. The use of the motif was popular in Gothic Revival furniture of the 19th century.
• 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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• neck chains, link style
  • neck chains, gold, cable links 39
  • neck chains, gold, curb links 385
• necklaces, pearl - pearl, other 541
• necklaces, style or type - chains, other materials 955
• Sybella (Australia) - jewellery 7
• Van Cleef & Arpels (France) - necklaces, designers 27