Fine Chinese Burgaute snuff bottle and stopper, c.1880-1930, of…
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Fine Chinese Burgaute snuff bottle and stopper, c.1880-1930, of pear form, with fine central diamond motifs displaying flowers, surrounded by a fine gilt and Mother of pearl cross and diamond patterning, height 6 cm. Provenance: Private Collection of a lady, Sydney, collecting since 1965
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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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