Walnut Jewelry Box with Mother of Pearl Inlay
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Marquetry inlaid walnut jewellery box. Segmented interior tray. Mother of pearl escutcheons. Key available. Length 25 cm height 14 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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