Mother-of-Pearl

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Mother of pearl is an extremely valuable material produced by certain marine molluscs as an inner-shell layer or as or the outer coating of pearls. In appearance, mother-of-pearl is smooth, silvery and iridescent.

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Pair of mother-of-pearl inlaid wooden antique Chinese stands

Pair of mother-of-pearl inlaid wooden antique Chinese stands
£9,500
Japanese Meiji period folding carved wood Shibayama screen

Japanese Meiji period folding carved wood Shibayama screen
£1,800
Antique gilded cut glass liquor set in marquetry casket

Antique gilded cut glass liquor set in marquetry casket

£3,200
Moorish mother of pearl inlaid hardwood furniture suite

Moorish mother of pearl inlaid hardwood furniture suite
£7,500
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