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Material: Mother-of-Pearl
1970s Italian Mother of Pearl, Coral and Brass Decorative Tray
Located in Roma, IT
Marvelous and unique decorative centerpiece or vide-poche made in mother-of-pearl shells, gilded brass and coral. This spectacular piece was designed in Italy during the 1970s
Featu...
Category
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Coral, Brass
Vintage Chinese Jewelry Box Lacquered Wood Mother of Pearl Brass
Located in Poperinge, BE
Vintage Chinese jewelry box, jewelry box with drawers and doors, black lacquered wood inlaid with mother of pearl and finished with brass...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Antique German Walnut Inlaid Mother of Pearl Short Drop Peekaboo Wall Clock 23"
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique short drop wall clock featuring a round beveled frame accented with inlaid mother of pearl cut-out leaf designs. The drop features an oval peekaboo window framed in black met...
Category
Early 20th Century Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Glass, Walnut
Japanese hand carved melon form black lacquered box
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Vintage hand carved melon form box with Mother Of Pearl floral inlays highlighted with gilt striping and scroll work. The interior of the box is painted in black lacquer.
Japan, ear...
Category
20th Century Japanese Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
Palais Royal French Ormolu Mounted Desk Writing Set with Pen
By Palais Royal
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very finely made antique French Palais Royal ormolu mounted mother of pearl desk stand with pen dating from around 1900. The stand comprises of an ornate looped wire work carrying handle with a candle holder mounted on a shaped metal body embossed and engraved with floral designs and with a coiled pen support one with a snake head terminal and other with a flower with a polished mother of pearl bowl...
Category
19th Century French Rococo Revival Antique Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Four Panel Tropical Underwater Scene with Mother of Pearl Inlays on Wood Panel
Located in Soquel, CA
Four Panel Tropical Underwater Scene with Mother of Pearl Inlays on Wood Panel
Elaborate four panel scene by an unknown artist. Water, coral, and some tropical fish have been painte...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Art Nouveau Antique Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Abalone, Acrylic, Wood, Mother-of-Pearl
French 19th Century Napoleon III Mother of Pearl Inlay Wall Clock
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
A stunning 19th century wall clock, diamond in shape, with rippling clock frame of ebony-painted wood. mother of pearl astral and filigree designs is inlaid in differently stained ma...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
French 19th Century Napoleon III Mother-of-Pearl Inlay Wall Clock
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This 19th century clock is stunning with its diamond shaped rippling clock frame of ebony painted wood. Mother-of-pearl floral and foliate designs are inlaid in differently stained m...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Hardwood, Mahogany, Porcelain, Mother-of-Pearl
Antique metal Pill Box with Mother-of-Pearl inlay to lid, English Edwardian
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a small oval shaped antique metal Pill Box with Mother-of Pearl Inlay dating to the Edwardian or late Victorian period.
The box is made...
Category
Late 19th Century English Edwardian Antique Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Bronze
Middle Eastern Moorish Jewelry Box
Located in Delray Beach, FL
exquisite middle Eastern Moorish Syrian inlay jewelry box. This box is intricately inlaid with Moorish motif designs which have been uniquely inlaid with bone, mother of pearl and f...
Category
20th Century Asian Islamic Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Sandalwood
Inlaid Table Cabinet
Located in Bradenton, FL
Inlaid table cabinet with six compartments and two handles. This is a beautifully decorated crafted box reflecting the craftsmanship and cultural influences of Goa during the colonia...
Category
19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
18th Century Italian Cross on a Pink Hematoid Quartz Heart with Aurora Crystals
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian cross mounted on a polished pink hematite quartz heart and adorned with aurora (sunset) quartz and a natural-forming cross shaped baroque pearl.
The 18th centu...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Gold Leaf
Polished Golden Crystal Quartz Geode with Baroque Pearl
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
A rare large polished quartz geode with cream and golden hues and naturally forming crystal druzy formations.
This specimen is from the Appalachian region of Kentucky. This was dug by hand and includes golden druzy crystal formations. This is a particularly large geode specimen...
Category
15th Century and Earlier American Prehistoric Antique Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
French 19th Century Napoleon III Mother of Pearl Inlay Wall Clock
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This 19th century clock is stunning with its diamond-shaped rippling clock frame of ebony-painted wood. Mother-of-pearl floral and foliate designs are inlaid in differently stained m...
Category
19th Century French Other Antique Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Chinese Large Mother of Pearl Mounted Armorial Tea Caddy for MacPherson
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare, incredible and large antique Chinese carved mother of pearl mounted tea caddy with armorial for MacPherson and dating from circa...
Category
1770s Chinese Qing Antique Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Chinese Lacquered Happiness Box with Birds & Blossoms, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This finely lacquered box was once presented as a gift, filled with popular snacks like roasted melon seeds, dried fruit, and cinnamon-toasted soy beans. Dated to the late 19th centu...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
Black Polished Abalone Shell on Obsidian with Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Black polished abalone shell on obsidian with baroque pearls.
Abalone shells are known for their iridescent and pearlescent features. This rare form of abalone has a mostly black o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Organic Modern Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Lava
18th Century Italian Cross with Kyanite, Calcite Crystals, and Baroque Pearls
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century Italian crucifix with gold-plated kyanite, calcite crystals in matrix, and baroque pearls. The crucifix is originally from a church in Liguria. It is hand-carved and pai...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal, Gold Plate, Gold Leaf
English Mother of Pearl carved casket box with abalone inlay
Located in Winnetka, IL
English MOP carved casket box with abalone inlay. Velvet lining on 4 bracket feet
Category
Early 20th Century English Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Moorish Inlaid Marquetry Mosaic Jewelry Box with Geometric and Floral Patterns
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This is a Moorish-style jewelry box adorned with inlaid marquetry work, featuring a mosaic of geometric and floral patterns. The design is highly detailed, with small pieces of wood,...
Category
1940s Moroccan Moorish Vintage Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Mother-of-Pearl, Fruitwood
Ruler Selenite with Natural Forming Pearls on a Custom Stand
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
A single selenite log with natural-forming baroque pearls on a custom hammered metal stand. Ruler selenite or "selenite logs" are single, prismatic seleni...
Category
2010s Moroccan Modern Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal, Metal
Faux Tessellated Tortoiseshell Mother-of-Pearl Jewelry Box by Maitland-Smith
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage jewelry box in faux tessellated tortoise shell with mother-of-pearl and Abolone shell edge, circa 1970s. Simple, elegant and unique. Bin #N
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Category
20th Century American Hollywood Regency Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
Mother of Pearl / Abalone Shell Fish Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
A vey nice mother of pearl / abalone shell handmade fish sculpture, circa 1990s. The piece is well detailed and the craftsmanship is amazing. The sculpture is in very good condition;...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl
Antique Anglo-Indian Vizagapatam Jewelry Inlaid Sadeli Footed Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Antique 19th century Anglo-Indian jewelry, trinket footed box, inlay with ebony, mosaic marquetry Sadeli work and a carved Hindu scene on top.
The box case is made from sandalwood wi...
Category
Early 20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
R and Y Augousti Shagreen and Mother-of-Pearl Vase
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
R&Y Augousti shagreen and mother-of-pearl vase, Paris, 21st Century. In great vintage condition.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mid-Century Modern Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Shagreen, Mother-of-Pearl
19th Century Coffret with Mother of Pearl
Located in Opole, PL
We present you a low wooden coffret, whose surface is covered with diamond-shaped mother of pearl tiles.
This item is from Q3 of the 19th century.
The mother of pearl is made of two types of seashell.
Furthermore, the inside is lined with claret velvet.
The frames of the lid and base are made of ivory.
Presented item is in good condition. Some mother of pearls tiles...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Velvet, Plastic
19th Century Napoleon III French Wall Clock
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Napoleon III wall clock with "oeil de boeuf" shaped glass paned door, ebonized wood frame and clock surround with mother-of-pearl inlay decoration. Paper face w...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
1960s Middle Eastern Backgammon Game Board Chess Box
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage backgammon game board chess box intricate mosaic wood marquetry inlaid Mop
19.5 w x 10 d x 3.5 h
Preowned original vintage condition. Wear present.
...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
George III Sterling Silver-Mounted Etched Mother-of-pearl Snuff Box
Located in New York, NY
Georgian (George III) Period, sterling silver-mounted etched mother-of-pearl octagonal snuff box with hinged lid, London, year-hallmarked for 1803. The iridescent mother-of-pearl lid...
Category
Early 1800s English George III Antique Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Middle Eastern Moorish Turkish Mother-of-pearl Inlaid Chest
Located in Bradenton, FL
A large Turkish mother-of-pearl inlaid chest inlaid throughout to show foliate scrolls and geometric forms, raised on four legs.
From the 16th century onwards the dominant influence...
Category
20th Century Syrian Moorish Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Bone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
A pair of branches of Mediterranean red coral (Corallium Rubrum), Sicily 1790
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of large branches of Mediterranean red coral (Corallium Rubrum). Gilt bronze bases with phytomorphic calyx stem. Connection with an oval element in Lapis Lazuli and two spirals ...
Category
1790s Italian Antique Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze
Large Chinese Lacquer Vase From the 1960s-1970s With Mother-Of-Pearl Inlays
Located in Opole, PL
Large Chinese Lacquer Vase From the 1960s-1970s With Mother-Of-Pearl Inlays
A large Chinese lacquer vase on a five-legged base, decorated with...
Category
Late 20th Century Asian Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Lacquer, Mother-of-Pearl
Late Victorian English Jewelry Box with Mother of Pearl Inlay
Located in Chicago, IL
This precious 19th century English table casket features mother of pearl inlay and carved shell drawer pulls. The top of the piece is decorated with a pai...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Paper
1970s Petite Silver Trinket Box Mother of Pearl & Abalone Mexico
By Los Castillo
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents
Tiny Rose Silver Trinket Box Mother of Pearl & Abalone Shell
interior Mahogany wood
alpaca silver metal Mexico
stamped Alpaca
1.13 h x 2 3/16 d x 3.13
Good vintage ...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Period Portico Clock in Tulipwood, Fine Inlay, Ormolu Mounts-France, 19th c.
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Portico style French tulipwood clock with Boulle style fine inlays of mother-of-pearl and bronze. Eight day French movement with a grid-iron ormolu pendulum...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Ormolu
Mother of Pearl Tea Caddy
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautifully crafted mother of pearl tea caddy from circa 1860 is a true testament to English craftsmanship and elegance. The exterior glows wi...
Category
1860s French Antique Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
19C Anglo Indian Bombay MOP Sadeli Mosaic Trinket Box
Located in Dallas, TX
PRESENTING a LOVELY 19C Anglo Indian Bombay MOP (Mother of Pearl) Sadeli Mosaic Trinket Box from circa 1875-85.
Gorgeously detailed and hand-crafted ‘sadeli mosaic’ inlay, from the Bombay Area, with deep greens with silver, pewter, mother of pearl, bone and ebony in geometric patterns.
The box case, is made of sandalwood but completely covered in MOP, bone, faux ivory, ebony and mosaic inlay.
Edged with faux ivory and banded with a different pattern of sadeli mosaic.
Some minor damage to the top (repair is obvious in pics) and ivorine replacements to some edging, but it still a BEAUTIFUL BOX and of real QUALITY!
The mosaic work is FABULOUS!
Box opens to reveal its original blue velvet lining.
It sits on 4 (recently added) silvered button feet.
SADELI MOSAIC: “Anglo Indian boxes were made in India for the English residents from the early part of the 18th century. They were brought back or sent back to England usually by the people who had commissioned them. From the beginning of the nineteenth century they were imported more commercially, although not in any significant numbers until the middle decades. They were very highly valued, especially the early ones, to the extent that the designs were copied on late 19th and early 20th century tins.
The ancient art of Sadeli Mosaic is said to have been introduced from Shiraz in Persia via Sind to Bombay, a long time before the Anglo Indian boxes were made. It was a technique, which required a high degree of skill and patience. It was executed very lavishly, in that the frequent cuts wasted a great amount of the precious materials used. The workmanship was however more than commensurable to the value of the materials.
Ivory, silver, pewter (or other metals), wood and horn were cut into faceted rods which were bound together to form geometric patterns. When the glue has set, the rods were sliced in transverse sections. This gave the maker a number of angled circular pieces in the original pattern. Several variations of patterns could be achieved by combining the materials in different ways. The ivory was sometimes dyed green to give an extra color.
The mosaic pieces in a combination of patterns, often separated by ivory, ebony, horn or silver stringing were used to veneer sandalwood boxes. In the early boxes, which date from the turn of the 18th to the 19th century, there are large panels of mosaic covering tops and sides of boxes. It took incredible skill to cover such large areas without any shakes or wavering of the pattern. The corners and joins on these boxes are impeccably matched.
The makers (reputed to be Persian) of Sadeli mosaic made in the first two decades of the 19th century displayed a total understanding of the qualities of the different materials they used. They combined substances, which can expand and contract according to atmospheric conditions with others, which are hard and unyielding. The result was a sharp definition of the lines and patterns, which made up the whole design.
On the early boxes the designs look deceptively simple. The fact is, they emerged from a culture, which had mastered geometry and understood how to generate a pattern from a set number of points. The patterns are so harmoniously combined that their incredible complexity is not immediately apparent.
The earliest Sadeli boxes...
Category
Late 19th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Antique Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Northern Thai Lan Na Bronze Buddha Seated in Meditation, 15th-16th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely northern Thai cast bronze seated meditating Buddha statue with shell inlaid eyes, style of Wat Chedi Luang, Lan Na Kingdom, region of Chiang Mai, 15th-16th century.
The statue of the historical Buddha, Shakyamuni, is portrayed in dhyanasana, seated upon a double lotus pedestal atop a raised platform. His legs in virasana, the half lotus position, hands in dhyana mudra, the gesture of meditation.
The Buddha's face is youthful and pleasant, reminiscent of faces of contemporaneous Sukhothai Buddha...
Category
16th Century Thai Antique Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
small mother-of-pearl box
Located in Brussels, BE
small mother-of-pearl box
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood
Japanese Lyre Base Sewing Box on Stand with Mother-Of Pearl Inlays, c. 1880
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Black lacquered wood sewing box on lyre base stand. Both the work box and stand are decorated with abalone and Mother-of-Pearl inlays in a floral compo...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Anglo-Japanese Antique Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Abalone, Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
Regency Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl Serpentine Tea Caddy
Located in Northampton, GB
Featuring Alternating Panels
From our Tea Caddy collection, we are delighted to offer this fine Regency Tortoiseshell and Mother of Pearl Serpentine Tea Caddy. The Tea Caddy of rect...
Category
Early 19th Century English Regency Antique Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
Middle Eastern Moorish Handcrafted Mosaic Decorative Box
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Exquisite handcrafted Middle Eastern mosaic marquetry inlaid walnut wood box.
Small box intricately decorated with Moorish motif designs which h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Lebanese Moorish Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Fruitwood, Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
Floating Diamond Mystery Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
Floating Diamond Mystery Clock
Movement by Paul Gerber, Case by G. R. Dorschfeldt
Completed in 1994
Movement signed "Paul Gerber"
This floating diamond m...
Category
20th Century Swiss Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Rock Crystal, Gold
Continental Silver, Mother-of-Pearl and Jeweled Fantastical Bird, circa 1875
Located in New York, NY
In Renaissance Style with various shaped applied stones and strap-like figures in front and back, the silver lid opens as box.
Category
1870s Antique Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Silver
Marble Picture Frame, circa 1980s
Located in New York, NY
A neutral tan marble picture frame with brass and mother of pearl accents, in the Modern style or Postmodern period, circa late-20th century, 1980s. Picture area: 3.19" Width x 5.13"...
Category
Late 20th Century Philippine Modern Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Brass
19th Century English Rosewood & Mother of Pearl Jewelry Box
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique Victorian English rosewood jewellery box with fitted interior, a removable inner jewellery tray, and fully working lock and key, circa 1850. The lid and front of thi...
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Rosewood
Red Hematoid Quartz Heart with an 18th Century Italian Angel and a Baroque Pearl
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 'Sacred Heart' - 18th century Italian gilded angel mounted on a polished red hematoid quartz heart and adorned with a natural-forming baroque pearl. The piece is inspired ...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Quartz, Gold Leaf
Antique English Mother of Pearl Inlaid Table Cabinet Jewelry Box with Lap Desk
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Japanese Mother of Pearl inlaid jewelry box w lap desk
This item includes restricted materials and can not be sold outside of the contiguous United States.
Additional i...
Category
19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
R & Y Augousti Mother of Pearl Box
Located in Tarrytown, NY
R & Y Augousti mother of pearl box.
Category
Early 2000s Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
20th Century Art Nouveau Walnut Jewelry Box, Austria circa 1910
Located in Lichtenberg, AT
Decorative 20th century Art Nouveau walnut jewellery box from the early period in Austria around 1910. A gorgeous looking solid wooden box with a fantastic grain. The original interi...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Walnut
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Miniature Mecca Fragment with Fossil Agate Coral
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian mecca miniature fragment with fossil agate coral.
The fragment was originally part of an 18th century Italian candlestick from a historic church. I...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Agate, Coral, Gold Leaf
French Ormolu Mother of Pearl Egg Shaped Enamel Perfume Bottles in Box
Located in Delft, NL
French 19th century Ormolu mother of pearl egg shaped perfume box on foot
A beautiful egg shaped perfume bottle box, with interior of 2 perfume bottles wh...
Category
19th Century French Antique Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
Pair of French Gilt Metal and Mother-Of-Pearl Perfume Bottles, circa 1875
Located in New York, NY
With tooled gilt metal scrolls, the mother-a-pearl finely polished exhibiting multi-colored hues.
Category
1870s Antique Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl
Celestite Heart Shaped Geode with Natural Forming Baroque Pearl
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Blue heart shaped celestite geode adorned with a coordinating naturally forming baroque pearl.
The name for this specific geode is derived from the Latin word Caelestis, meaning "ce...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Moroccan Prehistoric Antique Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Rock Crystal
Sculptural 18th Century Italian Cross with Smoky Quartz Crystals and Pyrite
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Sculptural 18th century Italian cross mounted on smoky quartz crystals in matrix with pyrite formations. The center of the cross has an abstract figure of Christ created from acrylic crystals. The missing sunrays are replaced with the smoky quartz crystal points...
Category
18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Agate, Coral, Rock Crystal
Antique Japanese Lacquer and Inlay Kang Table from Ryukyu Island
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small low table with lacquer and intricate mother-of-pearl inlay design from Ryukyu Islands kingdom circa 17-18th century. Ryukyuan kingdom was used to be an independent island cou...
Category
18th Century Japanese Edo Antique Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Lacquer
English Petite Mother-of-Pearl Inlay Box, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This late 19th century English trinket box has an elegant design of lacquered papier-mâché with mother-of-pearl inlay. The inlaid decoration depicts a spray of various flowers which ...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Mother-of-Pearl, Wood, Lacquer
Pair Franz Bergmann Austrian Bronze Figures in Moorish Brackets, Early 20th c
Located in Austin, TX
Two good Franz Bergmann Austrian cold painted bronze figures now mounted in highly architectural Moroccan Moorish style carved and inlaid wood brackets, early 20th century, Austria a...
Category
1910s Moroccan Moorish Vintage Mother-of-Pearl Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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