Mother-of-Pearl More Furniture and Collectibles

Antique 19th Century French gold mounted on mother of pearl, extensive traveling etui set, of elongated octagonal form, the gold mounted with polished mother of pearl panels and the lid applied with cast and enamelled floral decoration, the lid opens with a push-button. Inside enclosing the original gold and steel implements:, scissors, pen knife...

Fabulous Middle Eastern Syrian style Moroccan nightstands. Pair of handcrafted contemporary Moorish Moroccan dresser with two drawers, wood inlay w...

Pair of black lacquer ebonized and inlaid wood organic end tables. Also great as nightstands.

Eight-Panel Reversible Chinese Coromandel Screen Pair of French chinoiserie screens, Paris, 1920s This French chinoiserie screens from the ...

A large Holy Land mother-of-pearl, abalone shell and olive wood icon Jerusalem, early 20th century Icon: height 55.5cm, width 52cm, depth 18cm Case: height 15.5cm, width 61.5cm, depth 57.5cm In fitted case, presented by the President of the Senate...

The Luna Baby Mobile by Kifu Paris is the ultimate luxury piece for your child's bedroom. Inspired by the birth of her first child, Kifu Augousti designed ...

A vintage Native American Navajo turquoise stone necklace with authentic 26 pearls and two carved cross pendants in sterling silver. The necklace is attributed to the Jewelry designer T-Foree. This vintage necklace will make a statement and is a collectible piece. To the Navajo tribe, the color turquoise represents happiness, luck, and health. ... Black, white, blue, and green were the colors within the turquoise stone which represent the colors of the natural world. A horseshoe-shaped symbol or a symbol called “Naja” appeared often in tradition Navajo jewelry...

Early-20th century, Francesco Perretti & Figli, mandolin upcycled into a table lamp, 29” high A fun piece of signature and conversation mood lighting which can also be played Injec...

Rare Antique English Victorian Black Lacquer Canterbury with Gold and Mother of Pearl Inlay, Circa 1860.

Gold portrait brooch with pearls en diamonds.

Delightful Victorian sterling silver rattle. Made by WH Collins & Co. in Birmingham in 1897. Kitty stands stiffly in snug fitting jacket and tr...

Set of 63 Qing Dynasty Chinese mother of pearl counters Chinese, early 19th century Measure: Diameter 3.5cm This set comprises sixty-thre...

This Zuni Indigenous American sterling silver and inlaid gemstone figural rabbit brooch or pendant was made by Porfillo and Ann Sheyka. The piece was handmade in most likely the late...

Impressive Chinese export four panel lacquered coromandel screen featuring hand-carved soapstone beauties in a floral landscape with gilt clo...

Rare 18th century Syran blanket chest, beautiful art work and nice proportion.

Beautiful and rare opera glass stick made with mother of pearl, brass and wood. Very nice quality and condition.

Exceptional walking stick with geometrically inlaid mother-of-pearl. Mother-of-pearl distributed in symmetrical intervals. Stick end with silver-colored spout. Stick handle in the fo...

Moroccan Aesthetic period folding screen or fire screen with three panels in carved wood with mother-of-pearl inlay and mashrabiya elements. Made in Morocco during the 1870's. Some l...

Pair of French Art Nouveau iron twin beds with green patina and decorated tole trim with pearl inlay (includes: headboard and footboard only does not in...

3-452 Moroccan brass and mother of pearl inlayed wood dagger.

Vintage Italian 18K Yellow Gold "Feathered" Three Pearl Brooch Item # 012BAP02M A striking retro brooch with a feathered texture throughout the three interwoven circles that swirl a...

Early Victorian walnut with mother of pearl inlayed stick barometer, 19th century.

This antique Chinese screen features intricate inlaid mother of pearl goddesses. What makes this screen unusual is the grand scale of the design of the figures. The screen is lacquered in black and entirely hand painted. The reverse side of the screen is also hand painted. The screen can be used as a room divider or headboard. Coromandel lacquer screens...

Antique magnifying glass, circa 1900. Tapering mother-of-pearl handle overlaid with silver scrollwork. Circular lens in metal frame. Handle ma...

A great pair with mother-of-pearl and silver ornaments.

Charles X dance card in mother of pearl with gilt bronze mounts. It is engraved with plants, flowery interlacing, and bouquets of flowers. An enameled pansy adorns the cover, a typic...

Charles X dance card in mother of pearl and ormolu, embellished with flowers and flowery interlacing. It is engraved with “Souvenir” and decorated with deli...

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...

Seamlessly mixing influences from around the world, Werner works with oft-overlooked materials--including her signature black iron--to create bold pieces of striking beauty. "I am am...

Pair of black lacquer ebonized and inlaid wood organic end tables. Also great as nightstands.

18 carat golden paper knife with paperclips. Enamel de limoges, pearls and sapphire, circa 1900. French.

Mid-Century Modern dome shape lid mother of pearl decorated jewelry box.

Pair of pearl front bedside tables, mirror lacquered in any color with drawer in mother of pearl with glass shelf, by Evan Lobel for Lobel Originals. Shown in gray. These can be made...

This charming musical jewelry and sewing box is a work of sublime artistry. Almost certainly German or Austrian in origin and crafted of deep, ebonized...

18th century rare Dutch mother of pearl pin booklet with a silver back and lock A mother of pearl pin booklet with a silver back and lock. On ...

A wonderful English coromandel travel case, or necessaire de voyage, boasts toiletries adorned with Victorian silver, cut crystal, and mother-of-p...

Round 14-karat mother of pearl cufflinks, marked "Sterling" featuring a 14-karat post with a dark blue mother pearl center fixed to a back clasp. The cufflinks measure 18 mm in ...

This fantastic mother-of-pearl icon was made in Jerusalem at the end of the 19th century, and is beautifully carved with mother-of-pearl and set with abalon...

Decorated with a series of intricate and beautiful scenes of birds and flowers, this lacquered wood and mother-of-pearl Chinese screen is a perfect demonstration of the skill, artist...

A pair of pole screens. Attributed to Jennens & Bettridge. Constructed in papier mâché, decorated with gilt arabesques and mother-of-pearl; rising from serpentine swept circula...

Charming pair of mother-of-pearl cufflinks in 800 silver. The cufflinks have a left and right hand portrait of a Lady in dark brown mother-of-pearl in Art Deco design. Handmade in Au...

A beautiful vintage white beaded handbag with brass hardware decorated with Mother-Of-Pearl, pastel enamels and marcasite details, circa early to m...

Remarkable pair of antique, 19th C, hand painted and mother of pearl inlaid signed single beds. This breathtaking pair features wrought iron paint decorated frames, brass cannon ball...

Purse revealing diary and pen in the interior.

Powder compact in silvered bronze with incised mother-of-pearl top. Signed.

Antique rosewood French wedding chest made as a fancy and expensive gift for the bride. The rosewood chest has gilt bronze stringing and Boulle style inlay of mother-of-pearl and bro...

Antique French "Chevalier Paris" Mother-of-Pearl Opera Glasses, Circa 1890.

Wonderfully chic snow white, brass and glass pool table from the 1980s. Full length 9 foot table. Handmade by Murrey & Sons in Los Angeles. Nacre (Mot...

An Art Deco silver mother of pearl green enamel neckless circa 1920 This beautiful and very eye catching Art Deco necklace/pendant is a delicate and stylish piece which is made from unmarked silver (tested). It has a fine chain from which suspends the main circular silver pendant inlaid with a bright iridescent ring...

A beautiful pair of miniature binoculars, or opera glasses, crafted from brass and clad in iridescent mother of pearl inlaid panels. Dating from the late 19th century, these were mad...

Mellerio Paris, A French Gold, Diamonds, Silver-Gilt, Rock-Crystal, Jade, Mother-Of-Pearl and Smoky Quartz, Carved Horse Sculpture, Jeweled Mounted Object. An extremely rare and unique, one of a kind French gold, diamonds, Silver-gilt, rock-crystal, jade, obsidian, mother-of-pearl, and smoky quartz carved jeweled sculpture "CHEVAUX DE LEGENDE", "A Legendary Horse" by Mellerio, Paris, circa 1991. Sitting on black obsidian base, the solid rock-crystal slab is finely applied with a carved smoky -quartz and jade horse with a harness mounted in 18k gold, brilliant -cut diamonds, rubies, turquoise, and amethyst chains and pendants. The top columns adorned with 18k gold and brilliant cut diamond pendants, the bottom with gold and mother of pearl plaques. The obsidian base with a plaque engraved: CHEVAUX DE LEGENDE" / N° 05 / MELLERIO DITS MELLER / PARIS / 5003 D The piece is in excellent condition and comes with a custom made wood case made for transport. It's very elegant and has French hallmarks throughout. A truly magnificent piece. Measures 10.5" high x 8.5" wide x 4" deep Founded in France in 1613 by the descendants of Italian immigrants from the Vigezzo Valley in the north of Italy, Mellerio is one of the oldest jewellery houses in Europe. The family business soon attracted the attention of the Royal Court and Marie Antoinette herself reportedly purchased a precious bracelet featuring 7 cameos surrounded by rubies in 1780. Later on, in the 19th century, Mellerio became the official supplier of the French Royal family and the Court of Netherland. Mellerio creates many jewellery items, all set with rare gems such as peridots, amethysts, aquamarines, citrines and topaz, applying for a patent, the flexible stem, a very supple and light jewellery mechanism. Mellerio remains also well known for their spectacular series of Art Nouveau jewels, created at the beginning of the 20th century, as well as for the creation of trophies rewarding some of the greatest footfall and tennis players of history. In 1993, the jewellery house launched their first watch collection. Today, Mellerio has stores in Paris, Japan and Hong Kong. July 14, 1789: this date is known throughout the world as the beginning of the French Revolution. According to a ledger belonging to House of Mellerio, this was also the day that the jeweler sold a golden key to the Comte de Coutance for 10 livres. This ledger, as well as inventories dating as far back as 1768, are the jeweler’s oldest archives. These archives have continued to grow over the years, as the House, established on rue de la Paix in Paris, still lives on today, still in the hands of the same family from Craveggia, in the North of Italy. The tumultuous history of the Mellerio family in France probably goes as far back as the Italian wars of the Renaissance, but the first official document proving their commercial activity in Paris dates back to 1613. This document is the famous royal warrant awarded by Marie de Medici to a number of Italian families established along the rue des Lombards, including the Mellerios, allowing them to sell “small jewelery items”, therefore granting them a small exception to the traditional monopoly enjoyed by Parisian jewelers. At that time, powerful corporations regulated the operations and customs of Parisian business, but thanks to this exceptional warrant, the Mellerios managed to escape the confines of this framework. Today, this wax-sealed document is kept at the city hall of Craveggia. From 1613 to the Revolution, the Mellerios lived between France and Italy. The corporations tried many times to put an end to their trade privileges, but all in vain, as a dynasty of sovereigns renewed the warrant. Always marrying and often retiring in Craveggia, the Mellerios continued to maintain their jewelry business in Paris. At first, they did this without a shop. Wearing backpacks (wooden boxes divided into small compartments where jewels were kept), they would tour town fairs around Paris and royal castles. This is how Jean-Baptiste Mellerio (1765-1850) is said to have sold a bracelet set with rubies and Antique cameos to Marie-Antoinette, which still exists today. Many elements seem to prove the veracity of this anecdote. The queen was particularly fond of cameos, which cover the entire background of her famous jewelry cabinet, and ruby was her favorite stone after diamond. The famous bracelet, reacquired a few years ago by the House of Mellerio, is indeed an 18th century jewel, set with antique cameos representing the profiles of Roman emperors. Two branches of the family were operating in Paris during this time, under the reign of Louis XVI: that of Jean-François (1746-1828), the paternal ancestor of the current Mellerios, and that of Jean-Baptiste (1765-1850). The French Revolution forced them to return to Italy. However, both Jean-Baptiste and François Mellerio (1772-1843), who was the son of Jean-François, were eventually able to return to Paris after the founding of the Consulate. Jean-Baptiste opened a shop at the Iron Crown of rue Vivienne, and François opened his at the Palais des Tuileries, rue du Coq Saint-Honoré. His well-organized order books give an idea of his high-ranking clientele during the “Old Regime”, among which were the Comte and Comtesse Octave de Segur, the Marquise (later Duchess) de Tourzel, former governess of the royal children, and her daughter, the Comtesse de Bearn, the Craufurds -who organized the flight to Varennes, the Duc and Duchess de Gramont, the Comtesse de Boigne, and Madame de Souza, Talleyrand’s mistress. We also see the names of the imperial family: Empress Josephine, the Queen of Holland, Princess Elisa, Caroline and Pauline. At that time, the House of Mellerio specialized, among other things, in the trade of antique cameos, a newly fashionable genre of jewel that captured the imagination of all the princesses and noble women of the time. The years of the Restauration and July Monarchy were among the most glorious. The Bourbons were back on the throne, and the clientele of the House of Mellerio had regained its former wealth. Mellerio supplied Louis-Philippe, Duke of Orléans, as well as his mother, wife and sister, with sumptuous jewels, including a set of emeralds made piece by piece, while the Duke of Bourbon, last prince of the House of Condé, offered diamonds to his mistress, the scheming Baronne de Feucheres, and Monsieur de LaFayette also bought cameos for one of his granddaughters. For the first time, Mellerio ventured into the world of arts in 1815, when Carlotta Grisi, a famous dancer who created Giselle, as well as an actress named Rachel, bought jewels at the Mellerio store on rue de la Paix. 1848 marked a new turning point. France once again became a Republic. François Mellerio handed the company over to his son, Jean, and the latter decided to travel to Spain to build a new clientele. He later became one of the jewelers of the royal family, and met Eugénie de Montijo, who remained a faithful client when she became empress of the French people. The Imperial years were lavish. During the Second Empire, Paris was a pageant of crinoline dresses designed by Worth, while jewels by Mellerio, Worth’s neighbour on the rue de la Paix, adorned the noble women of the Tuileries court. The Empress bought pearls. Mathilde Bonaparte...