Hand-painted Mother of Pearl Opera Glasses with Telescopic Handle

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Antique pair decorated opera glasses Mother of pearl eyepieces, with telescopic handle, hand painted decoration and enameling.

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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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