French Pewter Plate, Eastern Copper Bowl, Mother of Pearl Box
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two Eastern and a French Item, ' large scalloped edge French pewter plate. Double Crown Tudor rose marks, late 18th century. Provenance - dealers label verzo. Diameter 37.5 cm. - an Eastern copper bowl, signed in Eastern script on rim. Copies the shape of an alms bowl. Diameter 25 cm. - an Eastern, Mother of pearl inlaid jewellery box, with working lock and key. Upon stepped supports. Lined compartment interior. 26 x 19 x 19.5 cm. (3)
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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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