Description: Lot of ten mother of pearl brooches, pins, and fabric fasteners. 1. Pair Chinese fan clip earring. 2. Brooch, owl with red eyes 3. Three rectangular scarf fasteners in small, medium, large 4. Brooch, circular sundial. 5. Pendant, filigree flower. 6. Scarf or fabric fastener with winged design.


History: Nacre, also known as mother of pearl, is an organic-inorganic composite material produced by some mollusks as an inner shell layer; it also makes up the outer coating of pearls. It is strong, resilient, and iridescent. Nacre is found in some of the most ancient lineages of bivalves, gastropods, and cephalopods. However, the inner layer in the great majority of mollusc shells is porcellaneous, not nacreous, and this usually results in a non-iridescent shine, or more rarely in non-nacreous iridescence such as flame structure as is found in conch pearls.

Provenance: FL Estate


Dimensions: Weight (Pounds & Ounces) = 0.25 | Height(in) = 4 | Width(in) = 4 | Depth(in) = 4

Size of Artwork(in): 1 x 1.75" Largest


Artist Name: N/A


Medium: Mother of Pearl


Circa: Circa 1960

Very good condition. One Chinese fan earring missing a pearl on clip.