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#6107
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Mother of Pearl Etui - This lovely etui is made of gilt and mother of pearl with beautiful and ornate gilt medallians on both sides. It is circa 1780 - 1800. The tools inside the etui
are original and include: gilt scissors, pencil case, stiletto/earspoon, snuff spoon and penknife as well as an
ivory aide memoire. It is fairly rare to find an etui made of mother of pearl and this one is quite beautiful.
The tools inside the etui are in excellent condition. The case has however, suffered a bit of damage. As is
visable in the third picture, a piece of mother of pearl is missing on the back of the top of the etui. The mother
of pearl is also missing from the bottom and the top of the etui but surprisingly, none of these three areas are
actually very noticable. So, they don't seem to detract very much from the beauty of the piece.
When I purchased the etui the top was detached from the bottom of the etui. It was a fairly simple hinge
repair so I had the repair done by an expert restorer. The repair is barely visable. Again, see the third
picture. The problem with the repair is that the top will no longer close over the tools. The first picture
shows the extent that the case will now close. In spite of the condition problems, this is still a lovely and rare antique of extreme age which displays beautifully.
$1825.00
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