Mother of pearl???
I've never seen any "pearl" looking like it came from some "spiny" MOP.
I've never seen any "pearl" looking like it came from some "spiny" MOP.
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Never saw this sort of MOP
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That's the special "ostrich quill" mother of pearl.
Actually, no idea what it is. Some form of synthetic perhaps?
Actually, no idea what it is. Some form of synthetic perhaps?
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Nope, not on an 1890s Sterling silver fruit knife. Now ... my...Sterling silver 1890s MOP folding fruit knife.
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Having spent some time examining the knife I'm certain that the mother of pearl is carved in this shape. The "bumps" are too evenly and symmetrically spaced to be natural.
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