Cartier Mother of Pearl Pendant with Madonna Portrait
A Mother of pearl pendant by Cartier, designed by Frederic Charles Victor De Vernon, the oval shaped mother of pearl finely engraved with the portrait of the Virgo Purissima Madonna, surrounded by seed pearls, in 18ct gold, signed and numbered, boxed., Notes: Frederic Charles Victor De Vernon (1858-1912), French medallion maker, winner of the Prix De Rome in 1887.
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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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