Chinese Mother of Pearl Inlaid Drum Stool
Chinese hardwood, marble and ___6E7651EC-AfD5-836D-79DE6A9B28A00F37___ stool of drum form, with circular inset dali marble panel, above a border of mother of pearl drum nail bosses, set above an open work body with ruyi form tracery, the upright supports well decorated with inlaid mother of pearl butterflies and foliate motifs, set above form ruyi shaped feet, a/f, height 19.69 in. and width 14.37 in. (at rim) and 19.69 in. (at widest point)
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- Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
- 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. - A/f, as Inspected - The letters "A/F" or "as inspected" as part of a description is the cataloguer's shorthand for "all faults" or "as found", meaning the item has some type of damage or deficiency, it is of uncertain date or provenance, and/or that the seller takes no responsibility for the completeness of the item or the accuracy of the description.
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