Tony White Coral and Mother of Pearl Heart Earrings
Tony White coral and Mother of pearl earrings, property from the Estate of a private Sydney Collector, modelled as two adjacent hearts, one collet-set with carved coral, the other Mother-of-pearl, mounted in 18ct gold, length 1.38 in., post and clip fittings, gross weight approximately 18.6 grams, signed white for Tony White. Proceeds from the sale of this lot will be donated to the Fred Hollows Foundation.
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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. - Coral - Coral used in jewellery. Coral is a material that is commonly used in jewellery making. It is made up of the skeletons of tiny marine animals called coral polyps. There are many species of coral, but only one group, Corallium, is suitable for carving, and thus can be used in jewellery manufacture. These have a deep red or pink orange skeleton and are known as "noble coral" or "precious coral".
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