{"product_id":"mother-of-pearl-box-with-engraved-decoration-and-silver-mounts","title":"Mother-of-pearl box with engraved decoration and silver mounts","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMother-of-pearl box with engraved decoration and silver mounts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEngraved shell: Canton (Guangzhou), China, 18th to century\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"\u003eA rectangular hinged box made of mother-of-pearl panels held in a framework of engraved and stamped silver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eLid.\u003c\/b\u003e The top is a single plate of lustrous white shell, finely incised with a dense floral design. A central circular medallion containing a radiating flower is ringed by scrolling tendrils and set among smaller roundels. A border of hatched triangles frames the field, and starburst devices mark the corners. A narrow silver rim with engraved and beaded detail surrounds the shell.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSides.\u003c\/b\u003e Each side is divided into a shaped cartouche, engraved with floral sprays and small figural or landscape motifs, and set between vertical silver bands. The bands are decorated with punched dot, zigzag and dentil patterns and butterfly in a repeating symmetrical arrangement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterior.\u003c\/b\u003e The box is lined with panels of iridescent shell. The rim and the underside of the lid are gilded, and the shell lining shows the full range of colour typical of nacre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eMeasurements:\u003cbr\u003eLength: 8.3 cm\u003cbr\u003eWidth: 5.3 cm\u003cbr\u003eHeight: 3.4 cm\u003cbr\u003eTotal Weight: 106 grams\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joseph Cohen Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67667796623510,"sku":"SKU000000127","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0124\/1507\/4394\/files\/P1.png?v=1793807422","url":"https:\/\/www.josephcohenantiques.com\/products\/mother-of-pearl-box-with-engraved-decoration-and-silver-mounts","provider":"Joseph Cohen Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}