Featured Antique Mother of Pearl Box

Discussion in 'Antique Discussion' started by shamster, Oct 24, 2025.

  1. shamster

    shamster Well-Known Member

    Found this beauty on Chinese eBay for less than £40– I’m sure a box with similar size and condition will easily get higher bid if listed on real eBay! It has two panel missing at the front and back, but the someone has glued a MOP penguin, a coral bead and a pearl there… what a cute repair!
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    Now my MOP boxes have outnumbered my Tortoiseshell boxes as I can’t legally source them internationally. So I just move on to Japanese antiques of same material!
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    shamster, Oct 24, 2025
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  2. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    Lovely collection, shammie.:)
     
    Any Jewelry, Oct 24, 2025
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  3. shamster

    shamster Well-Known Member

    Thank you :p
     
    shamster, Oct 24, 2025
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  4. kentworld

    kentworld Well-Known Member

    Really nice! I can't pick a favourite one, though!:D
     
    kentworld, Oct 24, 2025
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  5. shamster

    shamster Well-Known Member

    Then pick the most expensive one, if you can tell which it is ;):p
     
    shamster, Oct 24, 2025
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  6. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    I'll pick the dark one in the upper right corner. It looks it's set with an ammonite.
     
    evelyb30, Oct 24, 2025
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  7. Shangas

    Shangas Underage Antiques Collector and Historian

    What a sweet collection!!
     
    Shangas, Oct 24, 2025
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  8. shamster

    shamster Well-Known Member

    you mean the one with glass top? It’s indeed the most expensive one, by its own right & if count the brooches within :D
     
    shamster, Oct 25, 2025
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  9. shamster

    shamster Well-Known Member

    Thank you :shame:
     
    shamster, Oct 25, 2025
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  10. kentworld

    kentworld Well-Known Member

    As much as I love a nice ammonite, I'd probably choose middle row, the second from the left. I find it a pleasing design.
     
    kentworld, Oct 25, 2025
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  11. shamster

    shamster Well-Known Member

    Of course, harlequin has always been my favorite pattern!
     
    shamster, Oct 25, 2025
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  12. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Victorian card cases weren't selling for a lot in the UK a few years ago, and the glass topped box looked like an awful lot of work to make.
     
    evelyb30, Oct 25, 2025
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  13. shamster

    shamster Well-Known Member

    I only came to realize how cheap these card cards are on ebay after I left UK… now I have to pay at least £10 shipping for every single of them :(
     
    shamster, Oct 26, 2025
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  14. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    International post has hit Extortion levels in most countries.
     
    evelyb30, Oct 26, 2025
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