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Offline BernadetteTeresa

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Huge Mother of Pearl crucifix for sale
« on: July 22, 2019, 12:18:34 PM »
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    • Offered for sale is an antique hand-etched Mother of Pearl crucifix. It measures nearly 2 inches long. It needs cleaning, as you can see. The natural imperfections of the shell are on the back: a slight dip in one area. More pics available on request. Asking $200 with free shipping and insurance.
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    Offline Quo vadis Domine

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    Re: Huge Mother of Pearl crucifix for sale
    « Reply #1 on: July 23, 2019, 04:29:01 PM »
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    • Why do you consider 2 inches, huge? No offense but, I think you are asking too much.
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    Re: Huge Mother of Pearl crucifix for sale
    « Reply #2 on: July 23, 2019, 05:01:18 PM »
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    • Quote from: Quo vadis Domine on July 23, 2019, 04:29:01 PM
    Why do you consider 2 inches, huge? No offense but, I think you are asking too much.
    For mother of pearl, 2 inches is pretty big. I'd be willing to consider offers.
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    Offline Nadir

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    Re: Huge Mother of Pearl crucifix for sale
    « Reply #3 on: July 23, 2019, 10:48:46 PM »
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    • Interesting. It depends on the type of animal it comes from apparently. One particular shell ranges in size from 50 nd 150 mm.
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    Re: Huge Mother of Pearl crucifix for sale
    « Reply #4 on: August 26, 2019, 08:40:43 PM »
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    • Quote from: Quo vadis Domine on July 23, 2019, 04:29:01 PM
    Why do you consider 2 inches, huge? No offense but, I think you are asking too much.
    You must understand that this material can be quite expensive, especially when used a certain way. Swords decorated with conch/Mother of Pearl carvings are more expensive than otherwise. It also depends of the amount of work that went into it. I have seen artists make intricate decorations with it, and it is very time consuming and take much care and skill.
    Also, if you are Hispanic/Mexican, you are probably a lot more partial to this as jewelry. 😅
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