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Guitar, probably Naples, Italy. Spruce, ebony, ivory, tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, brass, ca. 1800

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Guitar, probably Naples, Italy. Spruce, ebony, ivory, tortoiseshell, mother-of-pearl, brass, ca. 1800

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Pen case with tortoise shell, ivory, and mother-of-pearl inlays. Turkey, 16th century

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Pen case with tortoise shell, ivory, and mother-of-pearl inlays. Turkey, 16th century

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The antependium of the Church of San Filippo Neri in Turin, Italy, completed in 1749 CE by Pietro Piffetti. The remarkable altar is crafted from an extravagant array of precious materials such as mother-of-pearl, ivory, tortoiseshell, ebony, rosewood, jasper and lapis lazuli

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The antependium of the Church of San Filippo Neri in Turin, Italy, completed in 1749 CE by Pietro Piffetti. The remarkable altar is crafted from an extravagant array of precious materials such as mother-of-pearl, ivory, tortoiseshell, ebony, rosewood, jasper and lapis lazuli

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Gold etched sword with mother of pearl hilt, Italy, circa 1500

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Gold etched sword with mother of pearl hilt, Italy, circa 1500

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This extraordinary table from the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, Russia, is the greatest masterpiece to have been created using the “piqué” technique. It was made by Giuseppe Sarao in Naples, Italy, in circa 1730-1740 CE using tortoiseshell piqué with gold and mother-of-pearl

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This extraordinary table from the Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg, Russia, is the greatest masterpiece to have been created using the “piqué” technique. It was made by Giuseppe Sarao in Naples, Italy, in circa 1730-1740 CE using tortoiseshell piqué with gold and mother-of-pearl

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