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<p>[QUOTE="SYNCHRONCITY, post: 4410938, member: 6283"]The reason I though abalone is because I have a bunch of antique abalone opera glasses in my collection which are iridescent with rainbow-like colors.</p><p>HollyBlue mentioned black lip MOP and it is surprisingly similar. She might be definitely right.</p><p><br /></p><p>It could be older than circa 1900. I did some more research and I found some other carved mop and abalone snuff boxes that were marked "China Trade" "Cantonese" and were dated from 1789-1850. Most of the cowry (cowrie) shell snuff boxes almost identical to mine minus the bottom carving were all dated between 1780's-1850.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some other carvings I found in MOP or shell dated older than 1900. Some are Chinese:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284634499144?hash=item424589c848:g:K2wAAOSw6Ohh-T1v" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284634499144?hash=item424589c848:g:K2wAAOSw6Ohh-T1v" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284634499144?hash=item424589c848:g:K2wAAOSw6Ohh-T1v</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://vintage-antique-jewelry.com/shop/accessories/583-snuff-box-antique-chinese-silver-carved-mother-of-pearl-tortoiseshell-4750.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://vintage-antique-jewelry.com/shop/accessories/583-snuff-box-antique-chinese-silver-carved-mother-of-pearl-tortoiseshell-4750.html" rel="nofollow">https://vintage-antique-jewelry.com/shop/accessories/583-snuff-box-antique-chinese-silver-carved-mother-of-pearl-tortoiseshell-4750.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.sellingantiques.co.uk/705611/chinese-export-silver-carved-mother-of-pearl-snuff-box-mop-cantonese-antique/#" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sellingantiques.co.uk/705611/chinese-export-silver-carved-mother-of-pearl-snuff-box-mop-cantonese-antique/#" rel="nofollow">https://www.sellingantiques.co.uk/705611/chinese-export-silver-carved-mother-of-pearl-snuff-box-mop-cantonese-antique/#</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://mfordcreech.com/George_II_Silver_&_Carved_Mother_of_Pearl_Snuff_Box_c1740.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://mfordcreech.com/George_II_Silver_&_Carved_Mother_of_Pearl_Snuff_Box_c1740.html" rel="nofollow">https://mfordcreech.com/George_II_Silver_&_Carved_Mother_of_Pearl_Snuff_Box_c1740.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.chairish.com/product/3044694/antique-18th-century-chinese-cantonese-enamel-shell-form-snuff-box-qianlong-period-vr" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.chairish.com/product/3044694/antique-18th-century-chinese-cantonese-enamel-shell-form-snuff-box-qianlong-period-vr" rel="nofollow">https://www.chairish.com/product/3044694/antique-18th-century-chinese-cantonese-enamel-shell-form-snuff-box-qianlong-period-vr</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/c-1800-Chinese-Mother-of-Pearl-and-Silver-Snuff-Box-Georgian-Qing-Canton-Antique-/154824736631?hash=item240c45ff77%3Ag%3AAEsAAOSwJixhlzaB&nma=true&si=yoYBOpAEj%252FeOrXjDKwTuTRCogaU%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/c-1800-Chinese-Mother-of-Pearl-and-Silver-Snuff-Box-Georgian-Qing-Canton-Antique-/154824736631?hash=item240c45ff77%3Ag%3AAEsAAOSwJixhlzaB&nma=true&si=yoYBOpAEj%252FeOrXjDKwTuTRCogaU%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/c-1800-Chinese-Mother-of-Pearl-and-Silver-Snuff-Box-Georgian-Qing-Canton-Antique-/154824736631?hash=item240c45ff77:g:AEsAAOSwJixhlzaB&nma=true&si=yoYBOpAEj%2FeOrXjDKwTuTRCogaU%3D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/361405508138" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/361405508138" rel="nofollow">https://www.ebay.com/itm/361405508138</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="SYNCHRONCITY, post: 4410938, member: 6283"]The reason I though abalone is because I have a bunch of antique abalone opera glasses in my collection which are iridescent with rainbow-like colors. HollyBlue mentioned black lip MOP and it is surprisingly similar. She might be definitely right. It could be older than circa 1900. I did some more research and I found some other carved mop and abalone snuff boxes that were marked "China Trade" "Cantonese" and were dated from 1789-1850. Most of the cowry (cowrie) shell snuff boxes almost identical to mine minus the bottom carving were all dated between 1780's-1850. Here are some other carvings I found in MOP or shell dated older than 1900. Some are Chinese: [URL]https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284634499144?hash=item424589c848:g:K2wAAOSw6Ohh-T1v[/URL] [URL]https://vintage-antique-jewelry.com/shop/accessories/583-snuff-box-antique-chinese-silver-carved-mother-of-pearl-tortoiseshell-4750.html[/URL] [URL]https://www.sellingantiques.co.uk/705611/chinese-export-silver-carved-mother-of-pearl-snuff-box-mop-cantonese-antique/#[/URL] [URL]https://mfordcreech.com/George_II_Silver_&_Carved_Mother_of_Pearl_Snuff_Box_c1740.html[/URL] [URL]https://www.chairish.com/product/3044694/antique-18th-century-chinese-cantonese-enamel-shell-form-snuff-box-qianlong-period-vr[/URL] [URL]https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/c-1800-Chinese-Mother-of-Pearl-and-Silver-Snuff-Box-Georgian-Qing-Canton-Antique-/154824736631?hash=item240c45ff77%3Ag%3AAEsAAOSwJixhlzaB&nma=true&si=yoYBOpAEj%252FeOrXjDKwTuTRCogaU%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557[/URL] [URL]https://www.ebay.com/itm/361405508138[/URL][/QUOTE]
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