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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 263112, member: 2844&quot;]As you gathered, certainly no trash. They are from the Philippines. </p><p>The goldlip oyster is the largest pearl oyster, native to the Philippines. They produce a type of South Sea pearl called the Philippino pearl, an important source of income for the Philippines (and national gemstone). </p><p>With the pearls come the shells, too beautiful to go to waste, especially in a developing country. So the Philippinos make beautiful mop items like these.</p><p>The dishes are for caviar, oysters, any seafood appetizer. A friend of ours used to serve Peruvian ceviche in these. Seafood just looks so good on mop dishes.</p><p>The spoons are good for caviar, no discoloration.</p><p>Here is one on Etsy:</p><p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/195582135/hand-carved-mother-of-pearl-extra-large?ref=market" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/195582135/hand-carved-mother-of-pearl-extra-large?ref=market" rel="nofollow">https://www.etsy.com/listing/195582135/hand-carved-mother-of-pearl-extra-large?ref=market</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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