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Subject:Re: No idea where to start looking for something like this
Posted By: Bill H Wed, Sep 03, 2014
This is stylistically Chinese, probably late 19th-early 20th century in my opinion. It's unclear in your photo exactly what I'm looking at, but I've seen the same kind of mother of pearl inlay on Chinese trays, furniture and decorative items. Here's an example of a plaque from a Christie's auction:
http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/a-chinese-mother-of-pearl-inlaid-plaque-19th-century-5288856-details.aspx?
Indonesia had a large, prosperous and enterprising Chinese population at the time when your Grandfather obtained this item, so while I believe the piece probably was made in China, it isn't beyond the realm of possibility that it was produced by a Chinese-operated crafts factory in Indonesia.
Best regards,
Bill H.
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