Precious Bouquet Holder (posy), Entirely Mother-of-pearl, Late 19th Century

Bouquet holders are rare and highly sought after by collectors.
This one is made of engraved and cut mother-of-pearl, which is even rarer. It consists of a cone-shaped handle, cut and engraved with two flowers. A flared ferrule, engraved with acanthus leaves, serves as a fitting for four tall, slender, cut and engraved leaves, and four small, straight palm fronds. A delicate brass mount with two chains allows a ring to be slipped onto a finger, and a pin holds the small bouquet in place.
Object is beautiful, but very fragile. It must have broken a piece at the first wedding; three of the eight leaves show repaired breaks, the roses on handle have one leaf missing, and there are small chips from use.
This object has likely been restored several times; see the red arrows in our photos.
The last two photos are from a Russian blog: https://bloshka.info/2021/03/31/porte-bouquet/
Height: 16 cm. Diameter: 8 cm.
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