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    Studio Pottery Covered Dish

    Since I have a BFA in Ceramics from Rhode Island School of Design and have a good bit of experience in the pottery world, I'll take a stab at this...
    Post by: Sam Wainford, Apr 1, 2019 in forum: Pottery, Glass, and Porcelain
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    Ivory Elephants in a Row

    I suppose if I had it tested and it turned out to be from mammoth tusk, that would document that it is more than 100 years old. Based on the...
    Post by: Sam Wainford, Mar 31, 2019 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Ivory Elephants in a Row

    I live in the US but this was received in the family before the 1990 and 1976 regulations on ivory went into effect. Google tells me there were...
    Post by: Sam Wainford, Mar 31, 2019 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Ivory Elephants in a Row

    Here's a piece that I'm pretty sure is ivory but I don't know what kind or where it is from. The piece has been in my family for over 60 years,...
    Thread by: Sam Wainford, Mar 31, 2019, 19 replies, in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Ivory Netsuke with Calligraphy - Translation?

    Update- I did post a pic of the bottom...
    Post by: Sam Wainford, Mar 31, 2019 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Ivory Netsuke with Calligraphy - Translation?

    Here's the bottom of the netsuke. It has what could be a signature I suppose. [ATTACH]
    Post by: Sam Wainford, Mar 31, 2019 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Ivory Netsuke with Calligraphy - Translation?

    The bottom has carved cross hatches on it and you cannot see the grain. Based on the consensus, seems like they may have been put there to look...
    Post by: Sam Wainford, Mar 31, 2019 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Ivory Netsuke with Calligraphy - Translation?

    Yeah, you are probably right. Do you think I should try the hot needle test?
    Post by: Sam Wainford, Mar 31, 2019 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Ivory Netsuke with Calligraphy - Translation?

    Thanks Bronwen. Sorry about that. The forum instructions said to use 480 by 640, so I reduced them. Here they are full size but cropped to reduce...
    Post by: Sam Wainford, Mar 31, 2019 in forum: Antique Discussion
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    Ivory Netsuke with Calligraphy - Translation?

    Hi everyone! Can anyone help identify whether or not this Netsuke is ivory, or if it is old and possibly of value? Can anyone translate the...
    Thread by: Sam Wainford, Mar 31, 2019, 17 replies, in forum: Antique Discussion