Finding Buyer For Antique Ivory: Update

JMHO, but if it looks like all ivory sales will be banned then I would think the prices would drop. Not many people want to pay high prices for something that will essentially be worthless in the near future.

 

I'm still seeing Ivory sewing clamps for over £100, The well carved Canton pieces still bring good money, I will carry on buying things I love as before.

 

Hardly worthless, money is not everything, you'll not destroy the esthetic value by diktat.

 

What I was trying to say is if someone buys it and then can never sell it, it no longer has monetary value.

 

Not to sure if there a increase in demand because you can't get it anymore in the future could push the prices up the old saying supply and demand must come into play

 

I have never bought my Ivory sewing collectibles with the thought of selling them, Its what I collect and I love the history and workmanship.
It would be nice if I had the choice in the future of selling if I want to but if I can't then so be it.

 

Any UK ban is unlikely under the present goverment. Conservative voters are the people most likely to have a few antique ivory pieces around the house, and there is unlikey to be a change in government for quite a few years to come.

 

That's it the value in money really don't come into play if there something you really wan't for a collection ,

 

Oh dear don't say that lol

 

I hope thats true, It isn't just collectors its sellers too that it affects.
I think our government have their hands full at the moment with Brexit too so hopefully the Ivory debate will take a back seat.

 

Hi,
It is crazy. I had an antique (130 yrs old) elephant leg made into a waste can. It included the toe nails. I sold it much to my regret. The person that bought it removed the toenails and sold it as a faux piece.
greg

 

I'll probably keep plugging away attempting to sell our collection. Some of the pieces are fairly standard, but a few are very good items which someone will pay decent money for.

 

I went to a local charity thrift today to donate some hand-made cards and do a little hunting. Bought carved rose earrings, alas in ivory. They're older than I am, but if they'd been more than a dollar I would have left them behind. There's no resale on them at all now. At least here.

 

You could take a few pieces to a local antiques fair and try your luck there, you may get an acceptable offer.

 

So they were allowed to sell the earrings even though they are Ivory?

 

They didn't know and really didn't want to find out.

 

folks have been selling ivory on ebay for years , and describing it as anything but....

 

Ox bone. Vegetable ivory. The Usual Material is of course a classic. I've always wondered if some buyers get mad when they pay real money for bone or tagua nut items only to get bone and tagua nut instead of ivory.(LOL)

 

Where are you selling?
I'd like to look.

 

I was using 'the usual material' ten years ago. Never had a problem with a customer. Vegetable ivory was much more of a problem because that is the usual name but it includes the word ivory for the bots. I never even knew it was tagua nut.
In order to sell an antique mask from the Ivory Coast I had to describe it as from the Cote d'Ivoire to get the title to list.