Yup! looks like ivory to me......
Are those schreger lines (in the area that I've circled), in that "antler slice"? [ATTACH]
Exactly. The lines in Celluloid are straighter, stay closer to parallel & run on in longer unbroken stretches that the growth lines in ivory....
No Schreger cross-hatching, just the parallel lines of 'French ivory', celluloid faux ivory. With real ivory there would be cross-hatching on the...
...would be most diagnostic, but the characteristic cross-hatching schreger lines can be seen on the shoulders. As it is not a traditional object,...
Completely forgot, welcome TheHoneybee. Always good to add, two of the replies came from members who would consider you to be overseas.;) You...
African made. Ivory... Shows caracteristics Schreger lines:cyclops: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schreger_line Sorry to say I'm sad an elephant...
These are either made of bone or of mother of pearl in a silver setting. Ivory would have to be imported, making it too expensive for a cheap...
Thought I could see faint schreger lines on the back in one photo.
Necklace looks like it and the Geisha have the requisite Schreger lines, which points to Ivory.......but wait for others.....looks like you're on...
Woah! It is a beauty! Such a 3D effect:woot: I always buy antique well made ivory pieces, as a tribute to the magnificent elephants who died for...
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