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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 712250, member: 5833"]Thanks for helping everyone else see what I saw when I magnified the auction listing pic.</p><p><br /></p><p>They're not. I see pieces so described from time to time, but have never seen one I thought really was.</p><p><br /></p><p>And if you went that route you'd then have to decided what material was molded.</p><p><br /></p><p>It looks very much like ivory, which sometimes does have a pink tinge. Also a popular ivory subject:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://i.pinimg.com/564x/18/90/15/189015aba138679b3e3f49fea379132e.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>When ivory seems like a possibility, bone also has to be considered, but there's no hint of any growth pattern.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Pretty good 'best'.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Not the first time your first impression was better than your analytical impression. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>You're getting warmer, but what do we know about that shade of pink?</p><p><br /></p><p>It could.</p><p><br /></p><p>As usual, kyra zooms right in.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>What you do see in lava not seen in any other material except occasionally coral, & then not to the same extent, is the cutting away of so much material that parts of the carving are semi-detached from the background Lava does afford the carver large chunks of raw material not restricted by the layered structure of shell & banded agate.</p><p><br /></p><p>Have never seen blushing lava, and no, there's just a limit to how glossy you can make it look. Shininess is a feature that suggests to me a lava-looking piece is of the modern, reconstituted in resin & molded type.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Mine too. My initial reaction was ivory, but as soon as I enlarged the photo knew it is conch shell.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a feeling it is going to be seen as coral & get bid up on that basis. If you would like to follow:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/bellmans-auctioneers-and-valuers/catalogue-id-srbe10190/lot-1b97c69a-61ad-44bc-b7df-aa7700a95b63?utm_source=auction-alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=auction-alert&utm_content=lot-image-link" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/bellmans-auctioneers-and-valuers/catalogue-id-srbe10190/lot-1b97c69a-61ad-44bc-b7df-aa7700a95b63?utm_source=auction-alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=auction-alert&utm_content=lot-image-link" rel="nofollow">https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/bellmans-auctioneers-and-valuers/catalogue-id-srbe10190/lot-1b97c69a-61ad-44bc-b7df-aa7700a95b63?utm_source=auction-alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=auction-alert&utm_content=lot-image-link</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 712250, member: 5833"]Thanks for helping everyone else see what I saw when I magnified the auction listing pic. They're not. I see pieces so described from time to time, but have never seen one I thought really was. And if you went that route you'd then have to decided what material was molded. It looks very much like ivory, which sometimes does have a pink tinge. Also a popular ivory subject: [IMG]https://i.pinimg.com/564x/18/90/15/189015aba138679b3e3f49fea379132e.jpg[/IMG] When ivory seems like a possibility, bone also has to be considered, but there's no hint of any growth pattern. Pretty good 'best'. Not the first time your first impression was better than your analytical impression. :) You're getting warmer, but what do we know about that shade of pink? It could. As usual, kyra zooms right in. What you do see in lava not seen in any other material except occasionally coral, & then not to the same extent, is the cutting away of so much material that parts of the carving are semi-detached from the background Lava does afford the carver large chunks of raw material not restricted by the layered structure of shell & banded agate. Have never seen blushing lava, and no, there's just a limit to how glossy you can make it look. Shininess is a feature that suggests to me a lava-looking piece is of the modern, reconstituted in resin & molded type. Mine too. My initial reaction was ivory, but as soon as I enlarged the photo knew it is conch shell. I have a feeling it is going to be seen as coral & get bid up on that basis. If you would like to follow: [URL]https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/bellmans-auctioneers-and-valuers/catalogue-id-srbe10190/lot-1b97c69a-61ad-44bc-b7df-aa7700a95b63?utm_source=auction-alert&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=auction-alert&utm_content=lot-image-link[/URL][/QUOTE]
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