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<p>[QUOTE="Josh, post: 358753, member: 379"]Wow, lots of responses, sorry for the delay in getting back to the thread. I do not believe that this is ivory, but I still think it may be bone.</p><p><br /></p><p>The grey areas are actually just dirt, I am adding photos of the areas I have started to clean, and there is quite a difference. This lady is going to get a nice long soak in the tub, as there are just so many small areas. This came out of the house of a hoarder, who was quite dirty n also a smoker. I hate to say it but this piece is just plain filthy.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have also included some close-up photos of the base. perhaps that will give someone with more knowledge a better idea if it is really bone or not. There are also 2 blue marks on the inside of the base I did not notice before.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]122448[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]122449[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]122450[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]122451[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]122452[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]122453[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]122454[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]122455[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]122456[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]122457[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Josh, post: 358753, member: 379"]Wow, lots of responses, sorry for the delay in getting back to the thread. I do not believe that this is ivory, but I still think it may be bone. The grey areas are actually just dirt, I am adding photos of the areas I have started to clean, and there is quite a difference. This lady is going to get a nice long soak in the tub, as there are just so many small areas. This came out of the house of a hoarder, who was quite dirty n also a smoker. I hate to say it but this piece is just plain filthy. I have also included some close-up photos of the base. perhaps that will give someone with more knowledge a better idea if it is really bone or not. There are also 2 blue marks on the inside of the base I did not notice before. [ATTACH=full]122448[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]122449[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]122450[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]122451[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]122452[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]122453[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]122454[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]122455[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]122456[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]122457[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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