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Silver Art - Russian Silver and crystal - Vase - Faberge Design
Silver Art - Russian Silver and crystal - Vase - Faberge Design


Silver Art - Russian Silver and crystal - center piece with onix
Silver Art - Russian Silver and crystal - center piece with onix


Silver Art - Russian Silver and crystal - Caviar Bowl - Big
Silver Art - Russian Silver and crystal - Caviar Bowl - Big


Silver Judaica - Huge Silver Menorah - The Temple
Silver Judaica - Huge Silver Menorah - The Temple


Kiddush Cup - Israel 12 tribes Kiddush cups
Kiddush Cup - Israel 12 tribes Kiddush cups




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Happy New Year - Year of the OX 2009!

Outwitted by the Rat, in the legends, the Ox good naturedly took the second position. The Chinese Zodiac is the Ox, someone well liked by people and nearly everyone enjoys their company.

As an animal, Ox is one of the strongest and hard working animals amongst the Chinese zodiac animals. The person born under the Year of the OX stands to inspiration and creativity and is a model to others.

OX year 2009

They have excellent memory and remember names of people effectively. In careers and business, they make good deal closers with a creative knack. Ox is known to be supportive, loyal and trustworthy to... Read all article about YEAR Of The OX.

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Mammoth ivory, Elephant Ivory - real or fake?

There is always a fear that the ivory sculpture that you bought might turn out to be a fake, because as a layman you may not be able to differentiate between a clever replicas and real ivory. However, with experience in this field and handling nearly all types of ivory, it becomes easy to differentiate just by seeing it.

Even though pure ivory can be of various quality and types, the fake ivory is made from resins. The powder that is left after sawing/carving ivory or remnants from bone sculptures are not wasted but all added to resins, put into molds.

Mammoth ivory tusk

The sculptures are then cleaned and then dipped in dark hued stains that give them the brownish tinge. There is always a difference in weight between a resin ivory and real ivory as real ivory is very heavy...Read all article about your Mammoth Ivory fake or real?

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