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Carved Ivory tusk - 12 Zodiac Animals - 3D Big Tusk
Mammoth Ivory tusk - Foo Dogs Scene - Big
Mammoth Ivory tusk - Roosters eating in a grain Field
Mammoth Ivory Netsuke - 9 Fortune Dragons On The Fan
Mammoth Ivory Netsuke - 10 FACES MASK
Mammoth Ivory Netsuke - 2 KIDS PLAYING WITH ELEPHANT
Mammoth Ivory Netsuke - 7 Lucky GODS IN BOTTLE GOURD
Mammoth Ivory Netsuke - COUPLE DRINKING WINE
Mammoth Ivory Netsuke - Kamasotra position 515
Mammoth Ivory Netsuke -Falcon & his Nestling
Judaica -Silver Kiddush Cup - 42
Silver Art - Russian Silver and crystal - Bowl
Silver Judaica - Big "Menorah"
Porcelain Figurine - Golfer By Lladro
Silver Judaica - Silver Candelsticks - Geneva
Mammoth Ivory Netsuke - 2 Man Playing Go
Bronze Sculpture - Little vet at work
Mammoth Ivory Netsuke - Child playing for FUKUROKUJU
Mammoth Ivory Netsuke - Netsuke Erotica EM001
Mammoth Ivory Netsuke - Buddha, Child & a dog
Mammoth Ivory Netsuke - Budai With Sombrero
Mammoth Ivory Netsuke - Two Childs & plates on a rope
Mammoth Ivory Netsuke - Carpenter & His Child
Mammoth Ivory Netsuke - Father & child in a picnic
IvoryAndArt Resources
Happy New Year - Year of the Tiger 2010!
As always, the Tiger is a born leader and who is always willing to take risks. They have magnetic personalities and charm other easily. According to an old Chinese legend, people born in the day will have a turbulent life exposed to dangers than those born at night in the Year of the Tiger.
Tiger statues make great decoration pieces and also have Chinese symbolisms attached such as Tiger is an emblem of protection from fires, evil spirits and buglers.
The Chinese Zodiac animals tend to disclose the personality traits of individuals born in that year. Here are a few interesting things about the Tiger... Read all article about YEAR Of The Tiger.
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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.
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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