Re: polishing: I'm not a silver expert, but I remember being told by someone who is, that silver is an exception to the "never polish" rule....
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I believe it is ebony. Sometimes people think ebony must be solid black; but often ebony is not solid black, but is dark brown with white streaks.
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My parents had quite a few of these carvings, from around 1950-60; theirs had been obtained in India, I think, though showing Chinese themes....
I'd agree with ebony. Today one almost never sees ebony without the white streaks, though in the last century one could obtain ebony that was...
It isn't US/Canada Northwest Coast Native, despite some superficial resemblance in the designs. I'd be thinking Indonesian or Polynesian tourist...
There's a lot of good information in there, and photos of some very nice old knives. I always find it best to gather information before...
I have fun.....luckily I've had a "day job" for many years; but music is still very important in my life. Hope you can get the "head" back; that...
I wouldn't assume that it dates to the time of Napoleon, or is necessarily French or Moroccan-made. I'd suspect it is fairly new, meaning within...
I think there must be some on-line resource that has the two Bills mixed up. In any case, nice to "meet" you, Allan. I'm a musician also,...
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