A stylized scorpion?
Are the lighter places something that has become caught in pits & crevices? Or are we seeing underlying material? Trilobite fossil? When I said...
The lines meander: ivory not Celluloid. When cut along the length of the tusk, the striations give the impression of being parallel, but lines...
There's too much bilateral symmetry for me to think it was created entirely by nature. Amber would not be cold, cold.
I haven't seen a clasp that works quite like this one before either. Speaks of quality construction, even if essentially a costume piece, fine...
Oops - spot on. Was rushing when I wrote, but, yes, last year for the cat was 1946. I have noticed that the tiny dots & loops on many Arabic...
Unless someone was locking up his socks, this strikes me as being a bachelor's chest rather than a dresser. For an example:...
I would. Last year for the cat. After that the national mark became a lotus blossom. Handsome piece. Not a typical tourist-appeal design....
Depending on size, my first thought was nut cups.
Or P Fast.
Aardvark? [IMG]
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My first reaction was ivory. Then MOP. Then back to ivory. Ivory: [ATTACH] MOP: [ATTACH] Unless Celluloid, which I very much doubt:...
Ah! At that distance they look like coral. Congratulations! :)
I don't really know anything other than that the figure on top is Pan. 'Ormolu' is a particular method of gilding & may not be what this is, but...
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Welcome, Lisa. I was wondering whether the company logo indicated an Irish origin & found that a search for Barbour silver plate was most...
That also sounds like something I would do. I'd rather have something in less than perfect condition (for a reasonable price) that is well carved...
Same here. These days I'm only interested in the common subjects if the piece is signed. You've seen some of my not-so-pretty pieces. They're...
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