The Chrysanthemums made me think Japanese before ever seeing the bottom.
They were good chairs; a lot of naugas gave their hydes for them.
Seal fur for no reason makes me sad. I hope those pieces at least went to good homes.
Amen. A craftsman actually able to earn a living from his/her work is always a good thing.
I rescue tortoise once in a while, but never anything big. Ivory too.
That's about all you can do with it now - donate it, or give it away.
They shouldn't be included, although they can have a tint to them. The rainbow-y ones aren't moonstone; they're actually labradorite. I love...
I've stopped buying it even in person; the person who used to buy ivory jewelry from my for quiet resale got Visited by the State of CT. He...
I've only seen one hanging over the Ark, but never knew the proper name. Oddly, I think the Rabbi in Fiddler on the Roof left one hanging in the...
It gets... strange sometimes. I found a full bottle of my sister's perfume, eau de parfum mind, on the trash pile poking out of a dumpster at one...
Japanese art is undervalued these days.
I love those old random place postcards. They're a lot more interesting than the ones of landmarks that haven't changed.
I'm forever finding small bits made into "genuine ivory jewelry" but the metal is costume. It's really sad that an animal's life wasn't even worth...
That's one I've never seen, although there have been times when the best item I scored was from a trash pile outside.
The older ones kill no elephants. Pieces turn up unheralded, and unofficially they can be sold as long as no one knows what it is. A lot of...
The moonstones are white labradorite, but rainbow moonstone is the common "use name" now. (much as I'd fight it.)
It was legal to sell older pieces after that date, but nothing newly manufactured. eBay allowed ivory sales well into the 2000s. I sold a...
The earrings were a definite score as was the Vogue pin.
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