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<p>[QUOTE="KSW, post: 9407689, member: 8708"]At the antiques fair there is a lovely lady who sells textiles and often has little bargains in her £2 pile <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/eek.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Possibly a brush handle but surprising that such a beautiful thing could be for such a mundane purpose! c2.5” tall.</p><p>So…</p><p>1) Brush handle or something else? [USER=2844]@Any Jewelry[/USER] right up your street?</p><p>2) I thought Iv0ry, she says bone (as she would) but looking at the parallel lines they don’t look like Schraeger lines but could it have been cut from a different angle.It doesn’t feel like celluloid.</p><p>The carving is outstanding, a skilled hand has made this if it is carved. The photos don’t do it justice.</p><p>on Google I delved into what walrus fang looked like in cross section but couldn’t find anything decisive.</p><p>3)Age and origin</p><p>4) what type of flowers are they? Again google failed me so I need a tame botanist [USER=29]@Ownedbybear[/USER] please help!</p><p>5) How do I clean it? Do I remove the string from the bottom or leave it?</p><p>So many questions!</p><p>Thankyou so much if you have made it this far!</p><p>Edit- photos won’t load…..as you were….[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="KSW, post: 9407689, member: 8708"]At the antiques fair there is a lovely lady who sells textiles and often has little bargains in her £2 pile :eek: Possibly a brush handle but surprising that such a beautiful thing could be for such a mundane purpose! c2.5” tall. So… 1) Brush handle or something else? [USER=2844]@Any Jewelry[/USER] right up your street? 2) I thought Iv0ry, she says bone (as she would) but looking at the parallel lines they don’t look like Schraeger lines but could it have been cut from a different angle.It doesn’t feel like celluloid. The carving is outstanding, a skilled hand has made this if it is carved. The photos don’t do it justice. on Google I delved into what walrus fang looked like in cross section but couldn’t find anything decisive. 3)Age and origin 4) what type of flowers are they? Again google failed me so I need a tame botanist [USER=29]@Ownedbybear[/USER] please help! 5) How do I clean it? Do I remove the string from the bottom or leave it? So many questions! Thankyou so much if you have made it this far! Edit- photos won’t load…..as you were….[/QUOTE]
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