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<p>[QUOTE="JayBee, post: 493211, member: 9259"]This looks like a arts and crafts piece, no particular value. "Fake ivory" I would say or maybe bone (the veins don't look like plastic or resin or some sort of synthetic plaster/material.) </p><p>The stamp on the bottom (it's not very clear, quite washed out, especially the second character, but,) looks like "hege" (合格) which goes for "qualified" or "up to standard" meaning that it passed quality control inspection and has no defects and can be packaged and sent to retailer shops.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="JayBee, post: 493211, member: 9259"]This looks like a arts and crafts piece, no particular value. "Fake ivory" I would say or maybe bone (the veins don't look like plastic or resin or some sort of synthetic plaster/material.) The stamp on the bottom (it's not very clear, quite washed out, especially the second character, but,) looks like "hege" (合格) which goes for "qualified" or "up to standard" meaning that it passed quality control inspection and has no defects and can be packaged and sent to retailer shops.[/QUOTE]
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