Featured Chinese Soapstone? Monkeys

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  1. cxgirl

    cxgirl Well-Known Member

    Hi All,
    I wasn't sure where to put this, but you folks are very smart, you know carving, stones etc so I'll put it here.
    Small (2" x 1" x 1 1/2"H) carving, China scratched on the base. This is very dusty/dirty.
    Is this soapstone? Do you think it has some age?
    any information appreciated
    thanks for looking:)
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    cxgirl, Apr 19, 2019
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  2. scoutshouse

    scoutshouse Well-Known Member

    Awwww - could be from anywhere!

    Mom had one of these soapstone guys - she got them along with perfume from France, a silk scarf from India and a small ebony elephant with tusks, probably also from from India. Even one of these Gravern Norsk bowls, which I still have :)

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    Any of it would be 70 years old...
     
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  3. i need help

    i need help Moderator Moderator

    i need help, Apr 19, 2019
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  4. cxgirl

    cxgirl Well-Known Member

    thanks scoutshouse:), love that bowl!

    thanks INH:) yes, that piece looks similar. I think the price is a 'tad' high on that one:)
    maybe mine was in a very dusty house and not old at all, lol.
     
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    i need help Moderator Moderator

    The both have a lot of random looking drill? holes. I wonder why.
     
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  6. Pat P

    Pat P Well-Known Member

    Nice piece. I didn't know there's reddish soapstone... I always think of it as having a greenish tone. Learned something new today!
     
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  7. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

    Maybe souvenirs of Chinatown. Not high quality carving.

    Sort of a Hear no Evil, See no Evil, as only one ear and eye are covered.
     
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  8. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    Haha.....not quite the 'traditional' "monkey no hear-do-see" is it!!! Can they have a soft toothbrush bath??
     
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  9. clutteredcloset49

    clutteredcloset49 Well-Known Member

    Absolutely.

    I use Dawn original. (Blue one)
     
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  10. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    I use the flavored ones....... Quack !!!
     
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  11. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Might be shaoshan rather than soapstone.
     
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  12. scoutshouse

    scoutshouse Well-Known Member

    To clarify: mom belonged to a club in the 50s and was sent things from around the world...
     
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