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<p>[QUOTE="shellacjack, post: 4079201, member: 20192"]is that not what patina is, the age and ware of the thing? the dirt really is the history, the people that have used it and the places its been.</p><p>I don't know if that is desirable with ivory, I agree the statuettes would look neglected and dirty they are display items. The box is somehow different, its made to be handled, for me anyway.</p><p>how do you feel about the use of ivory today, I know its old ivory but does that not still really perpetuate the trade?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="shellacjack, post: 4079201, member: 20192"]is that not what patina is, the age and ware of the thing? the dirt really is the history, the people that have used it and the places its been. I don't know if that is desirable with ivory, I agree the statuettes would look neglected and dirty they are display items. The box is somehow different, its made to be handled, for me anyway. how do you feel about the use of ivory today, I know its old ivory but does that not still really perpetuate the trade?[/QUOTE]
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