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<p>[QUOTE="Margrave, post: 194711, member: 3594"][ATTACH=full]55246[/ATTACH] Hi!</p><p><br /></p><p>There is a family lore about those two elephants carved on (probably) ebony wood, white nails on feet are probably ivory. The history runs that in 1922/1923 one of my ancestors was traveling in China and purchased those two elephants (images attached). I wonder if by the design anybody can help me confirm if this is really Chinese artwork or other. They are quite heavy for their size.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Margrave, post: 194711, member: 3594"][ATTACH=full]55246[/ATTACH] Hi! There is a family lore about those two elephants carved on (probably) ebony wood, white nails on feet are probably ivory. The history runs that in 1922/1923 one of my ancestors was traveling in China and purchased those two elephants (images attached). I wonder if by the design anybody can help me confirm if this is really Chinese artwork or other. They are quite heavy for their size.[/QUOTE]
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