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<p>[QUOTE="thebmwjunkie, post: 222287, member: 4314"]Hey guys, new member looking forward to contributing. But I have a unique situation, a customer wants to sell this item and it's way outside of my wheelhouse. Two elephant tusks mounted onto a carved wood pedestal. He claims his father brought them over from Vietnam 50-60 years ago, so I believe they are sellable under law?</p><p><br /></p><p>But my real question, what type of value am I looking at if authentic and legal? I need to make him a reasonable offer, after I see it in person and view his documentation on dating. For now all I have is this photo (bad quality, I'm aware). Whole thing is about 5 feet tall, dark ebony carved wood. Any input at all is helpful, I have no idea where to start! Thank you for any insight at all, looking forward to being a member here. I own an antique shop and art gallery on Cape Cod, MA[ATTACH=full]65952[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="thebmwjunkie, post: 222287, member: 4314"]Hey guys, new member looking forward to contributing. But I have a unique situation, a customer wants to sell this item and it's way outside of my wheelhouse. Two elephant tusks mounted onto a carved wood pedestal. He claims his father brought them over from Vietnam 50-60 years ago, so I believe they are sellable under law? But my real question, what type of value am I looking at if authentic and legal? I need to make him a reasonable offer, after I see it in person and view his documentation on dating. For now all I have is this photo (bad quality, I'm aware). Whole thing is about 5 feet tall, dark ebony carved wood. Any input at all is helpful, I have no idea where to start! Thank you for any insight at all, looking forward to being a member here. I own an antique shop and art gallery on Cape Cod, MA[ATTACH=full]65952[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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