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<p>[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 616712, member: 56"]I have an old catalog (1980) that shows dozens of similar figurines. Many are dated circa 1900, but just as many show no date. The descriptions are vague as to subject - farmer, fisherman, priest, peasant... like that: a description of what activity was depicted. The prices were not very high for that time, the majority in the $300 to $700 range. Size was generally about the same as yours, though many of these carvings were more complex. It doesn't seem to be used in this catalog, but I think the principal descriptive phrase you should be using to search is "ivory okimono" (as per Bakersgma).</p><p><br /></p><p>Keeping in mind that this catalog is nearly 40 years old.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 616712, member: 56"]I have an old catalog (1980) that shows dozens of similar figurines. Many are dated circa 1900, but just as many show no date. The descriptions are vague as to subject - farmer, fisherman, priest, peasant... like that: a description of what activity was depicted. The prices were not very high for that time, the majority in the $300 to $700 range. Size was generally about the same as yours, though many of these carvings were more complex. It doesn't seem to be used in this catalog, but I think the principal descriptive phrase you should be using to search is "ivory okimono" (as per Bakersgma). Keeping in mind that this catalog is nearly 40 years old.[/QUOTE]
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