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Message:: [QUOTE="808 raver, post: 704395, member: 4654"]I have just been taking a closer look at the carving on this and it's just fantastic, will you be restoring it or will you be leaving it? I think instead of using harsh chemicals or abrasives to get the rust off have you just tried a toothbrush and whitening toothpaste? The problem I see is if the screws are also steal instead of brass then they might have expanded in the holes making them impossible to remove or cracking the ivory. I think once all the rust and old glue has been removed and all pieces have been glued back the box will be acceptable on it's own without the carved feet, yes any purest will know they are missing and won't pay top money but it's not like the box has deep carved figures when you would expect deep carved paw feet. I think they would have just been bun feet or even just flat like the ones pictured above, I suspect from the fantastic geometric pattern with no figures this was carved in northern India, almost certainly Nagina region, I know, they are famous for carving ebony but this smacks of their work (best micro carving in the world) It was carved by a Islamic carver that's why you see no figures.[/QUOTE]