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A. G. Maisey · 22nd February 2008, 02:04 AM

Not the best image I've ever seen, but my excuse is that it was a spur of the moment thing, and I don't have time to do a proper job, still I thought a some people might enjoy seeing a few ivory hilts.

Alam Shah · 22nd February 2008, 05:11 AM

Lovely hilts... wish it could be bigger.

Do you have it available... I'm looking for a Minangkabau style ivory.

A. G. Maisey · 22nd February 2008, 05:59 AM

Yeah, as I said, it was a spur of the moment thing. To do a proper job I'd need to do each hilt separately from front and side, and possibly back, I'd need to set up, and then massage the pics. At least two hundred images, at least a week's work. I'm not so rich that I can afford this sort of time, but anyway, even this small hip-pocket image is not really too bad---better than I'd hoped for actually.

This is only a part of my collection---what I could fit into a single image--- but nothing that I have shown here, and none of the ones that I have not shown, are for sale.Apart from which, this material is a very dicey thing to send to international destinations.

Alam Shah · 22nd February 2008, 06:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

Yeah, as I said, it was a spur of the moment thing.

Thanks for the picture.

What I was referring is, if this single shot was taken with a bigger size image, say 1024 x 768 size or a 3.2 megapixel size. Perhap we can see a bigger picture of each piece, even though it's still in the single image.

Of course, we wouldn't want anyone to waste too much time taking photos unless it's of commercial interest, won't we...

Quote:

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

This is only a part of my collection---what I could fit into a single image--- but nothing that I have shown here, and none of the ones that I have not shown, are for sale.Apart from which, this material is a very dicey thing to send to international destinations.

Wow! a huge collection indeed. As for shipping ivory, we had discussed it before... how risky and troublesome it is.

Alam Shah · 22nd February 2008, 07:11 AM

Dear Alan,
If it's not too much to ask, could we have pictures of some of the piece, please?

From left to right,
3rd row, 9th piece,
4th row, 4th piece and
5th row, last piece... these are the ones that appeal to me most, based on the picture. Thanks in advance... whether can

or cannot

.

Marcokeris · 22nd February 2008, 11:11 AM

They seem all beautiful pieces!!!!

22nd February 2008, 02:04 AM	#1
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,892	Gading Not the best image I've ever seen, but my excuse is that it was a spur of the moment thing, and I don't have time to do a proper job, still I thought a some people might enjoy seeing a few ivory hilts. Attached Images

22nd February 2008, 05:11 AM	#2
Alam Shah Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,248	Lovely hilts... wish it could be bigger. Do you have it available... I'm looking for a Minangkabau style ivory.

22nd February 2008, 05:59 AM	#3
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,892	Yeah, as I said, it was a spur of the moment thing. To do a proper job I'd need to do each hilt separately from front and side, and possibly back, I'd need to set up, and then massage the pics. At least two hundred images, at least a week's work. I'm not so rich that I can afford this sort of time, but anyway, even this small hip-pocket image is not really too bad---better than I'd hoped for actually. This is only a part of my collection---what I could fit into a single image--- but nothing that I have shown here, and none of the ones that I have not shown, are for sale.Apart from which, this material is a very dicey thing to send to international destinations.

22nd February 2008, 07:11 AM	#5
Alam Shah Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,248	Dear Alan, If it's not too much to ask, could we have pictures of some of the piece, please? From left to right, 3rd row, 9th piece, 4th row, 4th piece and 5th row, last piece... these are the ones that appeal to me most, based on the picture. Thanks in advance... whether can or cannot .

22nd February 2008, 11:11 AM	#6
Marcokeris Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Italy Posts: 928	They seem all beautiful pieces!!!!