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22nd December 2011, 01:30 PM
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Few other specimens with various designs (ivory & deer horn).
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24th December 2011, 07:51 PM
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BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLES AND THERE SEEMS TO BE QUITE A LOT OF VARIATION IN THE FORM. THE FIRST EXAMPLE AND SEVERAL OTHERS REMIND ME OF THE PINEAPPLE PATTERN.
TWO PICTURES OF SPERM WHALE TOOTH BASES. THE NATURAL BASE HAS A SHARP THIN SKIRT AND IS VERY PRONE TO START CRACKS WHEN THE TOOTH DRYS OUT. AN EXAMPLE OF A VICTORIAN SCRIMSHAWED TOOTH WITH THE SKIRT REMOVED AS IS USUAL FOR THE PERIOD. NOTE THE PATINA AND NUMBER OF CRACKS. PERHAPS IVORY HILTS ARE OILED ALONG WITH KERIS BLADES THUS PREVENTING SERIOUS CRACKS. IT IS A GOOD IDEA TO KEEP ALL IVORY LIGHTLY OILED AND MARINE IVORY IS ESPECIALLY PRONE TO DRYING OUT AND CRACKING IN DRY ENVIRONMENTS. |
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9th July 2014, 01:31 PM
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Here is my latest with a scorpion (spider?) threatening the bird.
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28th June 2016, 08:38 AM
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I am very grateful for the photos posted by all of you.A marvelous collection
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2nd July 2016, 06:23 PM
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Wonderful items in this thread !!
These are very modest example I have. On the one with the face, the base is in elephant ivory and the other part may be in sperm whale ivory. |
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7th November 2016, 11:33 AM
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A couple to add - the second in next post
1. Bone(?) I think, despite the 'ivory'-seeming patina. 8 cm; ex collection Martin Kerner. |
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7th November 2016, 11:35 AM
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2. Ivory, 9.5 cm. Unusual to find an open beak? There is another with open beak in post #24, the one on the right.
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