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Sold Date: 06/15/2008
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Ethnic, Folk & Native American Art

Intricately handcarved and signed by a master carver--this is a 3/4" x 1 3/4" mammoth ivory netsuke-

WONDERFUL WORKMANSHIPBEAUTIFULLY CARVED BY MASTER CARVER QUALITY IVORY--GREAT GRAINING SOLID OLD MAMMOTH IVORY GREAT NETSUKE--ONE YOUR WILL BE PROUD TO OWN AND A GREAT ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION!

If t are any white spots on photo--it is a reflection of the flash--not an imperfection on the netsuke or in the ivory

BROWSE IN MY EBAY STORE- "NETSUKE, ETC." -CLICK ON ABOVE STORE--OVER 2800 MORE NETSUKE IN MAY STORE THAT ARE NOT LISTED IN AUCTIONS! .

If you have the urge to "BUY IT NOW" and have it in the mail tommorrow--then my EBAY STORE NETSUKE ETC. is the place to shop!

NO HIDDEN COSTS! YOU PAY ONLY WHAT YOU BID! WE PAY SHIPPING AND INSURANCE WITHIN THE U.S.

PAYMENT METHODS--PAY PAL, BID PAY, VISA, MC, AMERICAN EXPRESS, DISCOVER, M.O., CHECKS. (ALL PAYMENTS MUST BE MADE IN U.S. FUNDS)All items paid for by credit card or by Pay Pal are shipped within 24 hours. Mammoth ivory comes from the wooly mammoth--which has been extinct for over 10,000-25,000 years--and is being dug up in Siberia, Estonia, Alaska, et.. Of Couse t is a very limited supply and when they can't find any more your investment in this netsuke will go up. These are the "antiques of tommorrow". Mammoth ivory has been used for netsuke and okimonos since the bann on elephant ivory in June 1989. Mammoth ivory has the beautiful cross hatching that elephant ivory has--you need to measure the circles in order to tell one form the other. You can see the cross hatching and circles--like a tree--in many of our photos--particularly on bottoms of netsuke. Netsuke have netsuke holes for the cords to hold the purses etc. that are hung form the obi--99% are signed by the marvelous carvers.I takes great skill to carve these wonderful little figurines. The netsuke is solid mammoth ivory--showing the beautiful natural coloring of the ivory. WHAT YOU MIGHT WANT TO KNOW ABOUT ME:

Quality of merchandise PERFECT!

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We buy directly from carvers--so you are getting highest quality and best prices.

42 years in business--28 in the ivory business

10 day return policy if not satisfied

All items shipped FREE with INSURANCE within the U.S.

I am emailed constantly about the pricing of netsuke. Ivory is the tooth or tusk of an animal--and just like people some animals have better teeth than others. Items are priced by perfection of the ivory--quality-and the intricacy of the carving-note the details in the face; how deeply carved it is-also the hands and feet-details-size and how well known the netsuke-si is at the time item was carved. Just like painters and other artists the better known the artist the they can get for their work. ALL HIPPO AND MAMMOTH IVORY ITEMS HAVE BEEN CARVED SINCE THE BANN ON ELEPHANT IVORY JUNE 1989. The material used in mammoth ivory is old ivory--10,000-25,000 years--the carving itself has been carved since realistically --1993. These are the antiques of tommorrow and a good investment.

NOW and THIS MARVELOUS ITEM MAY BE YOURS!