old vietnamese ivory statues

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Posted by shane nachin

16 years ago

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Description My dad supposedly picked these up in Vietnam in the 1950's. I have no idea what their history is other than that. I believe they are ivory as they seem a bit too heavy to be bone. They are cream colored, with the female statue color a slight bit darker; on the female you can also see some bits of brown throughout - i don't know if it's organic to the material or if it is dirt or what. Both statues have figures with four birds each, - the fem figure is also holding a fan. The detail on the fig's is great including toenails, fabric pleats and tiny bird eyes. There is a mark on the bottom of each statue - it's hard too tell if it is a stamp or handcarved - it contains leters or marks in some type of oriental lettering.

Category Fine Art

Medium Bone or Ivory

Distinguishing marks located on bottom

Size and dimensions of this item about15" high

Date Period ?

Weight approx 2# each

History inherited from dad, he got them in VietNam

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