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Description
its ivory and has A Santini inprinted in it, i looked a little bit only can't find anything that looks like it and i don't knwo the value or even where to get it apriased.
Category
Fine Art
Distinguishing marks
A Santini
Condition
Excellent
History
found it when i moved in to this 100 yr old house
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Price Paid (If known)
nothing
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Re: A. Santini ivory sculptore
It's not ivory, it's synthetic material, a resin designed to resemble ivory. These were mass produced from molds and most date from the 1980's.
Here's a link for you to comparable pieces up for sale:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=a+santini&_sacat=0&_odkw=antique+charcoal+iron&_osacat=0
Re: A. Santini ivory sculptore
Ditto. We see this satini works typically at least once it not multiple times a week. They are common, and not worth the space the take up pricewise in most instances (under $50)
Re: A. Santini ivory sculptore
It may be a replica, but it is real ivory, how i tested it was touching it near the bottem with a red hot tip to a knife and it smells like burnt hair. Unless there is some type of resin they use that smell like burnt hair went burnt.
Re: A. Santini ivory sculptore
It's not a replica, it's a real forgery. If it were real ivory the pin wouldn't penetrate and there would be no smoke..... smoke is a bad sign and shows the material is fake as previously mentioned.
Re: A. Santini ivory sculptore
i didn't penetrate it with the knife i used more of the flat side, there wasn't much smoke just like a little tiny line that smelt like burnt hair, also i would like to ad i used a blow torch to heat the knife.
Re: A. Santini ivory sculptore
Santini was instrumental in developing a process of combining marble, alabaster and resin. This material was poured into molds made by Santini. His sons still make them today from his molds. He didnt carve ivory.