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Asian Ivory Statue

By jbates6104, 23 February, 2010
Description

This statue has two markings- one on back and one on bottom of teak stand.
Statue depicts Asian woman with grapes over one shoulder and a basket in her hand. My Great Uncle was a very famous jeweler from Miami and they brought this statue back and gave it to my mother after one of the last trips they made to the "Orient" All are deceased so the best we can figure it was around 1950-1955.

Category
Asian Art
Medium
Ivory or something like ivory
Distinguishing marks
see photos
Condition
Good
Size and dimensions of this item
approximately 21" tall
Date Period
circa 1950
Weight
4.5 lb
History
Purchased in China by my Great Aunt & Uncle
eBay Auction Link
For Sale?
No
Photos

mpdoscar

12 years 11 months ago

Re: Asian Ivory Statue

I have this exact same statue.  Did you ever find a value?  Thank you.

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Lovejoy

12 years 11 months ago

In reply to Re: Asian Ivory Statue by mpdoscar

Re: Asian Ivory Statue

A great many of these are not actually ivory, but a cast resin, without actually physically examining the piece it's difficult to tell what you have. You can test for ivory with a red hot needle by pushing it into the base where it wont show, if it's resin the needle will melt the surface and give off a plastic smell.

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