Posted 14 years ago
trueantiqu…
(10 items)
I have lots of these little jars the are no more than 3 inches tall and has beautiful carved asian images I think they are made from whale tooth or ivory and wanted to see if anyone had any info and could tell me the value, thanks
Based on the little spoon, I'd say those are snuff bottles.
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/bottles/snuff
lovely items, they are snuff bottles and are made from ox bone
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They are snuff bottles and could be ivory, as ivory turns yellow with age, bone will turn a chalky white with age.
defo ox bone, they have been stained... i have many examples....
very nice items