These items are not for sale and the descriptions, images and prices are for reference purposes only. You can reduce the number of items displayed by entering a keyword that must be included in the description of the item. Pair of Chinese ivory Laughing Buddhas, depicted seated, one holding pearl the other with hand resting on knee, on stands, supported by Wildlife statuary Declaration, height 10 cm 2 purchased: Dr. Chinese carved ivory landscape boulder, carved in the form of a landscape with houses and figures, supported by Wildlife statuary Declaration, height 28 cm purchased: Dr Kwong On Ivory, Hong Kong, receipt then the Yeung collection. Chinese carved ivory bridge , carved in the form of a landscape with figures and temples, supported with Wildlife statuary Declaration, length 28 cm purchased: Dr.
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Ivory carving , the carving or shaping of ivory into sculptures, ornaments, and decorative or utilitarian articles. Elephant tusks have been the main source of ivory used for such carvings, although the tusks of walrus and other ivory-bearing mammals have also been worked. From ancient times ivory has been considered an article of luxury because of its qualities of fine grain, creamy light colour, smooth texture, and soft lustre. Ivory has been carved in such widely varied cultures as those of ancient Egypt , China, Japan, and India. In the West the use of ivory can be traced almost continuously from prehistoric times through the Roman, Carolingian, Byzantine , Gothic, Renaissance, and Baroque periods up until modern times. Until about all ivory carvers used much the same tools: an ax , adz , or chisel for removing the outer bark, or rind, from the tusk; a bucksaw or bow saw for cutting the trunk of the tusk into sections; a special tool called a float for paring the surface; and hand chisels, fretsaws, and gauges for actually carving the piece. The great change came with power-driven rotary saws for cutting and peeling the ivory and with dental drills for carving it easily and quickly.
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Your search has returned 97 results. Save your search - find out immediately when "carved ivory figural group" is available at auction! Group of Mostly Carved Whalebone and Whale Ivory Items, 19th century, including three carved animal figures, a whale, three bodkins, a leg-form seal, two small finials, twenty-eight dominos, and an More Group of Miscellaneous Items, Asia, an Imari charger, dia.