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Subject:snuffbottle
Posted By: adrain Mon, Jan 30, 2012 IP: 82.72.191.187 Hello group can anybody help me find the age off this snuffbottle it has have also very fine writing on and i think it is made from bone i think |
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Subject:snuffbottle
Posted By: adrian Tue, Jan 31, 2012 Hello group i would like too say also that the text and pictures on this feels also like ingraved not just painted on, and i think it made off two pieces because i can feel something at the neck of this bottle and they put there some lines on look at the neck there are two lines with drawings |
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Subject:Re: snuffbottle
Posted By: Ernest Wilhelm Tue, Jan 31, 2012 2 pieces..then there is a chance that it is made from Tagua nuts ( plant ivory. |
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Subject:Re: snuffbottle
Posted By: adrian Thu, Feb 02, 2012 Hello ernest thank you, it feels like two pieces and they put some nice decoration on but i'm not sure, i think it is a really nice piece, do you have any idea from what time this could be? |
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Subject:Re: Re: snuffbottle
Posted By: Ernest Wilhelm Fri, Feb 03, 2012 If this is made from Tagua nuts, then it is most likely up to 15 years old. |
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