Antique Carved Ivory?

[mackem 30,587]

My brother lives in London,he has recently acquired 6 ivory tusks,elephant ivory,maybe 5 foot in length,all are fully carved down their length with African tribal scenes,they have old southeby's stickers on them and he has been told they date back before 1940's,anyone knowledgeable on antiquities have any ideas of values?

[riohog 5,939]

as long as they are before 1947 the job is a goodun tricky stuff to sell these days private sale best

[walshie 2,804]

Best do some research and see if you can find some written proof (maybe from Sotherbys) that it's pre-47.

[ginger beard 4,654]

what if it's not pre 1947.?

[walshie 2,804]

what if it's not pre 1947.?

 

You can't buy it or sell it. If it's not carved or worked, you can't sell it at all regardless of age.

[Jonjon79 13,360]

There's a website called sellingantiques.co.uk - it might give you some idea of value

[mackem 30,587]

Yes,its pre-1947 I was thinking of telling him its illegal or unselable and offering him £500 (for the lot)

[jok 3,484]

Straight to gaol no messing. Lol. Must be worth a fair old bit if pre 1947. Jok.

[riohog 5,939]

i recon 4 to 5k if you can sell it depends on weight and condition far east or uae would be the place to sell it

[mackem 30,587]

i recon 4 to 5k if you can sell it depends on weight and condition far east or uae would be the place to sell it

Yes mate,i told him Chinese are the ones,i used to see full sized African tusks in shop windows in mid-levels Hollywood road where the antique shops are.

[riohog 5,939]

 

i recon 4 to 5k if you can sell it depends on weight and condition far east or uae would be the place to sell it

Yes mate,i told him Chinese are the ones,i used to see full sized African tusks in shop windows in mid-levels Hollywood road where the antique shops are.

 

export permits may be abit tricky but proven pre 47 shouldnt be a issue i was in kenya one time the shops on kilindi rd was full of it price was right but just couldnt get it out of the country they wanted the $ and £ cos the kenya shilling aint worth a carrott outside the country shilling was 15 to the pound bank rate then the indians would give 20 if they were notes they could move it out of the country then

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[Born Hunter 17,975]

Makem, have you seen that there's a market for Mammoth tusks now too? I think there are even professional tusk hunters in the Tundra. Be cool as f**k having a set of them in the living room! LOL

[riohog 5,939]

Makem, have you seen that there's a market for Mammoth tusks now too? I think there are even professional tusk hunters in the Tundra. Be cool as f**k having a set of them in the living room! LOL

i can buy mamoth ivory and molar from russia used in knife handles and pen blanks but it aint cheap

[riohog 5,939]

 

i recon 4 to 5k if you can sell it depends on weight and condition far east or uae would be the place to sell it

Yes mate,i told him Chinese are the ones,i used to see full sized African tusks in shop windows in mid-levels Hollywood road where the antique shops are.

 

h/k was a big market years ago things may have changed now i allways liked the jade from the market kowloon side

[mackem 30,587]

Makem, have you seen that there's a market for Mammoth tusks now too? I think there are even professional tusk hunters in the Tundra. Be cool as f**k having a set of them in the living room! LOL

Seen programs on it,was it you went in the curio shop in NYC that had taxidermy specimens and fossils?

 

 

 

i recon 4 to 5k if you can sell it depends on weight and condition far east or uae would be the place to sell it

Yes mate,i told him Chinese are the ones,i used to see full sized African tusks in shop windows in mid-levels Hollywood road where the antique shops are.

 

h/k was a big market years ago things may have changed now i allways liked the jade from the market kowloon side

 

Still is a big market mate,as is jade,you know the Chinese they don't change much.