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micaela

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14 monkeys ivory tea box
« on: June 09, 2014, 09:32:48 pm »
Thanks fo any info about this item.



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Re: 14 monkeys ivory tea box
« Reply #1 on: June 10, 2014, 10:57:33 am »
Japanese, possibly late Meiji. Is that glue on the base ?

Make sure you can see good grain for the ivory. Items like this are always good quality ivory and very obvious to the naked eye
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Re: 14 monkeys ivory tea box
« Reply #2 on: June 10, 2014, 03:04:17 pm »






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Re: 14 monkeys ivory tea box
« Reply #3 on: June 12, 2014, 03:50:26 pm »
Definitely looks like it was glued together Ipcress!
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Re: 14 monkeys ivory tea box
« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2014, 04:20:22 pm »
take 15 cm tall x 12.5 cm x 10.5 cm






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