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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: micaela on June 09, 2014, 09:32:48 PM

Title: 14 monkeys ivory tea box
Post by: micaela on June 09, 2014, 09:32:48 PM

Thanks fo any info about this item.

(http://i58.tinypic.com/n6w1tz.jpg)
(http://i62.tinypic.com/fkmnon.jpg)
(http://i59.tinypic.com/33cuflw.jpg)

Title: Re: 14 monkeys ivory tea box
Post by: Ipcress 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

Title: Re: 14 monkeys ivory tea box
Post by: micaela on June 10, 2014, 03:04:17 PM

(http://i57.tinypic.com/mj7kvc.jpg)
(http://i59.tinypic.com/mvsz7m.jpg)
(http://i57.tinypic.com/535oqc.jpg)
(http://i57.tinypic.com/2mo12lt.jpg)
(http://i62.tinypic.com/k0oraa.jpg)
(http://i57.tinypic.com/1zme81k.jpg)
(http://i61.tinypic.com/33csy6e.jpg)

Title: Re: 14 monkeys ivory tea box
Post by: KC on June 12, 2014, 03:50:26 PM

Definitely looks like it was glued together Ipcress!

Title: Re: 14 monkeys ivory tea box
Post by: micaela on July 24, 2014, 04:20:22 PM

take 15 cm tall x 12.5 cm x 10.5 cm


(http://i60.tinypic.com/2vtqr75.jpg)
(http://i59.tinypic.com/166gg1k.jpg)
(http://i57.tinypic.com/20qnnr5.jpg)
(http://i60.tinypic.com/20j0dhu.jpg)
(http://i61.tinypic.com/mhqc6c.jpg)