Chinese mammuth ivory statuette
20 June 2022
Description

I have purchased this mammuth statuette from an oriental antiquity dealer at the antiquity fair in Arezzo, it is made of mammuth ivory, and should date back to 1850 ca.

Dimensions

13.5 cm x 9 cm

Provenance

Italian antiquity dealer

Acquired from
Gallery/Dealer
For sale
Yes
Answered within about 7 hours
By David U.
Jun 20, 19:50 UTC
Fair Market Value
$100 - $300 USD
Insurance Value $0 USD
What does this mean?

Hello Alberto!

Thank you for your patience and for the information.

This item, is a beautiful hand-carved Chinese mammoth ivory figure of an immortal, from probably mid 10th century. Ivory is a hard, creamy-white material that forms the teeth of some mammals such as elephants, mammoths, walruses, hippos, and killer whales. Elephant tusks are mostly made up of dentine - the same material that makes up human teeth.

Pristine condition with no visible damage.

Alberto batistoni Jun 22, 15:51 UTC

Dear David, the dimensions are cm 13.2 x 9.5. And the weight is around 900 gr.
thanks

Alberto

Alberto batistoni Jul 08, 14:17 UTC

Thanks for the appraisal. But how can it be only 100-300 Usd?

Please, have a look at these similar statuettes found on line, and the price realized.

https://www.lyonandturnbull.com/auction/lot/lot-18---ivory-carving-of-a-napping-scholar/?lot=238381&so=0&st=&sto=0&au=9185&ef=&et=&ic=False&sd=1&pp=96&pn=1&g=1

https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/10141961_488-antique-chinese-hand-carved-ivory-sleeping-man

Here the price results are much higher than your expert estimation, and they are much smaller and lighter items.

thank you for your kind understanding

kind regards,

Alberto

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