This chess set was given to me when I was a child. Each piece has its own individual character with the 4½-inch-tall kings being fearsome looking. Paper labels read: “Guaranteed African Ivory ...

These Scicilian ivory chess pieces (circa 1100-1200) were part of the British Museum's "Sicily: Culture and Conquest" exhibition in 2016. ... not just the market for raw ivory but for antiques. ...

From walking sticks and small carvings to chess sets and jewelry, antique dealers are left with few options for selling or disposing of ivory items they invested in.

For Example: 15 - 20 years ago a good 19thC ivory chess set made by the famous Jaques company, with original box, used to sell at auction for £15,000 - £16,000, while similar wooden sets by ...

An heirloom bronze elephant with ivory tusks, great-grandmother’s piano with ivory keys, a vintage ivory chess set or an antique silver teapot with a small ivory inset in the handle to keep it ...

Queensland Police are appealing for public assistance in finding a 17th-century, hand-carved ivory chess set stolen from a house in Brisbane's eastern suburbs. Skip to main content ABC News Homepage ...

In 1964, an antiques dealer from Edinburgh, Scotland, spent £5— roughly £100, or $125 USD, in today’s money—on an ivory figurine he later catalogued in his purchase ledger as an “Antique ...

Of all 13,000 objects in the British Museum that are made of ivory, the Lewis Chessmen are perhaps the most revered. The exhibit is easy to spot among the numerous display cases in the museum’s ...

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