Can I sell my ivory netsuke?

The answer, CH is a resounding NO! Selling ivory is a federal offense in the US, since 2016. For the latest news, see the US Fish and Wildlife Services banned items. Ivory is illegal to sell, and it's an offense to send it across State lines for the purposes of a sale.

elizabethappraisals.com - Rare Japanese Ivory Netsuke For Sale! Not!! - Elizabeth Appraisals

How can you tell if someone is smart by their eyes?

Now work conducted in our laboratory at the Georgia Institute of Technology suggests that baseline pupil size is closely related to individual...

Last updated Jan 12, 2019

Do all piano scales have the same fingering?

Any scale (123,12345,54321,321 or 1234,1234,4321,4321) would logically end on the same finger. Playing scales in multiple octaves: This meaning...

Last updated Sep 6, 2018

Join almost HALF A MILLION Happy Students Worldwide

Promotion

CH has inherited, from her great Uncle, rare Japanese ivory Netsuke figures. These are delightful, whimsical small carved figures, worn for centuries by the gentleman of Japan, suspended on cords hanging from the Obi sash. Essentially toggles that gather two cords of a belt together, worn as a decorative element to “hold” together other hanging objects, such as sagemono, useable little tools such as miniature ink cases, and small lighters. CH wants to know if she can sell these Netsuke, and the problem is that they are indeed ivory, and not to be sold! The answer, CH is a resounding NO! Selling ivory is a federal offense in the US, since 2016. For the latest news, see the US Fish and Wildlife Services banned items. Ivory is illegal to sell, and it’s an offense to send it across State lines for the purposes of a sale. Clients say that THEIR ivory object is over 100 years old, therefore antique. Just because you may KNOW it’s antique doesn’t mean you can PROVE it. However, the proper documentation is the CITES documentation. To obtain this you’ll need the original bill of sale and the clearance of the object at the port of entry. That’s most difficult to obtain 100 years later. CH also asks if I can put a value on the Netsukes in her collection, and the answer again is NO. No present marketplace means no possible comparable sales with which to establish a value. CH, it isn’t an offense to keep your great uncle’s ivory, and you can pass it to your heirs. In some cases you may gift it to a museum. Even then, that gift is tricky, because museums have, since 2016, in some cases, established their own policies about this kind of donation. Although the ban prohibits African elephant ivory, it takes a trained laboratory tech to tell the difference between Asian and African ivory. Sotheby’s New York has long discontinued selling and eBay does not allow listing of any type of ivory. Craigslist posting are policed, and flea markets and estate sales are diligently watched as well. Just don’t think of doing anything with anything that looks like ivory, except to admire it in your own collection, CH.

What are the types of ivory?

Who is the top 5 guitarist of all time?

The best guitarists in history: Jimi Hendrix. Eric Clapton. Jeff Beck. Chuck Berry. Stevie Ray Vaughan. Joe Satriani. Steve Vai. Yngwie Malmsteen....

Last updated Jun 17, 2022

What happens when you play piano for too long?

A few telltale signs that you might be playing too much, or that your body needs time to recover before diving into an hour long practice are:...

Last updated May 29, 2018

Promotion

Ivory is a generic term for such objects as those created from:

Teeth and tusks, such as those from whales and seals, used for objects called scrimshaw Objects made from prehistoric mammal tusks, even bone that appears to be ivory

Be careful of:

jewelry with any addition of ivory

furniture and musical instruments with the embellishment of ivory

clocks with ivory marquetry

antique firearms

anything that has more than 200 grams of ivory embellishment

Acutely determining weight for sure is a problem. So don’t sell. This warning applies to estate sale operators and dealers as well, because ivory-appearing objects can be confiscated and you can be severely prosecuted. It doesn’t make ANY difference WHO is selling: as a business, as in individual, or as someone liquidating an estate of any kind, even in a garage sale, do NOT sell anything resembling ivory, or anything that seems to have ivory looking elements in the design. The California Department of Fish and Game is particular vigilant, by the way. Good reason exists for this ban. Elephant poaching in Africa reached a critical crisis which caused the importation and selling of new goods. By 2013, California Fish and Game led the charge, and cracked down on sales. By 2014, President Obama expanded this action to the Federal level. In 2016, the US Government banned all sales. Clients ask me about the sale of pianos, which may or may not have ivory keys, depending on the age. This is also tricky: MOST musical instruments, called ‘preexisting’ (not made recently) contain less than 200 grams. But NOT all. I suggest contacting a professional piano technician if you are in doubt. The fabulous artistry of CH’s inherited Netsukes is rare, delightful, and a piece of Japanese history. Enjoy, but do not THINK of selling.

elizabethappraisals.com - Rare Japanese Ivory Netsuke For Sale! Not!! - Elizabeth Appraisals

What does 0.005% mean on Spotify?

It's likely based on the total minutes you spent listening to your Top Artist. For example, to make it into Taylor Swift's Top 0.005% of listeners,...

Last updated Mar 5, 2019