The most common carved ivory jewelry material is bone horn.
Carved ivory jewelry value.
Small items such as bracelets or necklaces which are smaller than the palm of your hand can be worth about 100 150.
Ivory is made from the tusks and teeth of elephants whales and several other animals.
Elephant ivory is very valuable.
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There are 4934 antique ivory jewelry for sale on etsy and they cost 40 03 on average.
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This could however have the opposite effect by making ivory even more valuable on the black market.
The purpose of the expanded federal ban clearly is to drive down the demand for african elephant ivory by making trade illegal.
If it is in excellent condition its current retail replacement or insurance value would be in the range of aud 150.
I can give you a general value for a carved ivory beads necklace from the 1930s.
Start by determining if the piece is bone or ivory rather than a synthetic or other replica material.
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Artistic ivory carvings from buddha figurines to elaborate carved slabs of animal and landscape scenes.
How the ban will impact value.
There are 2309 carved ivory jewelry for sale on etsy and they cost 30 15 on average.
Bigger items can be 200 250.
If you were to sell it you could expect to get the fair market private sale or auction value of approximately 40 of the retail amount.
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