BIDDERS: This quality ivory is offered buy now or best offer,please feel free to submit your best offer,you may get lucky! It is here to sell !
Size approx 7.5 x 3 x 2 cms
This is without a doubt the finest Chinese ivory i have had the pleasure of owning in a long while,suprisingly it is still in mint condition with no loss or repair anywhere,the signature seal is superb also,i love the way that quality chinese ivories such as this have a chunky monogram engraved and inked,the carving depicts a bear hunting a crab which is trying to escape into some rocks,it is what i call a book piece as you would normally only have the pleasure of seeing such a fine piece of art in one,for those of you who love this i have a similar one on auction which was obtained along with this in the same collection,the other ivory is of 2 bear cubs,but is not signed. Although £285 is a lot of money to most people (unless you are a millionaire!) chinese ivories such as this are increasingly hard to source which inevitably pushes the price up,this being said however £285 for a chinese ivory in as good a condition as this is actually very cheap,if i put this on auction i would expect it to fetch this and possibly more,and as mentioned at the top of the page,this is buy now or best offer and it is here to sell so feel free to submit your best offer, so if you want to pay even less submit your offer,you may get lucky!.
This item will be shipped by royal mail special delivery due to its value,additional items can be combined for free !
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Bidders Please Note A copy of the valuation paper will be supplied with the sale,we are unable to supply the original as there are several items per page.
We have a full returns policy on any item purchased from us,if you dont like it, want it, need it, just return it to us, within 14 days of receipt for a full refund of the items sale price(we can not refund the postage and packaging costs) International bidders are welcome to return any item,but should be aware that returning items from outside the European Union can incur extra costs such as duty and vat which unfortunately will be deducted from the refund total if incurred by us.
WE DO COMBINE ON SHIPPING. Extra items are shipped for free,although the £5.99 may seem expensive for your first purchase,the actual cost of special delivery has now exceeded the £5 barrier for the cheapest example,instead of increasing our postage costs in line with royal mail,we actually lowered ours and we now let you combine extra items for free! The actual cost of sending a parcel (including packaging materials etc) costs us approx £0.95 more than we charge you,we use good quality boxes on everything,we never send items in jiffy bags,we use acid free tissue paper and good quality bubble wrap to hopefully ensure your item arrives in mint condition,
International bidders, the purchase will be sent via a FULLY INSURED method,it costs us extra to do this,but removes the stress caused by wandering items in the long journey from us to you.
UK bidders, your purchase is also covered up to £500 as standard as the item will be shipped via Royal mail special delivery,the item is delivered next day (day after posting) All completed payments received by 12 noon on the monday will usually be despatched same day (relevant to auctions finishing on a sunday evening)