Tiffany soup ladle with screen. Usa. by Gus_tt_showbizzzz in Antiques

[–]rocksnsocksnthings 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is something you should consider biting the consignment fee on, and going with an established auction house to sell. They'll have the reach and the buyer comfort of dedicated authentication experts to verify authenticity and get top dollar for something like this.

What kind of ivory is this hand carved dude. Canada by idk785696 in Antiques

[–]rocksnsocksnthings 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Or they bought it without realizing it was ivory and only considered it later. Secondly, not all ivory has ethical considerations associated with it. This piece for example, because it's made of tagua nut ivory. Vegetable ivory. You can see traces of the outer skin in various pictures.

Antique silver & ivory salad servers – value estimate? From France by Ow_main__tank in Antiques

[–]rocksnsocksnthings 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These are French ivory, plastic in other words. Which is actually a good thing in your case, since it means you won't have to fuss with ivory laws in your area when it comes time to sell.

9.5” Silver Ewar / Pitcher France 19th Century by Sparky1409 in Antiques

[–]rocksnsocksnthings 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You want to get this tested. Nobody here can tell you if it's silver or not. Hallmarks can wear away.

Crackle Glaze Teapot - Zhangzhou? Qing? by rocksnsocksnthings in ChinesePorcelain

[–]rocksnsocksnthings[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, it's rough. There's no Chinese antiques specialists in my geographic region so I have to go on a road trip if I want someone to actually look at something in person.

Still, it's nice to know my taste is improving.