Message #10548

[Lotus Flower]

Hi Giovanni. The problem with this test is that it depends which way round you hold the item in question. Below are two different angles of the same image. On the left the angles look like mammoth ivory. On the right they look like elephant.

Below are 2 images of my mammoth ivory chess pieces I was talking about. With mammoth ivory, the schreger lines are very prominent and are almost always a darker yellow/brown colour, much more prominent than with elephant ivory. There is also a lot of discolouration that looks like patina or staining, which is where the surface has been exposed to the ice.

It's hard to say without handling it, but to my eye your snuff bottle has the same look as my chess set. Looking at the photos of my chess set, do you see the similarities..... or am i crazy?

James