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Carved Ivory letter opener by the famed artist ALOYSIUS PIKONGANNA (g00gle him) what pieces aren't privately owned. Are in museums. ( some of his pieces are in the smithsonian) I acquired this piece from an estate auction. Id rather see it go to someone who appreciates the fine art of "scrimshaw carving". This piece needs a home. I am setting a minimum starting bid on this due to the potential value and rarity.

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And since the artist Aloysius pikonganna died in 1986, 4 years before this ban even went into effect.

Jan 26th, 2015 at 7:52:51 PM PST by

i'm sure with 10 watching this will go way more than this

Jan 27th, 2015 at 7:05:17 PM PST by

Well played Sageani well played! You broke my bank. : (

Jan 27th, 2015 at 6:54:15 PM PST by

and the bidding begins
love this also
who wants it more?

Jan 27th, 2015 at 6:51:51 PM PST by

And.... The countdown begins. Shhhhhh. Be very quiet as to not disturb anyone, maybe I will just slide under, God knows I love this piece.

Jan 27th, 2015 at 5:34:01 PM PST by

Heck no I didn't know you could buy points. Lol I've been listing stuff Like a crazy woman trying to rack up points and constantly shipping stuff out. And let me just tell ya, when ya ship everything for free, that fee really racks up. Haha. Oh man....um so happy to know I can just buy em.

Jan 26th, 2015 at 9:10:00 PM PST by

Sure, didn't you know that? Go to your profile and click on get credits. It takes you to about 5 different options where you can do things to get credits or just buy them outright. He said that we can give it a home, I love that man!

Jan 26th, 2015 at 8:21:18 PM PST by

You can buy credits on here?

Jan 26th, 2015 at 8:13:29 PM PST by

YAY!!!!! Now I need to talk my hubby into letting me spend a BUTTLOAD of money on credits, so I can buy it.

Jan 26th, 2015 at 8:07:08 PM PST by

So.. From what I can find this Ivory letter opener is good to go.

Jan 26th, 2015 at 7:54:38 PM PST by

Absolutely Gorgeous!!!

Jan 26th, 2015 at 8:58:18 AM PST by

Ok. This is what I was able to find online regarding the sale of ivory. This is from the FWS.gov website. " if the elephant ivory was imported before Jan. 18, 1990 ( the date elephant ivory was officially listed in CITES) it can be sold within the united states across state lines, and or within a state."

Jan 26th, 2015 at 7:49:10 PM PST by

I ll check out that site

Jan 26th, 2015 at 6:22:23 PM PST by

I bought it at an estate auction this past summer. It came in a box lot with other stuff. So there is no receipt for just this. As for finding out about the age and what type of ivory.i have no way to determine that. Maybe I should just pull it and be done with it. Its starting to be more bother than its worth to me.

Jan 26th, 2015 at 6:21:22 PM PST by

I need to know the type of ivory used and the date acquired or bought. Do you have a bill of sale or anything associated with this? I want this, really bad, but it may be illegal for me to buy it and for you to sell it. Go to FWC.gov to research, and get back to to me. Please!!!

Jan 26th, 2015 at 4:11:15 PM PST by

I wish I had more information to share. But this is about all I know.

Jan 26th, 2015 at 2:02:08 PM PST by

I'll be honest with you, i tried listing it in EBay, but they have strict rules about not selling anything that's genuine ivory. So I had to pull it. I know it has worth, I just don't Know where to go with it. I have seen ( in my searching) some of his pieces Go to auction and fetch $800-$1300. Which to me seems crazy. But he does have a following.

Jan 26th, 2015 at 2:00:47 PM PST by

Thank you, it's wonderful!

Jan 26th, 2015 at 1:52:51 PM PST by

Any damage to this piece?

Jan 26th, 2015 at 1:04:21 PM PST by

To the best of my knowledge, no. This is what it looked like when I bought it.ive tried looking it up but all of his pieces are one of a kind. I'm not sure if he documented each piece but his carved signature is on the reverse side. Hope that helps.

Jan 26th, 2015 at 1:52:02 PM PST by

If I had the credits I would love to have this.

Jan 26th, 2015 at 8:58:51 AM PST by

Collectible letter opener, signed is in the Collectibles | Other Collectibles category