Jewelry Appraisal CenterIvory Value in 2007 Question to 'Ask The Appraiser:' We have a carved ivory rose that is attached to a necklace of what I think are pearls. They might be Ivory also.
Gem and Ornamental Materials of Organic Origin
Price: $49.45
I have a photo of this necklace being worn in 1923.
Does vintage ivory have any value in the year 2007?
Answer: G'day again Brent and many thanks for your query - and what a great question...
The simple answer is - Yes and No!
You see there are collectors who will pay a good price for Ivory (if you can find them - collectors I mean, not Ivory pieces) and this is the Yes part in answer to your question, especially as you have photographic evidence (well sort of) to date the necklace as well.
There are many more on places like eBay - so check there too...
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Get that copied and Keep it with the jewelry. #BIG IVORY JEWELRY HINT#
But the No side of the question is the popular misconception that Animals HAD TO BE KILLED in order to get the gem.
The Green movement has justified the stance that CURRENT supply comes from Poaching, which nobody wants to see - even the collectors - AND ME!
In actual fact there are many examples of Ivory coming on to the market because the animal had died NATURALLY in the wild, and the Ivory was taken after death. I can live with that.
Governments also arranged automatic culling, which added to the supply, and finally (not often thought of) Ivory came about through the Slaughter yards of animals which we can say were NOT always what people thought there were.
Ivory is NOT just Elephant but is a collective name for 'Teeth'.
Many a cow tooth ended up as a small (but treasured) item of carved ivory. Holy 'Cow' Batman! 
You are still going to need a written appraisal to prove it is - what you think it is.
Your local FRIENDLY jeweler is your best bet here, while we can, and do, appraise Ivory in the Jewelry Appraisals Online Center, you might need a gemologist to confirm the item first.
Hope this helps...
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I have the seven lucky ivory gods my brother brought home from Okanawha they are for incence burning. Never used He was in the Marines are they worth having appraised each figure is thre inches high
G’day Cookie Miller and many thanks for your comments.
The simple answer is Yes – and No.
The reason is because these are classified as Objects d’art – highly collectible and should be appraised. BUT – They are not jewelry items so could NOT be appraised by a standard jewelry appraiser. You would need to see a specialist. Try an antique dealer or better yet – an auction house that deals in such objects.
Hope that helps. Let me know how you get on with this.
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