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Judy,
That lumpy piece is an odd shaped piece of dolomite, if I soaked it in Tidy bowl as some do it would look like a nice piece of turquoise. My favorite on the shelf is in the first image. Its the see no evil hear no evil say no evil monkey. This piece was inspired from an old Faberge jade carving. I carved this piece in Ivory in the early eighties and then saw the one on my shelf that a dear friend had carved. He was amazed that I too had done this carving, we talked and decided to make a trade. I traded him one of my best ever ivory carvings and I got this little treasure. My friends name was Whittaker Freegard, Whit was one of the most amazing jade carvers I have even known. The most amazing thing about his carvings was most of them were tuned musical instruments. The piece on the bench is an Ocarina carved out of Jadeite. If I have time later today I will shoot some close ups of it for all of you to see. All my best ......... Danny All rights reserved by Bead Collector Network and its users |
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