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netsukes. i think that there is possibly one there that is a bit old. - that one? - yeah.ah. - it isn't. - no? - none of them are. - no? - the whole lot are brand new. - yeah. i didn't think any of them were really old. there are millions of them about. i was at an antiques fair yesterday-- day before yesterday, and there was a stall there - which must have had a thousand of them on. - yeah. yeah. now, i don't mind that, because they were all wood. you can keep that one, you can keep that one, you can keep those, but you can't keep any of those. why? because they're all ivory. - yeah. - these are modern ivory. - mmm. - elephants are being killed for these... - that's it. yeah yeah. - ...and you mustn't buy them. - mm. - no problem with old ivory. - if you want to collect old netsuke... - that's it. ...i have no problem with that at all. and so, i'm delighted you've stopped.
netsukes. i think that there is possibly one there that is a bit old. - that one? - yeah.ah. - it isn't. - no? - none of them are. - no? - the whole lot are brand new. - yeah. i didn't think any of them were really old. there are millions of them about. i was at an antiques fair yesterday-- day before yesterday, and there was a stall there - which must have had a thousand of them on. - yeah. yeah. now, i don't mind that, because they were all wood. you can keep that one, you can keep that one,...
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netsukes. i think that there is possibly one there that is a bit old. - that one? - yeah.ah. - it isn't. - no? - none of them are. - no? - the whole lot are brand new. - yeah. i didn't think any of them were really old. there are millions of them about. i was at an antiques fair yesterday-- day before yesterday, and there was a stall there - which must have had a thousand of them on. - yeah. yeah. now, i don't mind that, because they were all wood. you can keep that one, you can keep that one, you can keep those, but you can't keep any of those. why? because they're all ivory. - yeah. - these are modern ivory. - mmm. - elephants are being killed for these... - that's it. yeah yeah. - ...and you mustn't buy them. - mm. - no problem with old ivory. - if you want to collect old netsuke... - that's it. ...i have no problem with that at all. and so, i'm delighted you've stopped.
netsukes. i think that there is possibly one there that is a bit old. - that one? - yeah.ah. - it isn't. - no? - none of them are. - no? - the whole lot are brand new. - yeah. i didn't think any of them were really old. there are millions of them about. i was at an antiques fair yesterday-- day before yesterday, and there was a stall there - which must have had a thousand of them on. - yeah. yeah. now, i don't mind that, because they were all wood. you can keep that one, you can keep that one,...
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Jun 21, 2011
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it's actually a netsuke. it's worn at the waistband like that.think it's a very unusual and rare object. i think you wouldn't have much trouble getting around £1,000 for it. good heavens. - bit of a shock? - good heavens. well, it is a big shock. good. - thank you. - i'll look at it with different eyes. well done.
it's actually a netsuke. it's worn at the waistband like that.think it's a very unusual and rare object. i think you wouldn't have much trouble getting around £1,000 for it. good heavens. - bit of a shock? - good heavens. well, it is a big shock. good. - thank you. - i'll look at it with different eyes. well done.