By guest writer Geoff Smaldon Few of us look forward to a visit to the dentist, but we are now accustomed to a level of dental care unheard of in the past. It was not until 1858 that the first dental hospital opened in the UK and the Royal College of Surgeons started to license [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Ivory'
Teeth, Sheep, Apples And Cheese: An Age-Old Problem Solved
October 7th, 2010 · No Comments
Tags: Ivory · Kitchenalia · Naive
Collectors carve out a hobby from antique Japanese ivory figures
March 9th, 2006 · 2 Comments
by Christopher Proudlove©Español | Deutsche | Français | Italiano | Português Standing on his little circular plinth, his inscrutable smile belying the fact that time has caused him to stoop under the weight of his burden, this little Japanese figure of a basket seller is so lifelike, you almost expect him to give you a [...]
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