sgt_zim
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Mom has a pair of ivory statues, carved from the tusks of Indian elephants. The scrollwork is intricate, very well-done.
Mom and Dad are both not long for this world and are trying to get rid of some of their stuff to avoid probate (they have wills, but no trusts). I don't have any interest at all in the statues - my sisters are more than welcome to them as there are other things I want which they care nothing about - Dad's Belgian 1964 A5 for one. They want to get to the point where the only stuff subject to probate is the house, their cars, and their banking/investment accounts. Mom has some VERY well-seasoned cast iron cookware that I want, plus gallons-worth of Mason and Ball jars for canning. There's also quite a bit of teak furniture we brought back from Malaysia my sisters and I have already agreed on the split. It really isn't about the money.
The statues are about 18" tall, we brought them back with us to the states from Malaysia in 1971, so pre-ban imports. I'm certain they're worth a great deal more than Dad's Browning, but that Browning has significant sentimental value to me, and I'm cool with the delta in values. Probably 95% of the stuff in their house will go in an estate sale. There isn't much that I want other than the tools in Dad's workshop, which I'm happy to split between my younger sister's husband and my 2 sons (only other boy is a gay psychiatrist, my older sister's only son).
Any thoughts on the value of actual ivory statuary? I'm just purely curious as I have no idea.
Mom and Dad are both not long for this world and are trying to get rid of some of their stuff to avoid probate (they have wills, but no trusts). I don't have any interest at all in the statues - my sisters are more than welcome to them as there are other things I want which they care nothing about - Dad's Belgian 1964 A5 for one. They want to get to the point where the only stuff subject to probate is the house, their cars, and their banking/investment accounts. Mom has some VERY well-seasoned cast iron cookware that I want, plus gallons-worth of Mason and Ball jars for canning. There's also quite a bit of teak furniture we brought back from Malaysia my sisters and I have already agreed on the split. It really isn't about the money.
The statues are about 18" tall, we brought them back with us to the states from Malaysia in 1971, so pre-ban imports. I'm certain they're worth a great deal more than Dad's Browning, but that Browning has significant sentimental value to me, and I'm cool with the delta in values. Probably 95% of the stuff in their house will go in an estate sale. There isn't much that I want other than the tools in Dad's workshop, which I'm happy to split between my younger sister's husband and my 2 sons (only other boy is a gay psychiatrist, my older sister's only son).
Any thoughts on the value of actual ivory statuary? I'm just purely curious as I have no idea.