There are many factors that have contributed to the advent of synthetic materials that have the color and texture of ivory. At the top of the list is the removal of elephant ivory from the market. Long before...
The first test one should use when attempting to differentiate between ivory, and bone or resin is to use a magnifying glass or jewelers loop to see what the surface looks like. Bone will have minute pores,...
Many dealers do not know the difference between ivory and bone and therefore mistakenly list bone or resin items as "ivory". Bone has dots and dashes instead of the cross-hatching or wood-like grains of...