Bawdy Bisques and Naughty Novelties

Known aptly as "The Hugger," this erotic ivory miniature is one of the best known, and most controversial, works by Bruno Zach . H...

This lounging lady is of ivory and hales from China.  Such reclining nude carvings are called "doctor's dolls," based on cl...

Chryselephantine in ancient times meant a statue of wood, with a thin veneer of ivory representing skin and gold leaf picking out other d...