WED R1~BEAUTIFUL VINTAGE~GENUINE EBONY&IVORY~HAND CARVED~DECORATIVE~AMUSTC!!!!

OFFERED IS THIS ABSOLUTELY STUNNING VINTAGE GENUINE AND SOLID HAND CARVED EBONY AND IVORY FRUIT BOWL. CARVED EBONY BOWL WITH CARVED SOLID IVORY TUSK, HOLLOWED OUT SHOWING STYLISED FLOWERS WHICH MATCH THE BOWL AND THREE NICELY CARVED GRADUATED INDIAN ELEPHANTS. UNFORTUNATELY AT SOME STAGE, THIS ITEM WAS DROPPED AND DAMAGED, MAINLY THE TUSK WHICH BROKE IN A FEW PIECES. SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE BOWL. ALL THIS HAS SINCE BEEN REPAIRED VERY WELL, STRONG AND SECURE (BOWL CAN BE PICKED UP SAFELY) AND BOWL NOW DISPLAYS VERY WELL. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE EXISTING REPAIRS COULD BE DONE TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE PIECE, BUT IT DISPLAYS QUITE ADEQUATELY AS IT IS. THE IVORY ALONE IS WORTH A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT EVEN AS IT IS. IT WOULD MAKE A FINE DISPLAY PIECE IN ANY GAME PARK OR LODGE ESTABLISHMENT. THERE ARE A FEW INTERNAL CRACKS AND KNOTS IN THE BOWL, BUT THESE ARE A PART OF IT AND WERE PRESENT AT THE TIME IT WAS CARVED. BOWL MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 38CM LONG, 15CM WIDEST AND ABOUT 27CM HIGH. QUITE HEAVY SO POST TO ANY SOUTH AFRICAN DESTINATION R44.

HAVE A LOOK AT THIS WEEKS R1 SALES......HALL MARKED SILVER VASES......VICTORIAN NUT CRACKER....1800'S OPERA                                                                                               GLASSES....PLUS MORE.