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RARE AND UNUSUAL AFRICAN GABOON EBONY COVERED CONTAINER TURNED BY ME IN 1985
RARE AND UNUSUAL AFRICAN GABOON EBONY COVERED CONTAINER TURNED BY ME IN 1985
RARE AND UNUSUAL AFRICAN GABOON EBONY COVERED CONTAINER TURNED BY ME IN 1985
RARE AND UNUSUAL AFRICAN GABOON EBONY COVERED CONTAINER TURNED BY ME IN 1985
RARE AND UNUSUAL AFRICAN GABOON EBONY COVERED CONTAINER TURNED BY ME IN 1985
RARE AND UNUSUAL AFRICAN GABOON EBONY COVERED CONTAINER TURNED BY ME IN 1985
RARE AND UNUSUAL AFRICAN GABOON EBONY COVERED CONTAINER TURNED BY ME IN 1985
RARE AND UNUSUAL AFRICAN GABOON EBONY COVERED CONTAINER TURNED BY ME IN 1985
RARE AND UNUSUAL AFRICAN GABOON EBONY COVERED CONTAINER TURNED BY ME IN 1985
RARE AND UNUSUAL AFRICAN GABOON EBONY COVERED CONTAINER TURNED BY ME IN 1985
RARE AND UNUSUAL AFRICAN GABOON EBONY COVERED CONTAINER TURNED BY ME IN 1985

RARE AND UNUSUAL AFRICAN GABOON EBONY COVERED CONTAINER TURNED BY ME IN 1985

$ 47.51

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Brand: PH 85
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Condition: EXCELLENT AS-MADE CONDITION
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted

    Description

    LARGE, TURNED EXAMPLE OF A COVERED CONTAINER MADE BY MYSELF IN 1985 FROM GABOON (OR GABON) EBONY (FROM EQUATORIAL WEST AFRICA)
    GABOON EBONY TREES ARE SMALL MAKING TURNING SQUARES OF THE SIZE NECESSARY TO MAKE THIS PIECE (APPROXIMATELY 4 x 4 x 4-INCHES) QUITE RARE
    THE ITEM IS JET BLACK WITH LITTLE DISCERNIBLE GRAIN STRUCTURE; ONLY A VERY SMALL  BROWN 'STREAK' ON THE BOTTOM OF THE CONTAINER IS VISIBLE (SEE PHOTOS #4, 8 AND 9)
    THE PIECE MEASURES 4-1/4" IN HEIGHT TO THE TOP OF THE COVER AND 4-1/4" IN OUTSIDE DIAMETER AT THE BOTTOM
    THE PIECE IS STAMPED ON THE BOTTOM WITH MY INITIALS AND THE YEAR IT WAS TURNED:  PH 85
    EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH SOME SLIGHT 'SCRATCHES' IN THE FINISH ON THE BOTTOM; THE LID HAS 2 SMALL 'CRACKS' ON THE BOTTOM WHICH DO NOT PERMEATE THROUGH TO THE TOP OF THE LID - THESE HAVE NOT CHANGED IN 36 YEARS
    THE BOTTOM HAS GONE JUST SLIGHTLY OUT-OF-ROUND AFTER 36 YEARS; THE TOP STILL FITS FINE BUT MUST BE ROTATED TO A SPECIFIC REGION TO ALLOW IT TO COMPLETELY FALL INTO ITS 'GROOVE'
    THIS WOOD IS NOW LISTED AS AN ENDANGERED SPECIES DUE TO OVER-HARVESTING BUT THIS CONTAINER WAS TURNED FROM PRE-BAN MATERIAL
    I HAD DIFFICULTY FINDING ANY GABOON EBONY TURNING SQUARES OF THIS SIZE FOR SALE; MY GUESS IS THAT IF ONE WERE AVAILABLE AND HAD THE SAME 'PURITY OF COLOR' IT WOULD BE QUITE COSTLY
    THIS WILL BE SHIPPED BY USPS PRIORITY MAIL IN A 10 x 7 x 7-INCH BOX WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 3 LBS.
    THANKS FOR LOOKING!
    TAKE A LOOK AT MY OTHER EXOTIC WOOD TURNINGS UP FOR AUCTION