A Hand Carved Black Forest Style Bear Tagua Nut VEGETABLE Ivory
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:2421427 | Product: Carving |
| Theme: Animal | Age: Post-1940 |
| Features: Handcarved | Primary Material: tagua nut |
| Original/Repro: Antique Reproduction |
Here for sale on buy now or best offer is a fabulous hand carved one of a kind sculpture depicting a bear, the piece is incredibly finely hand carved in the corozo nut, also known as a tagua nut the nut is a south american nut which looks similar to a brazil nut but is much larger, the nut is incredibly hard and lends itself to being carved, its colour and .consistency earnt itself the nickname vegetable ivory, its been used to make buttons, sewing accessories and carvings for ab...out 100 years and goes an orange / brown colour when the nut gets very old.
The statue measures approximately 2 x 2 inches with base.
Feel free to submit an offer, everything is here to sell, we are not a museum.
IMPORTANTNo items we sell are made from any products from endangered, protected, or at risk species, this is guaranteed.
We hope that by actively promoting the use of sustainable natural materials such as deer antler shed naturally by Scottish red deer each year after rutting, bi product bone from the food industry which would otherwise go to waste and corozo nuts / tagua nuts we can do our bit in demonstrating that the illegal modern trade in elephant tusks is not only abhorrent but also pointless when so many similar natural materials already exist and go to waste.
The statue measures approximately 2 x 2 inches with base.
Feel free to submit an offer, everything is here to sell, we are not a museum.
IMPORTANTNo items we sell are made from any products from endangered, protected, or at risk species, this is guaranteed.
We hope that by actively promoting the use of sustainable natural materials such as deer antler shed naturally by Scottish red deer each year after rutting, bi product bone from the food industry which would otherwise go to waste and corozo nuts / tagua nuts we can do our bit in demonstrating that the illegal modern trade in elephant tusks is not only abhorrent but also pointless when so many similar natural materials already exist and go to waste.
