ANTIQUE VICTORIAN CARVED IVORY UMBRELLA NEEDLECASE CARVED WORK OF ART - 5 INCHES LONG- HIGHLY DETAILED 5" Start Price USD 500.00 Current Price USD 500.00 Time Left 14 days 19 hours 15 minutes Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, October 06, 2008 End Time Friday, December 05, 2008 Location brigantine, NJ See more about 'ANTIQUE VICTORIAN CARVED IVORY UMBRELLA NEEDLECASE' Description                                           THIS IVORY IS PRE-BAN AFRICAN ELEPHANT IVORY THAT WAS LEGALLY IMPORTED INTO THE UNITED STATES PRIOR TO THE BAN ON THE IMPORTATION OF ENDANGERED ELEPHANT IVORY SPECIES. THEREFORE, I CAN LEGALLY  SELL THIS IVORY TO BUYERS ONLY IN THE UNITED STATES. THERE WILL BE NO BIDS ACCEPTED OR SALES TO EBAYERS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.  OFFERED FOR AUCTION IS A RARE ANTIQUE VICTORIAN PRE BAN CARVED  AFRICAN ELEPHANT IVORY NEEDLECASE IN THE SHAPE OF A VICTORIAN PARASOL/ UMBRELLA. THE NEEDLECASE MEASURES 5 INCHES LONG. IT  IS MADE OF 2 PIECES - THE HANDLE OF THE UMBRELLA SCREWS INTO  THE MAIN PART OF THE UMBRELLA .  THE UMBRELLA HAS CARVED FOLDS AND A LONG END PIECE. THIS IS A ONE OF A KIND PIECE.  THERE ARE NO NICKS OR CRACKS TO THE IVORY. IT IS A WARM CREAMY WITH LOVELY DETAILING  DOWN TO THE FINGERNAILS ON THE HAND.    THIS IVORY NEEDLECASE IS PRE-BAN IVORY AND CONFORMS TO THE FEDERAL REGULATIONS ON IMPORTATION. THERE WILL BE NO INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING FOR THIS AUCTION. SORRY.  SHIPPING IS BY USPO 1ST CLASS MAIL AND THAT  IS THE SHIPPING CHARGE LISTED ON THE AUCTION. IF THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER WANTS TO SHIP ANOTHER WAY, LET ME KNOW AND I WILL TRY TO ACCOMODATE. I ONLY SHIP  TO CONFIRMED ADDRESSES  .  INSURANCE IS STRONGLY SUGGESTED.   NOTE: NONE OF THE JEWELRY I OFFER FOR AUCTION IS NEW. THESE ARE MY OWN PERSONAL ITEMS, SOME A FEW YEARS OLD, MOST, DEPENDING ON THE ERA AND STYLE I WAS COLLECTING, 20 YEARS TO 150 YEARS OLD. MY ITEMS ARE IN EXCELLENT PRE-OWNED, VINTAGE OR ANTIQUE CONDITION. SOME WILL SHOW ACCEPTABLE  WEAR FOR AGE. IF YOU EXPECT A VINTAGE OR ANTIQUE ITEM TO BE " NEW" PLEASE DON'T BID ON MY AUCTIONS.  IF I WOULDN'T WEAR IT, I WON'T SELL IT. ALSO, ALL WEIGHTS OF GOLD OR SILVER ARE FROM MY POSTAL SCALE WHICH HAS A +/- 1/2 GRAM VARIATION. PLEASE TAKE THIS INTO ACCOUNT WHEN BIDDING ON MY ITEMS.   I AM CLEANING OUT JEWELRY BOXES, CLOSETS AND THE ATTIC. I AM OFFERING SOME WONDERFUL JEWELRY, ANTIQUE SILVER AND KNICK KNACKS ALL AT NO RESERVE AUCTIONS. HAVE FUN LOOKING.   Place a Bid!