SAMOYED CHEST (TRUNK) DECORATIVE JEWELRY BOX WOOD HAND CARVED WOODEN CHEST SUPERB QUALITY Start Price USD 1,050.00 Current Price USD 1,050.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, October 05, 2008 End Time Monday, October 13, 2008 Location Blakeslee, PA See more about 'SAMOYED CHEST (TRUNK) DECORATIVE JEWELRY BOX WOOD' Description SAMOYED DECORATIVE CHEST WOODEN MAY BE USED AS DECORATION, STORAGE CHEST OR JEWLERY BOX THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST UNIQUE ITEMS WE HAVE EVER LISTED ! THIS IS HAND CARVED BY A GENTLEMAN BY THE NAME OF ORMOND LONG ( WE WILL INCLUDE THE NEWSPAPER ARTICLE THAT CAME WITH THE BOX DATED OCTOBER, 1988) THIS MAN HAND CARVES ALL SIZES OF CHESTS AND TRUNKS MADE OF HEMLOCK, OAK OR CHERRY WOOD THEY ALL HAVE CURVED TOPS JUST LIKE OLD STEAMER TRUNKS THIS ONE IS PAINTED WHITE TO MATCH THE SAMOYED DOG TO WHICH THIS PIECE IS DEDICATED THE MEASUREMENT OF THIS TRUNK IS ROUGHLY 21 INCHES LONG (PLUS SIDE HANDLES THAT ARE SAMOYED HEADS), 9 1/2 INCHES DEEP AND 12 INCHES HIGH THE HANDLES ARE CURVED SAMOYED HEADS EACH ONE HAS A ROUND LOOP THAT MAY ALSO BE USED AS A HANDLE WHEN YOU OPEN THE TRUNK IT HAS A TRAY THAT MAY BE USED FOR STORAGE AND THEN THERE IS A CHARMING "ROLL TOP" SECTION TO USE FOR STORING SPECIAL ITEMS - IT LOOKS LIKE THE TOP OF AN OLD ROLL TOP DESK IN MINIATURE WHEN YOU LIFT THE TRAY THERE IS A LARGER OPEN STORAGE AREA THIS IS A GORGEOUS PIECE !!!! IT WAS PURCHASED AT AUCTION IN 1993 FOR $1900 IT HAS RECENTLY BEEN VALUED AT CLOSE TO $2500 THE DETAIL AND HANDIWORK OF THE CARVING IS JUST LOVELY SAMOYED LOVERS WILL TRULY APPRECIATE THE CLASSIC HEADS OF THE DOGS ON THE FRONT OF THE CHEST IS A SLED TEAM - DEPICTING THE TRUE LOVE OF THE BREED THIS PIECE IS IN THE SAME CONDITION IT WAS IN WHEN PURCHASED - IT HAS ACTUALLY BEEN STORED AND NEVER USED SHIPPING IS FREE TO U.S. DESTINATIONS INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING CALCULATED AT CHECK OUT QUESTIONS WELCOMED ! Place a Bid!