Scrimshaw Nude Ivory Cocobola Box H. Thomas Original Scrimshaw Tusk Fed. ID# available Start Price USD 99.99 Current Price USD 230.03 Time Left - Bid Count 9 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, August 28, 2008 End Time Thursday, September 04, 2008 Location Fort Wayne, Indiana See more about 'Scrimshaw Nude Ivory Cocobola Box' Description Scrimshaw Nude Ivory Secret Box "Treasure Box"                       ATTENTION EBAY! THIS ITEM IS BEING RELISTED WITH YOUR PERMISSION. BELOW IS THE ACTUAL RESPONSE WE RECIEVED UPON INQUIRY AS TO WHY THIS ITEM WAS REMOVED: Dear Tiese, Thank you for writing eBay in regard to your removed listing. Upon further review, we have determined that your item was ended in error. I have removed the violation from your account, and reinstated this listing. You should recieve a seperate email shortly to confirm that the listing is visible on the site. I have notified all bidders on the item of the removal error, and indicated you are free to relist the item. And the response to inquiry as to what can be done in the future was: Dear Tiese, Thank you for writing eBay in regard to our error removals,Recently eBay has hired a large group of new customer support employees and they are learning the policies, with learning errors are bound to occur. I am sorry for the incorrect actions taken on your account and your account will be reviewed more carefully in the future.If a listing is removed in error please let us know as soon as you can, we will correct the problem.Also I have added a note to your account so people will check the category  before removal, this should reduce the amount of mistake actions taken. And better your eBay experience.Thank you for your time. Sincerely, (name removed for privacy)eBay Customer SupportTrust and Safety Operations Ok! Now let's hope this stops happening! Here it is relisted!  ATTENTION !!!! Ebay requires now, that we include certain disclaimers. AFRICAN ELEPHANT IVORY On the C.I.T.E.S. Endangered Species List. Importing, buying, and selling of African Elephant Ivory is not allowed internationally. It cannot be imported or exported out of the U.S. or practically any other country of the world. IT IS LEGAL TO OWN, BUY, SELL OR SHIP WITHIN THE UNITED STATES AND THERE ARE NO PERMITS OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS. (The raw elephant ivory available is all old "estate" ivory which was legally imported years ago.All of our ivory is legal african elephant ivory, all obtained legally, both by our source, and by us. Even though C.I.T.E.S. plainly says it is not required to have a permit or registration, we have the Affidavit of Origin and can supply the Tusk I.D. number for Federal Government reference if necessary. We therefore have the right to own, buy, sell AND ship this ivory. And you, our valued customers have the right to buy and own it also.   This scrimshaw nude is listed in the Self Representing Artists, Nudes category, is tasteful in content, in order to comply with ebays rules on nudity. And there are only two pictures of the nude, which is a new ebay rule for nudity. We no longer have a link to our website on the auctions, due to ebays rules on links and if you want to see other items Howard has scrimmed, you will need to contact us personally or go to our about me page. This is an awesome little box! It can be used as a pill box or for other small items.  Howard made the box from Cocobola  and then attached preban elephant ivory to the top.  It also has a magnetic closure and a brass pin hinge. He then scrimmed this sultry beauty! The box is 2 3/4" long and 1" wide and 5/8" tall. See pictures! All artwork is original and copyrighted.  Email us through ebay or directly at SailorsDreamScrimshaw@msn.com for more information. Note from Howard: I haven't won any art awards, don't have any college art degrees, in fact have never even had an art lesson in my life. I am not world famous. Everything I have learned, I have learned the hard way, in pursuit of my passion for scrimshaw, and the beauty of the female form. It has never been easy. I hope that you enjoy my efforts, even a small percentage, as much as I enjoy them myself. I hope in some small way to keep this almost lost artform alive." Sincerely, Howard Thomas This is the traditional sailors art form of scrimshaw. Scrimshaw literally means "idle time" and these types of things were made of ivory scraps on the long voyages in between whale spottings and usually given to loved ones on the return home. Each piece is signed and dated by my husband, Howard Thomas. Howard uses the stipple technique for amazing detail and its almost photo like in quality.Stippling is a series of thousands of little holes pressed into the ivory, instead of the more traditional scratching method. Sometimes he uses a combination of both methods. He uses a surgical steel needle in a pin vise and it is very tedious work. Stipple is used by many famous scrimshanders and it is a hard technique to master. Howard has been doing scrimshaw for over 20 years and first picked it up while in the navy aboard the USS Independence. Don't miss out on this one! These are scanner photos and don't do justice to the detail. Due to the increase in shipping fees by the USPS ours will be increasing also. Shipping is $10.00 which includes insurance (required). We do not ship internationally. Item will be insured for full selling price. Paypal is our prefered method of payment and payment should be recieved within 48 hours of auctions end. We will accept postal money orders and they should be recieved within 7 days. PLEASE pay promptly, No exceptions. To see recentUPDATESand view other scrimshaw Howard has done, please see our about me pages, soon to be added! Place a Bid!