ANTIQUE AMBOYNA BURL WOOD FRENCH KINGWOOD. ART DECO CIGAR BOX TOBACCO HUMIDOR. Very rare & attractive antique Art Deco French Kingwood. Red beach bright color. Hand made in hexagon. Shape, for cigars or cigarettes. Generally it is a table or. Very rare Art Deco period. Antique box, in very. Commensurate age & use. Material wood, for which you may. Check present prices at. EAST INDIES, THE PHILIPPINES. One of the most splendid burls, Amboyna Burl is an exotic wood that is one of about 60 in the Pterocarpus genus, which is reported to consist of small to large trees distributed throughout the tropics. Pterocarpus indicus is reported to be indigenous to Malaysia, but is also found in the Philippines, Borneo, Burma, New Guinea, and the Malay Archipelago. The bending strength of air-dried wood of the species is similar to that of Teak, which is considered to be strong. Strength in compression parallel to grain is in the high range. Other species in this range include Teak, White oak, and Hard maple. It is moderately hard and resistant to wearing and marring. It is a heavy wood. The wood is high in density. TITLE & DESCRIPTION IS ACCORDING OUR PERSONAL ESTIMATION. I guarantee authentic and original. ” JUST AS IT IS “. THANKS FOR YOUR INTEREST. The item “ANTIQUE ART DECO AMBOYNA BURL WOOD FRENCH KINGWOOD TOBACCO HUMIDOR CIGAR BOX” is in sale since Saturday, March 23, 2019. This item is in the category “Antiques\Decorative Arts\Woodenware\Boxes”. The seller is “giorgoss” and is located in Attica – Athens. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Type: Boxes
- Primary Material: Amboyna Purl wood
- Style: Art Deco
- Age: 1930s
- Maker: Unknown
- Original/Reproduction: Original
- Color: Red brown
- Country/Region of Origin: Unknown