Share your favorites on Show & Tell

Guayacan (Lignum vitae) owl figurine

In Animals > Owls > Show & Tell and Figurines > Show & Tell.
Animals6425 of 8227Brass, enameled wine stoppers-Anyone know who these are by?Marshall Fields, Western Germany Mechanical Lion Head Trophy with growling feature.
18
Love it
0
Like it

prettymollieprettymollie loves this.
DRAGDRAG loves this.
Hoot60Hoot60 loves this.
auraaura loves this.
ho2cultchaho2cultcha loves this.
Nordicman32Nordicman32 loves this.
ManikinManikin loves this.
antiqueroseantiquerose loves this.
fledermausfledermaus loves this.
mikelv85mikelv85 loves this.
VintagefranVintagefran loves this.
AmberRoseAmberRose loves this.
racer4fourracer4four loves this.
vetraio50vetraio50 loves this.
fhrjr2fhrjr2 loves this.
walksoftlywalksoftly loves this.
aghcollectaghcollect loves this.
SEAN68SEAN68 loves this.
See 16 more
Add to collection

    Please create an account, or Log in here

    If you don't have an account, create one here.


    Create a Show & TellReport as inappropriate


    Posted 11 years ago

    austrohung…
    (584 items)

    As I guess many of you have, I've been a collector since I was a kid... I guess the first thing I collected were toys but I've kept so few of them... almost nothing. But I remember what's the first thing I started collecting seriously, and that was owl figurines.

    I clearly recall the figurines I started the collection with: a series of thin walled terracotta owls with white enamel accents. Mom had bought a lot of them to exchange with her friends as a Summer holiday souvenir (they used to exchange souvenirs every year, so you can imagine all of them had the same stuff in their display cabinets... isn't that weird?). But that year, two or three owl figurines remained at home and I asked my mother if I could display them in my room. Next year, she bought the remaining owls -there were six different models- and then year after year we started getting a few every Summer, and then she and my father would get more owls in every town or country they visited, so I ended up having a lot of them.

    Last week I rescued part of the old collection and thought it would be a good thing sharing them here.

    This first one is a wooden one made out of Guayacán, also known as lignum vitae. It's a South American wood so dense and heavy it doesn't float. I know I've got one or two more figurines made out of it, but the wood isn't as nice coloured and textured like this one.

    I seem to recall this one was made in Argentina. It stand about 10 cm tall.

    logo
    Owls
    See all
    Silver novelty owl page/ book mark, MH
    Silver novelty owl page/ book mark,...
    $40
    6-1/4 Square Owl Drug Bottle
    6-1/4 Square Owl Drug Bottle...
    $100
    Trifari Vintage Blue White Enamel Owl Green Eyes Pin Signed
    Trifari Vintage Blue White Enamel O...
    $84
    Vintage Blenko Glass Owl Paperweight - #711C Solid Tangerine
    Vintage Blenko Glass Owl Paperweigh...
    $53
    logo
    Silver novelty owl page/ book mark, MH
    Silver novelty owl page/ book mark,...
    $40
    See all

    Comments

    1. SEAN68 SEAN68, 11 years ago
      Well this very beautiful!!!
    2. fhrjr2 fhrjr2, 11 years ago
      Lignum vitae is really unusual and has so many grains and colors I love it. I had a chance to buy a block of burl but didn't have the $300 so I look at pictures. Thanks for sharing.
    3. racer4four racer4four, 11 years ago
      A pensive or maybe confused owl! I love it's face.
      Looks very tactile and lovely to hold.
    4. fhrjr2 fhrjr2, 11 years ago
      I am glad you identified the wood as lignum vitae because I would never have guessed that.
    5. austrohungaro austrohungaro, 11 years ago
      Thanks everybody for your loves!!!!

      It really feels smooth and, yes, lovely to hold :) Iyt's always been one of my favourite ones.

    Want to post a comment?

    Create an account or login in order to post a comment.