Home & Hearth
Brazilwood Serving Dish
- Item Number
- O981
- Estimated Value
- 40 USD
- Opening Bid
- 13 USD
Item Description
This dish is made of Brazilwood (also used for violin bows) and was recently brought back from a trip to Brazil. Measures approximately 8" x 4" x 1/2".
Item Special Note
When Portuguese explorers found many of these red-hued trees on the coast of South America, they used the name pau-brasil to describe them: pau is Portuguese for "wood", and brasil is said to have come from brasa, Portuguese for "ember". This name was used earlier to describe a different species of tree which was found in Asia and other places and which also produced red dye; but the south american trees soon became the better source of red dye. Brazilwood trees were such a large part of the exports and economy of the land that the country which sprang up in that part of the world took its name from them and is now called Brazil.
Please Note: Winning bidder is responsible for Shipping and Handling fee*, which will be added to the winning bid amount. Items will be shipped via USPS with "item received signature" and billed at standard industry registered mail rates (www.usps.com). *To eliminate the Shipping and Handling fee, please pick your item(s) up at the Thaw Gala on February 9 at the Minnetonka Country Club in Excelsior from 5:30 to 6 p.m. OR from 10:30 to 11 p.m.
Donated By:
Maria Grant
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