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Up for sale is a magnificent, highly technical hand-turned studio art hollow form featuring dramatic natural inclusions and raw live-edge features. This robust vessel showcases an incredible contrast between highly polished, glass-smooth exterior walls and the rugged, organic voids of native American burlwood.
Turned by hand on a lathe in October 2002, this gallery-quality piece has spent over two decades maturing. Because it has stayed completely stable for 24 years without further warping, splitting, or structural degradation, you can buy with total confidence knowing the wood is fully cured and settled.Key Specifications & Dimensions• Object Type: Studio Art Wood Hollow Form / Live Edge Weed Pot
• Height: Approx. 6 inches
• Width/Diameter: Approx. 8 inches
• Weight: Robust, solid hardwood distribution
• Artisan Hallmark: Hand-incised \"TR\" monogram on base
• Registry Serial: \"10 2 8\" (Completed October 2002, Piece #8 of the month)
• Provenance: Sourced from an established regional lathe artisan; originally acquired at the historic Elberta Sausage Festival in Alabama during the Spring 2026 arts marketplace.Visual & Technical Details• The Sculpted Form: A stunning, squat bulbous silhouette featuring a wide, high-waisted profile that gracefully tapers into a smooth, thick-walled rimmed neck. Hollowing a piece of this scale through a small top aperture requires master-level woodturning tool control.
• Grain & Aesthetics: The vessel features striking caramel, deep amber, and honey-toned growth rings wrapped in highly chaotic, swirling burl configurations. The mirror-like glossy topcoat acts as a lens, accentuating the deep natural three-dimensional figure of the timber.
• Natural Defects & Voids: This piece honors the natural history of the tree. It prominently exhibits deep vertical bark inclusions, raw organic fissures, and open textural craters that pierce completely through the sidewalls, celebrating the raw, untamed architecture of native timber burls.
• The Base: The bottom features a flat, stable, recess-turned foot showcasing concentric lathe tool marks and the artisan’s permanent handwritten archival log.Condition ReportExcellent Vintage Condition. This piece has been meticulously preserved in a smoke-free estate collection. There are zero signs of aftermarket damage, drops, chips to the glossy finish, or modern cracking. The bark inclusions, open fissures, and surface texture are entirely organic to the original 2002 creation process and are considered vital design elements of the artwork.Shipping & Handling• Ships globally via secure, trackable carriers.
• Double-boxed and swaddled in premium bubble wrap to ensure the delicate live-edge voids are completely protected during transit.
• Fully insured for the final purchase value.
