Hello everyone, I'm listing in this auction a very rare find, a beautiful mid-century modern Asian design hand carved wood dragon telephone, and it's a very unusual find with the original box. The details depict a dragon in the clouds, a classic design that's well carved, it's quite the statement piece and fully functional. The overall patina is wonderful, it has four tips of horns and pieces that were broken over the years, but they're included, two other smaller ones are not but it could be restored. The green eyes light up when it's in use, and the tail blinks red when it's ringing. It measures about 11 1/2" across, about 6 1/2" high, about 10" from front to back and it comes in the original presentation box. It's pretty weighty (almost 5 pounds), so it could be rosewood which is most often used for carving, and I don't know if the inset stones are jade or glass.
The design is classic, and so is the style. It will make a great addition to any collection and to have for display or to use. Please feel free to contact me with any questions and to make an offer, or to send requests for more photos. I check in often so I will answer asap. Thanks for your interest in this wonderful vintage carving as a statement piece.
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