Description
Height approx 10.5cm
Support Barnardo's with the purchase of this decorative carved soapstone elephant oil burner.
This attractive burner features an elephant head projecting from the front, with detailed ears, eyes, tusks and a raised trunk. The cylindrical body has an intricate pierced floral and foliage design, allowing candlelight to shine through when in use. Natural variations of grey, cream and beige run throughout the stone.
Item details
- Single oil burner set comprising three separate pieces
- Includes one carved elephant burner body, one removable stone fragrance bowl and one removable circular base cover
- Suitable for use as an oil burner or wax melt warmer
- Hand carved style with pierced floral and leaf decoration
- Elephant design with raised trunk and sculpted facial details
- Grey, beige and cream natural stone colouring
- Removable upper bowl for adding fragrance oil or a suitably sized wax melt
- Lower opening and removable cover provide access to the tealight area
- No candle, fragrance oil or wax melt is included
- Brand is not marked and has therefore been listed as Unbranded
- Exact stone composition is not marked, but its appearance is consistent with carved soapstone
Condition
Pre-owned condition with surface marks, scratches, rubbing, dust and natural variations in colour and texture. There may be minor irregularities around the carved and pierced areas which are typical of this type of handmade stone item. The bowl and lower cover are removable, as shown. Please inspect all photographs carefully as they form an important part of the condition description.
Important use information
- Place on a stable, level and heat-resistant surface before use
- Use only with a suitable unscented tealight
- Do not overfill the upper bowl
- Never leave a lit candle unattended
- Keep away from children, pets, draughts and flammable materials
- The stone and bowl may become hot during use, so allow the item to cool fully before handling
A charming decorative piece for elephant collectors or for adding a traditional carved accent to a living room, bedroom or meditation space.
This item has been donated to Barnardo's. Your purchase helps support the charity's work with children, young people and families across the UK.
Thank you for supporting Barnardo's
For further information about this sale, please see our FAQ section at the end of the listing.
DISPATCH TIMES
All orders are dispatched within 2-4 working days of receiving payment.
If the listing stated Collection only then we are unable to deliver and please consider this before bidding.
UK DELIVERY
UK orders are shipped using an Royal Mail Tracked 48 service unless otherwise specified.
INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY
We only accept international orders through eBay's Global Shipping Program. If you are based outside the UK and order without using the Global Shipping Program, your order will be cancelled and we'll contact you to see how you wish to proceed.
We are unable to combine shipping for international orders.
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Do you combine invoices and reduce postage?
Where possible, we do combine postage for UK orders within a maximum of 6 days from when the first auction is won. Please contact us within this time frame and before making payment once you have finished shopping.Please note combined postage is not a guarantee. Once a combined invoice as been issued, no further items will be added to this. Additional items are 50p and breakable fragile items are £2. Combined shipping is not available for items located outside of our main fulfilment hub.
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Is Collection available?
You are welcome to collect any purchase from our eBay hub (CV21 1SG). Please message us before payment so we are able to send over a collection invoice. Please note we do ask for 24 hours’ notice for collection once paid.
Do you accept buy it now offers?
Unfortunately, we do not accept offers on our auctioned items. This is to ensure that the item reaches the best possible sale price for our charity and to not disappoint any of the current watchers/bidders. Please, if you wish, feel free to place a bid if you are interested.
When will my order be dispatched?
The warehouse aim to despatch items within 2-4 working days from date of payment (this does not include weekends). At the despatch stage, you will be issued with a Royal Mail tracking number which will allow you to follow the status of your delivery. We are unable to hold orders.
Can I cancel my order?
We do not allow auctions to be cancelled once the auction has concluded. We are happy to assist with cancelling bids if there are less than 24 hours remaining until the auction end. All information is present for bidders and buyer to take into account before bidding.
Do you ship internationally?
For all shipping information we would advise to refer to our postage and payment section in our listing, this provides information on where we do and do not ship to as well as GSP shipping estimations.
At Barnardo's we believe in children no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. We will ensure their needs are met and their voices are heard.
This belief started with our pioneering founder, Thomas Barnardo, who stood up for the most vulnerable children in society.
We continue to fight for the UK's most vulnerable children to realise his dream of a world where no child is turned away.
Our vision is his vision: a world where no child is turned away.
Our purpose is to change the lives of the UK's most vulnerable children.
OUR MISSION
- Reach and help those children whose voices are unheard and whose needs are unmet.
- Defend, safeguard and support them at key moments to change their lives for the better.
- Fight to change policy, practice and public opinion.
- Inspire our people and partners to unite behind our purpose.
We value and embrace diversity, and are committed to creating a society for our staff, our volunteers and the children we work with that is free from discrimination, victimisation and harassment.
