Can't help you with your identification - I am not expert enough. However I can help you with the listing. USA (ebay.com) and ebay.com.au operate under different rules as far as endangered species listings are concerned. While it may be OK to list "vegetable ivory" on ebay.com, it would seem to me from practice that the only acceptable use of the word "ivory" on Oz ebay is either "faux ivory" or "ivory colour". If you look in Asian Antiques "Australia only" you will see a fair few things listed as "ivory colour", and a few "faux ivory". They have stopped people listing things as "ox bone" because they said it was a "synonym" for ivory but "cow bone" seems to be OK - there is lots of that around. We all know it is completely ridiculous - I have had a listing for Royal Worchester ceramics pulled because I correctly identified the design as "Blush Ivory"!!!!

Anyway it is the TITLE that is vitally important. You could try "ivory colour" or simply say antique hand carved whatever it is (and don't mention what it is carved from). Then in the description just say "carved from some natural material" or some such. Modern vegetable ivory carving seem to be listed as tagua (which is one of the botanical names for the seeds it seems.) Don't worry about people missing your listing - most people who buy such items are aware of Oz's silly rule - your pictures are lovely and clear, someone will see them. But just in case, I would start at a price you would be happy with, rather than at a "come and get me" price. If you have a couple of items, and you think they are potentially quite valuable, it would probably be better to take them to a bricks and mortar auction house for a valuation and possible sale there - Asian Antiques are hot property at the moment.

Whatever you do, don't hazard another try without changing the title. You don't have very much Feedback and another listing violation could see you suspended from listing by eBay.