Much to my wife's chagrin, this piece is from a cherry trunk I lugged all the way from Georgia. (Actually, we had the moving guys do all the lugging, and the subsequent charging...)
A neighbor had taken down a beautiful old tree in their yard and a five foot section was laying out by the curb one day. I couldn't pass it up. It was warped, and twisted, and gnarled like crazy.
Several pieces emerged from the wood; this one being my instant favorite. 
I like the delicate touch on the rim and the coloring towards the bottom. 
And as always, a pewter button on the bottom for a signature finished it off well. I was surprised the bottom held together so well when I was turning it; there was an inclusion a good four inches into the wood. This was also one of my first attempts at filling an inclusion with CA glue, solid. Not bad at all.
It measures about 6.5" tall, and about 8" wide.
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