For sale we have here one of the best Victorian meerschaums I have had come through my hands in many a year. This is an extraordinarily well executed carved figural by an unknown Austrian carver from the mid 1890s. The attention to detail is incredible and includes many finite details such as the delineation of her teeth in her smile and the individual swirls of her hair. The shank has a nice Sterling Silver hallmarked band and the pipe itself has no chips or dings to the meerschaum which is unusual for a pipe of this age. The pipe has been completely overhauled with a new bone tenion and faux amber stem which mirrors the fragments of the original stem found in the case. It seems the pipe has been well smoked and gently colored with a very even patina unlike the accelerated coloring processes used to artificially age so many pipes seen on Ebay these days. The leather case has sound hinges, signs of slight wear that you would expect from being 100+ years old but with good catches, easy closing and no substantial damage. This is a good usable, smokable every day pipe and is offered for sale for the incredibly low price of $125.00 or trade for interesting 'cutty' pipe/s.
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