Early-mid 20th cent. unknown maker Calabash with insert domed sunken cup meerschaum bowl in the style common of today but unusual when made when it was more usual for the gourd to have a lining made of clay or gypsum/plaster-of-Paris with a silver, gold or plated base metal bowl mount
+ G. Smith & Sons Ltd. OLD LONDON 100% VIRGINIA.
Settled on this broken flake in 2007 when I realised I wasn't going to be able to find a better replacement for one of my all-time favourites - B&H's O.V.F. - but I believe this one has sadly now also gone the way of the Dodo:-
Watching MOBY DICK for the first time on Blu-ray.