This is one of the biggest
meerschaums I have ever seen. Measuring
a massive 22cms from heel of bowl to tip of mouthpiece and standing 10cms tall
this is just waiting to become the star of your collection. It is made of a huge block of meerschaum with
a brass chimney and cover and brass stem mounts. The mouthpiece is made of copper, mother of
pearl and horn.
It is carved with a scene of the
little Dutch boy who put his finger in the hole in the Dyke and is dated
1721. However that is not the correct
date. This was made in Austria in the
late Victorian period and was for the many visitors who were beginning to sweep
the city looking for meerschaum pipes.
A real collectors piece. Looking for £115.00
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