Merchaum Pipe with Orange Mouthpiece (Some Staining) Vintage

Merchaum Pipe with Orange Mouthpiece (Some Staining) VintageMerchaum Pipe with Orange Mouthpiece (Some Staining) Vintage carved meerschaum pipe Mid Century Mythological or classical male firure Made from hydrated magnesium silicate, a soft porous white mineral prized for cool smoking and ability to develop patin Mouthpiece likely amberoid or Bakelite Likely handcrafted in Turkey

Fifth Edition

and interior decorators

Disclaimers: Wear consistent with age and use

commonly marketed in the post-war decades as consumer optics improved

Bowl is wrapped in a metal stand with colorless glass leaf accent

and white blossoms

firmly situating its production in the mid-19th century

History: During the late 19th century

The paper shows strong laid lines and retains excellent legibility

Evidence of original mounting points indicates it once framed a keyhole or decorative panel on a cabinet

Depose Numbered 258

where publishers issued works intended not only for reading but for display within the domestic interior