A fruitwood pipe case

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A fruitwood pipe case
mounted in brass, the bowl end hinged, and incised with a clock face dial with moveable pointer, probably Dutch, third quarter 18th century -- 9in. (22.8cm) long
See Illustration.

Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Owen Evan-Thomas, Domestic Utensils of Wood, Stobart Davies, Hertford 1973. Chapter X.
Edward H. Pinto, Treen and Other Wooden Bygones, Bell and Hyman, London 1969. Pages 333-337, similar examples illustrated plate 354.

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