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PROBABLY DRESDEN, MID-EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
Details
A GERMAN VARICOLORED GOLD, HARDSTONE AND GEM-SET PIPE**
Probably Dresden, mid-eighteenth century
The gold stem in two sections with ivory mouthpiece, the black onyx bowl formed as a moor's head, set with old-mine diamond collar, buttons, earrings, eyes and teeth, with chalcedony turban, the hinged, pierced vari-colored gold cover with ruby-set aigrette, apparently unmarked
15¼in. (39.4cm.) long
Probably Dresden, mid-eighteenth century
The gold stem in two sections with ivory mouthpiece, the black onyx bowl formed as a moor's head, set with old-mine diamond collar, buttons, earrings, eyes and teeth, with chalcedony turban, the hinged, pierced vari-colored gold cover with ruby-set aigrette, apparently unmarked
15¼in. (39.4cm.) long
Literature
The Glory of the Goldsmith: Magnificent Gold and Silver From the Al-Tajir Collection, 1989, no. 181, p. 232
Exhibited
"The Glory of the Goldsmith: Magnificent Gold and Silver From the Al-Tajir Collection", Christie's, London, 1989, no. 181
Special notice
Notice Regarding the Sale of Ivory and Tortoiseshell
Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing ivory or tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.