Lot 812
812
AN AUSTRIAN MEERSCHAUM CHEROOT HOLDER
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VA… Read more
AN AUSTRIAN MEERSCHAUM CHEROOT HOLDER

SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY

Details
AN AUSTRIAN MEERSCHAUM CHEROOT HOLDER
SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY
DEPICTING THE BATTLE OF SADOWA, THE STEM CARVED WITH AUSTRIAN CAVALRY AND PRUSSIAN DRAGOON GUARDS, WITH AMBER MOUTHPIECE, LACKING BOWL
13¾.IN. (35CM.) LONG
Literature
BEN RAPAPORT, COLLECTING ANTIQUE MEERSCHAUM PIPES, SCHIFFER PUBLISHING LTD. 1999. FRONT COVER
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis. This lot is subject to storage and collection charges. **For Furniture and Decorative Objects, storage charges commence 7 days from sale. Please contact department for further details.**

Lot Essay

SEE ALEXIS LIEBAERT & ALAIN MAYA, THE ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE PIPE, 1994, PAGE 182.
THE BATTLE OF SADOWA OCCURRED IN NORTH-EAST BOHEMIA, 1866, DURING THE SEVEN WEEKS' WAR. ALFRED DUNHILL PROBABLY ACQUIRED THIS CHEROOT HOLDER, CIRCA 1920, ACCORDING TO COMPANY ARCHIVES (SEE RAPAPORT).

More from The Fine Art of Smoking

View All
View All