A MEERSCHAUM PIPE MODELLED AS A SLEEPING GIRL
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A MEERSCHAUM PIPE MODELLED AS A SLEEPING GIRL

LATE 19TH CENTURY

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A MEERSCHAUM PIPE MODELLED AS A SLEEPING GIRL
LATE 19TH CENTURY
COMPOSED IN CASE, HER LEGS SERVING AS TWO CHEROOT HOLDERS, AND CASE MARKED, DAMAGES
THE GIRL; 5IN. (12½.CM.) LONG
TOGETHER WITH FOUR MEERSCHAUM LADIES, TWO MODELLED IN BONNETS, ANOTHER SILVER MOUNTED, MARKED BIRMINGHAM (5)
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Lot Essay

FOR A SIMILAR EXAMPLE PLEASE SEE A BOOK BY CARLOS ARMERO, ANTIQUE PIPES, TABAPRESS, 1989. PAGE 146.

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