Lot Essay
For the miniature carving of the stem, compare a spindle in the Thomson Collection, currently on loan to the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto.
17TH CENTURY
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A DUTCH BOXWOOD PIPE
17th century
The shaft elaborately turned and carved with figures playing musical instruments, soldiers bearing arms and a battle scene carved with mounted riders, the bowl carved with a calvary battle between Europeans and Turks, the underside of pipe carved with an acanthus leaf
25in. (65cm.) long
17th century
The shaft elaborately turned and carved with figures playing musical instruments, soldiers bearing arms and a battle scene carved with mounted riders, the bowl carved with a calvary battle between Europeans and Turks, the underside of pipe carved with an acanthus leaf
25in. (65cm.) long