拍品專文
Semlin is a town on the Danube in present day Serbia, an important trading post 'en-route' to Turkey and was at various times in its history, part of the Ottoman Empire.
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CIRCA 1870
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AN AUSTRIAN SILVER-MOUNTED MEERSCHAUM PIPE BOWL
CIRCA 1870
Carved with two mounted Turkish soldiers chasing a European man rescuing a damsel on horseback, a signpost inscribed 'SEMLIN', The Austro-Hungarian Coat of arms (1867-1918) on the underside, makers mark of 'J.K.', an elaborate hinged windcap
6 in. (15 cm.) long
And an Austrian meerschaum pipe bowl carved with two galloping horses and twin bowls, the covers formed as the torsos of cavalrymen - 6 in. (15 cm.) long (2)
CIRCA 1870
Carved with two mounted Turkish soldiers chasing a European man rescuing a damsel on horseback, a signpost inscribed 'SEMLIN', The Austro-Hungarian Coat of arms (1867-1918) on the underside, makers mark of 'J.K.', an elaborate hinged windcap
6 in. (15 cm.) long
And an Austrian meerschaum pipe bowl carved with two galloping horses and twin bowls, the covers formed as the torsos of cavalrymen - 6 in. (15 cm.) long (2)