A fruitwood pipe case

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A fruitwood pipe case
mounted in copper and brass, the stem chip carved, the bowl with pseudo arms and foliate ornament, hinged at the bowl end, probably Flemish, mid-18th century -- 10¼in. (26cm) long
See Illustration.

Lot Essay

COMPARATIVE LITERATURE:
Owen Evan-Thomas, Domestic Utensils of Wood, Stobart Davies, Hertford 1973. Chapter X.
Edward H. Pinto, Treen and Other Wooden Bygones, Bell and Hyman, London 1969. Pages 333-337, similar examples illustrated plate 354.

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