Carved 19th Century Meerschaum Smoking Pipe Claw Holding Egg With Case

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1 Carved 19th Century Meerschaum Smoking Pipe Claw Holding Egg Amber With Silver Mount Stem.
It has been wonderfully hand … Read more 1 Carved 19th Century Meerschaum Smoking Pipe Claw Holding Egg Amber With Silver Mount Stem.
It has been wonderfully hand carved in the form of an eagles claw holding an egg.
It has been rather well smoked to perfection since the late 19th century & a further feature to highlight is that the pipe has an amber stem with silver mount.
It also comes with the original case which is velvet lined inside with the retailer mark for Giacomo Weiss Trieste.
For a Meerschaum pipe this is the larger size being 22 cm in length, 8.5 cm high and 6 cm in with widest point.
Highly desired collectors piece.
Made from Meerschaum which is a clay like mineral that was used to make tobacco pipes, the word Meerschaum translates from German to sea foam, it is a rare is a magnesium silicate mineral with the chemical formula Mg₄Si₆O₁₅(OH)₂·6H₂O. Meerschaum is one of the most porous substances in the world, which makes it ideal for pipes because it absorbs tobacco's tars, oils, and nicotine. Meerschaum is mainly mined from Turkey and can sometimes be found floating on the Black Sea.
When the pipe is smoked you would see the light along with the porous mineral alter colour , which then gives the pipe its golden with amber colours. The sculptor who would of made this masterpiece would employ youths to smoke the pipe until the desiredl patina was added.
Circa late 19th century Victorian era.
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Dimensions in centimetres of pipe

High (8.5 cm)
Width (6 cm)
Length (22 cm)

Size of case

Length (23.5 cm)
Widest point (10 cm)
High (6.3 cm ) See less