Austrian meerschaum tobacco pipe with silver mounts, Budapest, c. 1850
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1850
This antique tobacco pipe, dating to approximately 1850 in the Austrian Empire, originates from Budapest.The pipe body is intricately carved with a figurative landscape motif.
Complementing the meerschaum are punched silver metal mounts, which include a detailed gallery cover. The object bears the maker's mark or punch for the artificer 'JK'. Measuring 13 x 12 x 5.5 cm, the piece exemplifies the high level of craftsmanship associated with European pipe manufacturing during the 19th century. Beyond its functional utility for tobacco consumption, this pipe serves as a significant example of period decorative arts and material culture, illustrating the intersection of industrial design and traditional artistic practices prevalent in the mid-19th century.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- seafoam (meerschaum), silver
- Dimensions
- 13 x 12 x 5.5 cm
Technical characteristics
- Marks
- punched silver marks of artificer JK
Design
- Ornamentation
- carved figurative landscape
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- JK
Catalogue references
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