Tobacco pipe, meerschaum with case, Vienna, 1847
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c.1847
Tobacco pipe with case, stem and mouthpiece; Vienna, Austrian Empire, c.1847. Seafoam "Meerschaum", punched square 812 (13 loth), rosewood, ebonized wood, inlaid brass, mother-of-pearl, antler and leather. Features locality and artificer punches (Possibly, Gross, Ferdinand, active 1846-83; Gross, Ignaz, active 1842-53, or Gross, Joseph, active 1831-66 ).
Measurements: 15.5 x 14 x 4.5 cm; 58 x 4 cm. Tobacco pipe that preserves the original 19th century case. The pipe has a carved horn mouthpiece, a wooden stem with inlaid brass and mother-of-pearl applications, and a meerschaum bowl with finely worked silver appliqués.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material (listing wording)
- Meerschaum, rosewood, ebonized wood, brass, mother-of-pearl
- Dimensions or weight (listing wording)
- 15.5 x 14 x 4.5 cm; 58 x 4 cm
Identification
- Source note
- Auction-house description published on Invaluable; the text keeps only the listing's object facts (condition, price and sale wording removed). Attribution and measurements describe the photographed example; independent type authentication remains research required.
- Candidate id
- inv-198741541
- Auction house
- Setdart Auction House
- Listing object ID
- 198741541
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and dating against a specialist reference; this entry documents one recorded example.