Large meerschaum and amber pipe, depicting a Vanitas Memento Mori. Vienna, Austria 1890.

Milan, Italy circa 1890.

A rare and unusual large pipe depicting a Vanitas-Memento Mori, crafted from genuine carved meerschaum and silver with a genuine amber mouthpiece. The large bowl of the pipe, made of smooth meerschaum, features a carved meerschaum lid, attached with a 900/1000 silver hinged ring. Along the surface of the bowl, a perforated and engraved silver plate depicts a Vanitas. The pipe was smoked with the lid closed, with smoke escaping from the central hole in the lid, also made of silver. Original wooden case, covered in leather. Goldfinger dealer, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, Milan, Italy. Vienna, Austria, late 19th century. (The stand is for photographic purposes only, not for sale.)

4,5” –11,5 CM H 10,5” – 27 CM L 2 – 5 CM D

REF: M6196