Silver, Furniture, Decorative Arts and Glass
Timed Online Auction, 3 - 12 April 2023
Silver, Glass, Furniture, and Decorative Arts
Lot Estimate
ZAR 3 000 - 4 000
About this Item
A Victorian Nailsea-type clear-glass and white filigrana tobacco pipe
the stem with four hollow globes, approximate length 37,3cm; another example, blown with turquoise and white filigrana, the stem with three hollow globes, the mouthpiece with damage, approximate length 41cm; and a green and white glass example, the bowl with a moulded white glass lip, the stem with three hollow globes, moulded mouthpiece, approximate length 45cm
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Notes
These ornamental objects in the form of a smoking pipe were probably made for display, especially for the shop-windows of tobacconists.
Provenance
The Mavis Shill Collection