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Kunst- und Auktionshaus Quedlinburg

576 - Meerschaum and amber cigarette holder in the form of a bird of prey's claw, carved, in case

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Meerschaum and amber cigarette holder in the form of a bird of prey's claw, carved, in case Meerschaum and amber, carved cigarette holder in the form of a bird of prey's claw, finely worked scaly skin, the curved talons grasping an amber-coloured tube with a light, flared head piece and beaded rim, amber-coloured, slightly curved mouthpiece. In a fitted brown case with blue lining and metal clasp. Used condition commensurate with age, one talon glued, mouthpiece broken and glued, signs of wear. L. 12.5 cm The cigarette holder served not only as a fashionable accessory, it also cooled the smoke before it was inhaled. In the 19th century the cigarette holder was part of the equipment of the smoker, who carried it with him in a case of its own. Figurally carved holders frequently show animal motifs; the motif of the bird of prey's claw grasping a tube is found on cigarette holders of the 19th and early 20th centuries in various materials. German Description Zigarettenspitze aus Meerschaum und Bernstein in Form einer Greifvogelkralle, geschnitzt, im Etui Meerschaum und Bernstein, geschnitzte Zigarettenspitze in Form einer Greifvogelkralle, fein ausgearbeitete geschuppte Haut, die gebogenen Krallen umgreifen ein bernsteinfarbenes Rohr mit hellem, ausgestelltem Kopfstück und Perlrand, bernsteinfarbenes, leicht gebogenes Mundstück. Im formgerechten braunen Etui mit blauem Futter und Metallverschluss. Altersgemäßer gebrauchter Zustand, eine Kralle geklebt, Mundstück gebrochen und geklebt, Abnutzungen. L. 12,5 cm Die Zigarettenspitze diente nicht nur als modisches Accessoire, sie kühlte auch den Rauch, bevor er eingeatmet wurde. Im 19. Jh. gehörte die Zigarettenspitze zur Ausstattung des Rauchers, der sie in einem eigenen Etui bei sich trug. Figürlich geschnitzte Spitzen zeigen häufig Tiermotive; das Motiv der Greifvogelkralle, die ein Rohr umgreift, findet sich bei Zigarettenspitzen des 19. und frühen 20. Jhs. in unterschiedlichen Materialien.

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Kunst- und Auktionshaus Quedlinburg +4939463751 drouot@versteigerungshaus.de
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