Description
Headpiece - pipe made of stone, wood and skin. Plains Indians, United States of America, 19th century. Height: 54 cm. Provenance : - Former Trevor Barton collection, Great Britain. - Former private collection, France. Note : "The Pipe Man". This is how the people of Portobello and Bermondsey Market used to talk about Trevor Barton, the man who regularly scoured antique galleries and flea markets for new pieces to add to his ever-expanding collection, a reflection of more than fifty years of passion for the pipe. Trevor Barton had what was arguably the finest and most extensive collection of pipes and smoking memorabilia in the world. Having spent most of his life working abroad, Trevor Barton's pipes came from all over the world. He was a prominent member of the renowned International Pipe Academy
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Headpiece - pipe made of stone, wood and skin. Plains Indians, United States of America, 19th century. Height: 54 cm. Provenance : - Former Trevor Barton collection, Great Britain. - Former private collection, France. Note : "The Pipe Man". This is how the people of Portobello and Bermondsey Market used to talk about Trevor Barton, the man who regularly scoured antique galleries and flea markets for new pieces to add to his ever-expanding collection, a reflection of more than fifty years of passion for the pipe. Trevor Barton had what was arguably the finest and most extensive collection of pipes and smoking memorabilia in the world. Having spent most of his life working abroad, Trevor Barton's pipes came from all over the world. He was a prominent member of the renowned International Pipe Academy
