577 - Long pipe of the Rauch-Club Brüderschaft Goslar, painted porcelain bowl with oak leaves, circa 1900

Long pipe of the Rauch-Club Brüderschaft Goslar, painted porcelain bowl with oak leaves, circa 1900 Porcelain, wood, horn, antler and metal, long composite pipe, porcelain bowl with metal lid, painted overglaze, inscribed "Rauch.Club Brüderschaft Willy Struls. Goslar.", below it two crossed long pipes, beer mug and green pouch, oak sprigs with acorns on both sides, bowl in a plain white porcelain reservoir, stem of cherry wood with horn part, antler rose, curved wrapped tube, horn mouthpiece, green cord, two tassels in green and beige, circa 1900, condition commensurate with age, lid corroded and with loss, decoration rubbed, mouthpiece with wear, L. 67 cm. The reservoir (Saftsack) between bowl and stem is a hollow porcelain body that collects condensate and saliva. From the late 18th to the middle of the 19th century painted porcelain bowls were popular gifts and were given names, dedications and messages. Well known are the pipes of student fraternities in the colours of the fraternity and the reservist pipes with the name of the soldier and his unit, which were popular souvenirs of military service at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century.