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606 - Two figural tobacco pipes, bull's head with inserted horns and dog's head, wood, circa 1930/1950
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Two figural tobacco pipes, bull's head with inserted horns and dog's head, wood, circa 1930/1950 Wood, carved, with ebonite mouthpieces, two figural tobacco pipes, 1) in the form of a bull's head with inserted horns, probably bone, with glass eye and detailed carving, circa 1930/1940, condition commensurate with age with signs of use, 14x5x4 cm (LxWxH), 2) in the form of a dog's head with inserted glass eye and fur texturing, circa 1940/1950, condition commensurate with age with signs of use, 9.5x3x4 cm (LxWxH) Figural tobacco pipes with animal heads were popular smoking accessories and collector's items in the early 20th century. The mouthpiece of ebonite, a particularly hard rubber made of natural rubber and sulphur whose name alludes to ebony, was common for tobacco pipes and wind instruments. To make it, rubber and sulphur are melted, poured into a metal mould and vulcanised by heating.
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80th Auction at Kunst- und Auktionshaus Quedlinburg - Art, Antiques, Design & Collectibles: Golden LEGO Brick, Märklin Collection with Crocodile CCS 800, Saxon Cavalry Sabre, Sprosse Townscape, Pop Art, MilitariaAuction house
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