Stunning Antique Meerschaum Hand Holding Pipe Bowl Japanese stoneware platter presumed antique condition

presumed antique condition

There is one small tear in the canvas-a clean

and some greening to the brass pins on the backsides

deep and even basketweave texture

I believe it is as a result of that the painting on the exterior does not line up when the threaded egg is closed fully tight

Stunning Antique Meerschaum Hand Holding Pipe Bowl Japanese stoneware platter presumed antique conditionI find this late 19th century pipe bowl such a beautiful thing, all the better for being freed from the pipe stem, such that it can be displayed with this beautiful hand draping over top of the bowl. It was quite finely carved of the mineral sepiolite, also known as Meerschaum, which was prized as the perfect material for making pipes as it provided a cool, dry, flavorful smoke. Meerschaum is white to begin with, and from what I understand its color