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German Hand-Painted Porcelain Pipe c1800-1850 [167633]

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 200.00 USD
German Hand-Painted Porcelain Pipe c1800-1850 [167633]
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This item SOLD at 2023 Jun 16 @ 15:18UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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Choice German porcelain pipe bowl hand-painted with a sailing ship framed with pink and green floral motif. Above and below the picture a rhyme is written in German, in fancy gold lettering, about a sailor having a girl in every port. The design is similar to cavalier pipes of Great Britain, but the stem and mouthpiece of the pipe are not present. This style of German pipe is also known as a Jaeger Pipe, a German hunter pipe, a German Gesteckpfeife tobacco pipe, a Tyrolean pipe and a Wine Pipe. The tobacco was packed into the porcelain bowl that attached to the reservoir of the pipe, which acted as a retainer for the juices and tar, with wine sometimes added to the mix to flavor the smoke.
This pipe invokes a sense of nostalgia as it is representative of one of the fondest remembrances of German culture, heritage and tradition; Porcelain pipes are a fine example of classic 19th Century German memorabilia, tremendously popular from the mid 1700s thru the 1920s. We date this particular piece to c1850 or earlier, made before the discovery of transfer printing that took over the industry by the late 1800s. The cap appears to be brass and the end of the nob has an incuse "7". Ben Rapaport wrote an excellent article for Southeastern Antiquing and Collecting in 2017 covering the subject of German's porcelain pipes with fascinating detail. According to Rapaport, about 1870-1871, during the Franco-Prussian War, mass production of military-themed porcelain pipes known as Reservist or Regimental pipes ( Reservistenpfeife) peaked, as factories were commissioned to fill large orders as tokens of remembrance for honorably discharged servicemen and officers. This nautical-themed piece is in very good condition and measures approximate 5" x 1.5" with brass hinged lid on top.
Ref: http://www.go-star.com/antiquing/porcelain-pipes.html