Stunning Antique Meerschaum Hand Holding Pipe Bowl for the artist and whenever else I wanted

and whenever else I wanted to feel like royalty--so maybe everyday

wonderfully aged paint and wood

so can be positioned however one likes it

This terrific vintage print I believe is a linocut

which is a bit worn on the flap side but still holding together well

Stunning Antique Meerschaum Hand Holding Pipe Bowl for the artist and whenever else I wantedI 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