A RARE TREEN CHIP CARVED PIPE CASE

A RARE TREEN CHIP CARVED PIPE CASE

POSSIBLY WELSH OR DUTCH, 18TH CENTURY, DATED '1742'

in the form of a pistol, with all over carved decoration, with a sliding cover and a pewter terminal, inscribed 'HFST ANNO 1742'

35cm long

Literature

For a discussion of treen pipe cases and for related examples see Edward H. Pinto, Treen and other Wooden Bygones, pp.333-335, pl.354.