A rare late 17th century Indo-Dutch carved ebony pipe case

A rare late 17th century Indo-Dutch carved ebony pipe case, all-over decorated with scrolling leaves and with a male mask with pearl eyes, the hinged lid revealing an interior with twin divisions, with engraved silver mounts, probably Coromandel coast or Ceylonese, 52.7cm long.

Provenance: The Collection of Mark Dineley, Wiltshire.

See Victoria & Albert Museum, inventory no. W.145-1928 for a similar pipe case.