A rare early 19th century West Indies carved horn pipe tamper

A rare early 19th century West Indies carved horn pipe tamper, with a head finial having braided hair and a pewter collar, replaced base, 3¼in (8.2cm) high, an 18th century boxwood squirrel pipe tamper, 3¼in (8.2cm) high, an 18th century boxwood pipe tamper with chip carved geometric decoration, a 19th century treen boot and leg pipe tamper, a 19th century treen shoe pipe tamper and a brass bust of the Duke of Wellington pipe tamper. (6)

See Alastair Leslie, 300 Years of Tobacco Stoppers, 2012, pp 244-245, plates 319-321 for similar examples of West Indian tampers.