A rare James I silver pipe

A rare James I silver pipe,

unmarked, circa 1620,

tapering circular bowl, the base scratch initialled 'I.H' within a pelleted circle, tapering stem, in a fitted case, together with a copy of a magazine article on the pipe, length 17.2cm, approx. weight 1.3oz. (2)

Provenance: from a Deceased Estate.

Sotheby's, London, Silver Sale, 24 April 1969, lot 215.

This pipe is written up and illustrated in the Apollo magazine, 'A rare James I silver Pipe', by Electius, Vol LXI, March 1955.