September Online Auction (Sale #306)
Lot 261:
Description
Inuit Pipe and Cheroot Holder Assortment
(27) items including (4) stone pipes with two having metal mounts and (15) cheroot holders / straight pipes including walrus, seal and canine effigies, geometric decorated and twisted stemmed, many having pigment filled engraved details; together with (2) Billikens, an acrylic stand, (3) Native American carved stone pipes including a Northwest Coast argillite human head effigy having inlaid bone eyes, turtle carved behind the bowl and wood stem, a Cherokee steatite axe-form having biconically drilled holes in carved element near end and a black steatite zoomorphic effigy also likely Cherokee as well as (3) Native American style fetish stone bears various stones and sizes, largest bear initial signed ‘JF’ with four dots underneath
Property from: a Private Collector, Skokie, Illinois
Height: 2 inches, Length: 7 inches, Width: 1 inches (longest)
Condition: Very Good to Good, overall light wear consistent with normal use, a walrus having a broken tusk, a canine having a dowel (from stand) adhered into bowl, a pipe having a glued repair, another pipe having glue on stem, axe-form having a chip at top of drilled element and minor edge chips to bowl, some bears having minor chips, nicks and scratches
Disclaimers: This lot contains animal or plant material that may be restricted / controlled under Federal, State and / or Local Law. It is the bidder’s responsibility to verify all applicable government restrictions prior to placing a bid. The buyer is solely responsible for obtaining any necessary license or permit applicable to the sale or transport of this lot.
Category: Collectibles > Ethnographic
Estimated Sale Time: 1:39 pm CST
Shipping Status:
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Last modified: August 29, 2023, 2:44 pm
Condition: Very Good to Good, overall light wear consistent with normal use, a walrus having a broken tusk, a canine having a dowel (from stand) adhered into bowl, a pipe having a glued repair, another pipe having glue on stem, axe-form having a chip at top of drilled element and minor edge chips to bowl, some bears having minor chips, nicks and scratches
Dimensions: 2 x 1 x 7 in
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