Wooden cigar holder in the form of a clay pipe bowl with amber mouthpiece

Wooden cigar holder in the form of a clay pipe bowl with amber

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Wooden cigar holder in the form of a clay pipe bowl with amber
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Wooden cigar holder in the form of a clay pipe bowl with amber mouthpiece, clay bowl, spherical glass bead on stem, English(?), 19th century, put together the items documented make for a very curious cigar holder, parts are ill-fitting and appearance is strange

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Category:
Smoking
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A54825
Materials:
wood, bead, glass, bowl, clay and mouthpiece, amber
Measurements:
height 45 mm
length 110 mm
bowl: diameter 20 mm
type:
holders