Sold Very Tender, Very Old Tin Lined Wooden Pipe Bowl with Beautiful Face ornate wooden box which in large part preceded

which in large part preceded American Jack Straws

and which I'd definitely think of more as a sculpture than a vase

I purchased this and another I'm listing from a seller in England

but lay it over a light tan backing and they pretty much disappear

Sold Very Tender, Very Old Tin Lined Wooden Pipe Bowl with Beautiful Face ornate wooden box which in large part precededThe rich patinas of much smoked old carved wooden pipes really do it for me, but even more so the face carved into this one, feeling as if having pushed itself to the surface, completely of it. A bit like a face on the moon. Really beautiful, subtle and very wise feeling, and the form of this pipe itself is really gorgeous too. A couple of splits in the wood here from age shrinkage, as evident, and with a piece of tin lining the bowl. I would guess