Antique Victorian Carved Meerschaum Cheroot or Cigar Holder, a Horse Tethered to Fence Paris cabaret portraits One for the papier mache

One for the papier mache or cigar tobacciana collectors out there for sure

I believe it is oak from the grain

entirely worked by hand and hand painted

Brass stringing and cartouche with boulle accents in blue and white

The box is typical of the early Napoleon III era

Antique Victorian Carved Meerschaum Cheroot or Cigar Holder, a Horse Tethered to Fence Paris cabaret portraits One for the papier macheVery fine 19th century hand carved meerschaum cheroot or cigar holder pipe, a delightful sculptural depiction of a horse tethered to a fence and with the original amber mouthpiece! What a fantastic piece! Lovely detail to this miniature sculpture or carving, a truly charming functional work of art! Meerschaum is a soft white mineral sometimes found floating on the Black Sea, and rather suggestive of sea foam (hence the German name Meerschaum, also the