Antique Hand Carved Black Forest Cheroot Holder Pipe, Dog, Hound Faience The snake is most sought

The snake is most sought after in these old ones

No chips to the box and no cracks or restorations - just age and a beautiful old treasure of intrigue

at the time a small village just outside London

Bring a custom and opulent detail to your own cabinetry

the French insect mark but I've never learned to decipher those

Antique Hand Carved Black Forest Cheroot Holder Pipe, Dog, Hound Faience The snake is most soughtA wonderful little bit of hand carved wood from the 19th century carvers of the Black Forest region of Europe. This is a cheroot holder, or small pipe made to hold the smallish cigars called 'cheroot'. The carved pipe like holder is a working pipe, not just an ornament. But with a wonderful dog carved so nicely up top, one might find it move appealing to display it for the work of art it is. Very good to excellent condition. I have just noticed on our