Rare Chelsea Pipe Stopper (Sold as pair)

Sunday, October 6th, 2024

Rare Chelsea Pipe Stopper (Sold as pair)

£1800

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This Rare Chelsea Stopper/Tamper from 1770-1780 is of a Turkish columbine

  • Illustrated Plate 152, Page 128 in  “300 Years of Tobacco Stoppers”  by Alastair Leslie
  • Further examples are in the Schreiber Collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum and the Franks Collection of the British Museum. 
  • Sold as pair (with 139)

Condition:  Excellent

 

 

Category: Porcelain Pipes
Tags: figural porcelain pipe,porcelain pipes
Reference Number: 138P
Approx Height (cms): 6.5