No. 102180971

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No reserve price - Pipe cleaner - Silver
Final bid
€ 85
2 weeks ago

No reserve price - Pipe cleaner - Silver

Wild Boar/Hunting Pipe Pick / Pijpen Wroeter Pipe Pick, in Dutch “PijpenWroeter” or just “wroeter” was a common tool used to “fluff” the bowl or just to help clean out tobacco and ash. They often came in the form of animals, but ships were also incredibly popular and have become very desirable. Hunting animals, as well as others inspired by military, royal or historical/mythical figures are also popular. Often they were gifted, or custom made around a smokers interest or job. This stunning and incredibly well detailed Wild Boar so would suite a pipe smoking hunter. It is 96mm long and 10.6 g The hallmark, B2V* is for Bijkamp & Co. c.v., Steenwijk, 1946 - 1975 Follow my Catawiki profile for more, I have around 80 of these and will post over time.

No. 102180971

Sold
No reserve price - Pipe cleaner - Silver

No reserve price - Pipe cleaner - Silver

Wild Boar/Hunting Pipe Pick / Pijpen Wroeter

Pipe Pick, in Dutch “PijpenWroeter” or just “wroeter” was a common tool used to “fluff” the bowl or just to help clean out tobacco and ash.
They often came in the form of animals, but ships were also incredibly popular and have become very desirable. Hunting animals, as well as others inspired by military, royal or historical/mythical figures are also popular. Often they were gifted, or custom made around a smokers interest or job.

This stunning and incredibly well detailed Wild Boar so would suite a pipe smoking hunter. It is 96mm long and 10.6 g

The hallmark, B2V* is for Bijkamp & Co. c.v., Steenwijk, 1946 - 1975

Follow my Catawiki profile for more, I have around 80 of these and will post over time.

Final bid
€ 85
Sebastian Schulze
Expert
Estimate  € 170 - € 210

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