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  1. gigi flic

    gigi flic Active Member

    Austrian second half of the 19th century, although I was unable to find info about the manufacturer.
    But it has 2 broken pieces. The boars snout and to the left of it i think its missing the mouthpiece of the hunting horn.
    But they look like clean straight breaks.
    Question is if someone has experience working with meerschaum. I think i can find an old simple pipe for raw material and i have a box full of dental tools i could probably make use of.
    The pipe is 30 cm in length. Broken pieces maybe 1 cm not more. But not sure if its easy to carve. Never tried it. 1.jpg 2.jpg 3.jpg 4.jpg 5.jpg 6.jpg 7.jpg 8.jpg 9.jpg 10.jpg
     
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  2. gigi flic

    gigi flic Active Member

  3. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    she's a beauty....polish the silver and leave her be......!!!!
     
  4. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    V Praze means In Prague
    Try Czechoslovakia, or Czech Republic or Czechia depending on the date.

    Ai says

    This appears to be from a maker or supplier named Jos. Dolezal located in Prague historically situated at Široká ulice (Broad Street) No. 798
     
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  5. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    Once carved, dried, and waxed, the material remains delicate and can break if messed with.
     
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  6. wlwhittier

    wlwhittier Well-Known Member

    I'm with Komokwa...appreciate (or sell) as is.
     
  7. gigi flic

    gigi flic Active Member

    Thank you Davey. Saw the silver hallmark but didnt see the letter C in it. Its an Austro-Hungarian hallmark and the letter is the city mark for Prague. Czechia was part of Austro-Hungary at the time.
    With the other thing i think i was misunderstood. There is an unique situation when I know what's supposed to be there.
    I wouldn't be messing with the pipe, I would be adding to it.
    In 50 tries if i can get a result )
    On the right of the boar head there is an intact mouthpiece. Its a matter of carving a duplicate. Not an complicated shape. From an normal pipe i would use as a donor for the raw material.
    Same with the boars snout.
    The case was made to fit, so i have a general idea of the shape and size of the missing piece.
    If i can come up with an acceptable result, fine, if not, again fine.
    But I would never mess with the pipe as you see it now.

    Looking at the close up photos i thing I was wrong about the hunting horn missing its tip to the left of the boars head, i think its suposed to be a drinking cup . Cone shape piece missing by the looks of it. And bent to the left.
    Simple shape too.
     
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  8. komokwa

    komokwa The Truth is out there...!

    I wouldn't be messing with the pipe, I would be adding to it.
    ..
    ..
    ..
    Sorry......that's still messing with it !
     
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  9. found something that may help with the name in your case: Amsterdam Pipe Museum has a meerschaum cigar holder catalogued under Jos Dolezal, Prague — collection number APM 20.690, dated 1880–1900. Interestingly, it also has a carved boar’s head. It’s a different model, so that doesn’t date yours.
     
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  10. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It is a blurry mark and I don't see the C either, but the Diana head mark with the town code letter inside the cartouche means it was assayed between 1872-1922.
     
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  11. gigi flic

    gigi flic Active Member

    Ty guys.

    There is a C inside, had to take out my magnifier to see it, sadly the photo is the limit of what my phone can do.
     
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