Superb Antique Hand Carved Black Forest Cheroot Holder Pipe, Figural w Man and Woman, Signed by Artist 1800-1820s which I've shown in photos

which I've shown in photos

Our magnificent little work of art is a late 1700s to mid-1800s Grand Tour souvenir painting after Portrait of the Antwerp Merchant Sebastiaen Leerse and his Family

fresh and muslin-crafted casing

sitter in gilt bronze frame with velvet mat

One or two beads missing on hte one

Superb Antique Hand Carved Black Forest Cheroot Holder Pipe, Figural w Man and Woman, Signed by Artist 1800-1820s which I've shown in photosExcellent example of the artistry of 19th century carvers, and bears signature of its carver, this German or Swiss made Black Forest pipe is without damage, has been kept in pristine form and never used (no teeth marks on mouthpiece and no evidence of tobacco stain within. The tiny couple sit together in an Alpine setting. He is missing one hand, and not another chip nor other loss to either figure. Found in France. Beautifully carved, you'll find