Meerschaum and Silver Opium Pipe

Austrian silver mounted meerschaum carved pipe, circa 1890. Note, missing stem.

A Dutch meerschaum pipe with silver mounts, 1840-1870 According to common usage in the 19th century, the pipe bowl has a silver valve cover. The lid has a the pattern of a shell t...

Meerschaum pipe bowl with silver mountings by Klinkosch Austro-Hungarian, Late 19th Century Height 19cm, width 21cm, depth 9cm Emerging from the annals of late 19th-century Austro-H...

Carved Turkish Figural Meerschaum Pipe with Moorish Turkish Bearded head. Meerschaum pipe is a smoking pipe made from the mineral sepiolite, also known as meerschaum. Meerschaum , German for "sea foam" is sometimes found floating on the Black Sea and is rather suggestive of sea foam (hence the German origin of the name, as well as the French name for the same substance, écume de mer). Meerschaum, also known as curlstone, is a unique mineral mined in the Anatolian province of Eskisehir. Local artisans hand carve the stone into collectibles, most notably tobacco pipes...

Antique Victorian quality meerschaum pipe having a quality carved meerschaum pipe in the original case with green velvet interior.

Asian metal opium pipe with filigree art work in floral designs. Silvered metal alloy, patinated could be cleaned to be shiny. Long and unusual decorative collector opium pipe, very ...