Description
This is a fine antique, long handle, smokers pipe that has been well used and well loved. It was made in Austria by Anton Partsch and bears the stamp “PARTSCH” as well as the “Austrian Eagle Crest” on its bowl.
The bowl has a clamshell relief pattern at its base and is in a terra-cotta red glazed clay. The hinged metal wind cap has two slots and a turned down ball clasp for closure. There is a cord loop on the metal band around the shank but no cord.I believe the reddish bark coloured wood stem is willow and I am not sure if the mouthpiece is bone or some kind of acrylic.
Dimensions: Length: 12 in. ( 30 cm.) Width: 3 in. ( 8 cm.)