Large porcelain pipe: a reclining man drinking wine from the barrel, Germany 1880s.
Germany circa 1880.
800 EURO
Painted porcelain pipe, with opening bowl, depicting a man with a hat, lying down and embracing a barrel of Alsatian wine from Metz, with his mouth attached to the tap from which the wine comes out. On the lid, a monkey sits, looking at it. The long mouthpiece, connected to the stove, is a branch, perforated inside, made of cherry wood, one part left bare and the other smooth. Germany circa 1880.
(The support base is for photographic use only, not for sale).
4,25” – 11 CM H 4” – 10 CM L 2” – 5 CM D
REF: V1432
