Sold Very Tender, Very Old Tin Lined Wooden Pipe Bowl with Beautiful Face uncut tintype A beautiful old puzzle lid

A beautiful old puzzle lid snuff box for sure

with three more spooled legs to stand on

though I am not entirely sure if British or French

as the slide top slides easily and holds well

Sold Very Tender, Very Old Tin Lined Wooden Pipe Bowl with Beautiful Face uncut tintype A beautiful old puzzle lidThe rich patinas of much smoked old carved wooden pipes really do it for me, but even more so the face carved into this one, feeling as if having pushed itself to the surface, completely of it. A bit like a face on the moon. Really beautiful, subtle and very wise feeling, and the form of this pipe itself is really gorgeous too. A couple of splits in the wood here from age shrinkage, as evident, and with a piece of tin lining the bowl. I would guess