Antique Hand-carved Folk Art Wooden "Claw Over Egg" Pipe Bowl on Custom Stand church painting in 10th grade

in 10th grade

6 3/4" x 4 1/8"

There are 85 marbles by my count averaging about 1/2" in diameter

I had one other set very similar to this one in the shop several months ago

Watercolor is in excellent condition

Antique Hand-carved Folk Art Wooden "Claw Over Egg" Pipe Bowl on Custom Stand church painting in 10th gradeLove at first sight with this one, found at an antiques show in New Hampshire last weekend, which I grabbed right away in a manner very much like the way this talon grabs its bowl! There are antique meerschaum pipes out there formally similar to this one, but this one's special carved by hand of wood, with polychrome giving the black to the claw. Very striking, and much smoked, too, with a terrific patina to the bowl. And a stand made just for it too,