Original British Royal Navy Boatswain’s Ball Bowled Pipe in Carry Case with Fouled Anchor Marking - circa 1820 Russian Artwork & Posters The gold wash on this

The gold wash on this example is quite good

painting or cleaning

The leather tip looks to have torn off

J Epps - Athens

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Original British Royal Navy Boatswain’s Ball Bowled Pipe in Carry Case with Fouled Anchor Marking - circa 1820 Russian Artwork & Posters The gold wash on thisOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is a very nice tobacco pipe, most likely owned by a Boatswain (Bosun) in the British Royal Navy. It features a delicate root wood ball shaped bowl, mounted with white metal to a horn stem ending in a black horn mouthpiece. It is marked DEPOSE on both sides of the bottom fitting near the ball, a known French maker of pipes. There is a small chain on the bottom of the pipe, probably more for ornamentation than