ISMAIL OZEL IS ALSO KNOW AS "THE ARTIST". PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS THE MASTER OF THE MASTERS! HE TAUGHT CARVING TO EDUCATE YOUNG TALENTED CARVERS.
WHO ARE NOW AMOUNG THE BEST CARVERS! COR A MASTER ARTISAN WAS TRAINED BY HIM. GREAT FACIAL CARVING AND DETAILED FINGERS, TOES. CLOTHING, FOOD ON TABLE ETC. SIZE = 16" LONG ASSEMBLED, 2" WIDE, 5 HIGH.
REMOVAL BOWL IS 1 1/4" DIAMETER, COMBUSTION CHAMBER IS 7/8" DIAMETER WITH A DEPTH OF 2. FIXED BOWL IS 1 1/4" DIAMETER, COMBUSTION CHAMBER IS 3/4" AT A DEPTH OF 1 3/4. THIS PIPE IS A SITTER! THE AVERAGE MEERSCHAUM PIPE WEIGHS ABOUT 1.8 Ounces. THIS PIPE WEIGHTS IN AT 9.8 Ounces or the equivalent of 5 average.
COMES IN A PADDED MOLDED LEATHER CASE. SIZE = 17" x 7" x 2 1/2. NOT INCLUDED BUT THE BRASS NAME PLATE IS INCLUDED. PRICELESS, BELONGS IN A MUSEUM ALONG WITH MANY OF ISMAIL'S OTHER MASTERPIECE CREATIONS. COMES FROM A NOW CLOSED PIPE SHOP. THE SHOP CLOSED IN 1990 AND THIS PIPE AND OTHER SMOKING RELATED OBJECTS WENT INTO LONG TERM STORAGE. MOST OF ISMAIL OZEL MASTERPIECES ARE HELD IN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS, MUSEUMS AND RARELY SEEN FOR SALE! "In Pipe Digest #188, article written about a "football-sized Anthony. Reported to be one of the largest Meerschaums in the U. Pipes Digest #188 - May 4, 1995.VIRUSES AND GERMS FOR 10 MINUTES IN MY. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Tobacciana\Pipes\Meerschaum". The seller is "bigmikeyc1" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped to United States.