Four Figural Ceramic Pipes

Description:

Four Figural Ceramic Pipes, Germany, early 20th century, comprising a Fortune Teller pipe, formed as a hand holding a ball with mystic symbols around Androcles and the Lion, titled "Madame Kritikbeleiter" above, metal lid engraved "Das Gluck ist nicht fur Jeder Man," (lacking stem),lg. 3 in.; a bust of a boy in black hat, 14-inch wood stem, pipe lg. 3 3/4 in.; a peasant girl bearing large basket, (lacking stem) lg. 3 in.; and figure of a Bavarian man drinking from the tap of a beer barrel marked "Hoch Gambrinus," 20 1/2-inch wood stem, pipe lg. 4 1/2 in.
Estimate $400-600

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