The pipe consisting of a main section made of lacquered wood, with connecting pieces made of pewter, a silver ring with raised enamel decoration, the mouth piece and finial carved of ivory China, 19th century The finial is carved in the shape of hand holding the pipe-bowl, which is made of pewter with a copper inset, and a Yixing ceramic top with a meander border and a band with an inscription. The bottom of the hand shows a neatly incised ying yang symbol. The carving of the hand with its detailed fingernails shows a high level of both technical and artistic skills. The Yixing pipe-bowl top bears the nine-character inscription “Yanyun Shedong (the name of the village, where this pipe was made) Qingshi Shi (the name of the maker’s family) Jianzhi (supervised making)” Shape: Pipe Dimensions: 45 cm (length) Condition: Good condition with minuscule hair line to mouth piece and some tiny abrasions to wood, very good old patina Provenance: Austrian private collection 清代象牙木柄鴉片烟槍 品相良好，烟嘴部位有裂縫，木質部分有磨損，包漿 奧地利私人收藏