Lange Soldatenpfeife mit Emailbild - Pipe - Porcelain

For sale is an exceptionally well-preserved and historically highly interesting Reserve regimental ceremonial pipe (Prunkpfeife) from the time of the German Empire. It is an absolutely authentic collectible with rare personal family history and a clear connection to a Prussian elite cavalry regiment. Historical data & details: • Unit: 4th Squadron / 2nd Guard Uhlans Regiment (garrisoned in Berlin/Potsdam). • Soldier’s name: Willy Rieck. • Service years (engraved on the wooden shaft): 1902 – 1905. • Feature (unique): The back of the pipe head bears a hand-painted, personal dedication from the soldier to his father: “Ich gratuliere lieber Vater! Zum Geburtstag für m. l. Vater. Berlin 1900.” The motif shows the son in blue Uhlan uniform and the father clinking in a tavern. Construction & materials: • Total length: Impressively about 145–150 cm. • Pipe head & middle piece: Made of fine porcelain, colorfully hand-painted with regimental motifs (Uhlan on horse with lance) and gilded accents. The pipe head has an intact metal lid. • Shaft & embellishments: Elaborately turned genuine wooden shaft with real deer horn rosettes. At the upper end there is a plastically carved horse head in a horseshoe (typical for cavalry regiments). • Accessories: Complete flexible cloth hose with original mouthpiece and the accompanying cords. Condition: For its age of over 120 years, the pipe is in outstanding condition. • The porcelain elements (head and middle piece) are completely crack-free, with no cracks or chips, and the painting is excellently preserved (the cracks suspected in the initial pictures turned out, on closer inspection, to be mere specks). • The wood and horn parts are stable and solid. • The flexible hose shows age-related wear and slight fraying at the upper bend, which, however, does not diminish its authenticity. A beautiful centerpiece for collectors of Kaiserreich militaria, historic smoking accessories, or Berlin/Potsdam regional history.

Estimate:£124.95

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