HUGE ISMAIL BLOCK MEERSCHAUM PIPE FEATURING THE LAST SUPPER WITH JESUS

Description

HUGE THE LAST SUPPER!
THE ARTIST:
ISMAIL OZEL IS ALSO KNOW AS "THE ARTIST".
PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS THE MASTER OF THE MASTERS!
(PASSED AWAY IN 2012)
HE TAUGHT CARVING TO EDUCATE YOUNG TALENTED CARVERS
WHO ARE NOW AMOUNG THE BEST CARVERS!
(H. COR A MASTER ARTISAN WAS TRAINED BY HIM)
THE PIPE:
GREAT FACIAL CARVING AND DETAILED FINGERS, TOES. CLOTHING, FOOD ON TABLE ETC..
SIGNED "ARTIST ISMAIL".
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
meerschaum Pipes. !!
THE LEATHER CASE:
COMES IN A  PADDED MOLDED LEATHER CASE .
SIZE = 17" x 7" x 2 1/2".
THE GLASS DISPLAY CASE:
NOT INCLUDED BUT THE BRASS NAME PLATE IS INCLUDED.
THE VALUE:
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!
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NOTE:
"In Pipe Digest #188, article written about a "football-sized" Anthony
and Cleopatra, carved by Ismail Ozel and selling for ,000, that is
reported to be one of the largest Meerschaums in the U.S.
Pipes Digest #188 - May 4, 1995"
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BUY WITH CONFIDENCE AS I HAVE BEEN ON
EBAY SINCE 2002 DEALING WITH over
7,000
EBAYERS REPRESENTING OVER
15,000
TRANSACTIONS.
OTHER UNIQUE ITEMS IN MY EBAY STORE.
U.S. BIDDERS/BUYERS ONLY.
WE SHIP SIX DAYS A WEEK
VIA PRIORITY MAIL WITH TRACKING & INSURED.
Items normally shipped the following day after confirmed payment.
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ALL OF MY PIPES SOLD  ARE UV SANITIZED FOR YOUR PROTECTION TO DESTROY BACTERIA,
VIRUSES AND GERMS FOR 10 MINUTES IN MY
LARGE UV SANITIZER. (SEE LAST PICTURE)