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ONE OF A KIND FREEHAND Meerschaum pipe- USA made by artist Micoli circa1975
ONE OF A KIND FREEHAND Meerschaum pipe- USA made by artist Micoli circa1975
ONE OF A KIND FREEHAND Meerschaum pipe- USA made by artist Micoli circa1975
ONE OF A KIND FREEHAND Meerschaum pipe- USA made by artist Micoli circa1975
ONE OF A KIND FREEHAND Meerschaum pipe- USA made by artist Micoli circa1975
ONE OF A KIND FREEHAND Meerschaum pipe- USA made by artist Micoli circa1975
ONE OF A KIND FREEHAND Meerschaum pipe- USA made by artist Micoli circa1975
ONE OF A KIND FREEHAND Meerschaum pipe- USA made by artist Micoli circa1975
ONE OF A KIND FREEHAND Meerschaum pipe- USA made by artist Micoli circa1975
ONE OF A KIND FREEHAND Meerschaum pipe- USA made by artist Micoli circa1975
ONE OF A KIND FREEHAND Meerschaum pipe- USA made by artist Micoli circa1975

ONE OF A KIND FREEHAND Meerschaum pipe- USA made by artist Micoli circa1975

$ 462

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Body Shape: Freehand
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • Brand: Micolli
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Handmade: Yes
  • Condition: New

    Description

    Meerschaum pipe collectible made in the USA Micolli 1975. Condition is "New". Shipped with USPS First Class.
    For the serious collector this pipe transcends to immortal status.
    In 1974 and 1975 Micolli, an American briar carver, made 200 works of art out of Meerschaum.
    THIS IS NOT A Face or Dragon or Animal or Skull or the many Meerschaum pipes that are duplicated over and over again, mere copies of the past and present that are replicated endlessly.
    This pipe is #74 carved in 1975 as is noted on the shank of the pipe.
    It is signed, numbered, and dated.
    Micolli was one of the first to use Lucite stems on Meerschaum pipes. He took it to another level with a 2 piece hand twisted blue Lucite stem to finish the work of art.
    There is a slight discoloring of the Meerschaum with age that I hope is seen clearly in the pictures.
    This is a real one of a kind freehand Meerschaum and the pics cannot show the miracle of a real piece of art and history. It has NO chips even though it looks all craggily.
    Length 7”
    Height 3”
    Bowl depth 1.5”
    Micoli or “Mic” as he is called by family and friends, has acquired the reputation of being one of the best American pipe makers. He is appreciated by the most prominent of collectors. Educated in the arts, He started this adventure in 1968. His craftsmanship and artistry were dedicated to over twenty years of full time pipe making, with no two alike. In the last twenty years plus he has been partially retired and limits carving to a few pipes a month. ​He has continued sculpting animals and other subjects from brair and other rare woods. Micoli is now 72 years old.​
    The signature of Burns’ work is the specific way of rustication he worked out using a Dremel power tool. (The Dremel had been introduced to pipemaking by Teddy Knudsen.)
    Burns/Micoli also made the E. Oslo pipes. These can be considered his entry-level pipes as he did not carve these from scratch but rather purchased run-of-the-mill standard shapes from Italian and English pipe makers, such as Savinelli and Comoy’s, and dremeled his signature magic on them.