"The Jockey" at rest smoking a pipe.
This cheroot represents a jockey smoking a pipe, with his dog-headed whip in his other hand.
In its case signed with two addresses:
- « Eug Dillen Fcant Bréveté – BRUXELLES 3, rue de l’Etuve 3 et 14 rue Ch. Buls 14 »
- and awards « Bruxelles 1905 – Calais 1896 – 2ème Grand Prix – Diplôme d’honneur et Médaille d’or ».
Dimensions: 10,4 cm high - 19 cm long.
Nota : Dillen was presumably from a family of craftsmen of the famous Vienna School, which emigrated later to Belgium.
Bruxelles c. 1900.
Museum piece in meerschaum, amber and jet.
Reference : D/ T 895
Price on request.
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