Austrian or German, likely carved walnut, silver mounts with circa 1780-1830 hallmarks, the silver shank plate struck with maker's mark "IR" or "IK" within a rectangular reserve, with silver loth purity marks "12" and "13", deep tapering bowl and pierced cover carved with acanthus and flame motif, obverse carved with meandering floral motifs flanking a tied oval wreath, fitted with an upright natural wood stem having horn ferrule and tapering mouthpiece.

12 x 3 1/2 x 1 5/8 in.

The Estate of the late Dr. Larry Southworth, Fredericksburg, Virginia

Silver literature:
International Hallmarks on Silver: Collected by Tardy, 1985 (reprint 2000), pgs. 63-66.

Included with the pipe is a later ink inscribed note:
"Descent of Pipe:
-Gerard Hopkins Baltimore, Maryland
-Rachel Hopkins Snowden
-Sarah Snowden Thomas
-Ann Thomas m. Wm. Poultney
-Thomas Ellicot Poultney-co owner Pres of B & O Railroad
-Sarah Poultney m. William Miller Ellicot
-Francis (Frank) Ellicot
-Caroline Elliocto Boyle of Baltimore, Md -died 1/90"

Good estate condition; some minor nicks and light scratches to wood; minor denting to silver mounts; the shank mortise with later paper fill.