France, Kingdom. A Carved Meerschaum Pipe with Silver Mountings, by E.W, c.1825 certificate_of_authenticity lift tab on the front

lift tab on the front of the lid

reverse inscribed NIEDER SACHSENS SOHNEN DIE DANKBARE HEIMAT (Grateful Fatherland to the Sons of Lower Saxony) inside an open-ended wreath of oak leaves

the regiment fought in the Austro-Prussian War of 1866

56 mm x 35

the obverse with a central red enameled Geneva Cross

France, Kingdom. A Carved Meerschaum Pipe with Silver Mountings, by E.W, c.1825 certificate_of_authenticity lift tab on the frontA lovely silver mounted Meerschaum pipe, with a delicately and meticulously carved, the bowl presenting a right facing eagle with open wings amongst a trophy of arms in the background, and a shielded N below the eagle, the shank features clusters of three small hashmarks creating a lightly textured field, the silver mountings present a single hinged cover with relief around the edges and the cuff is also reinforced and finished with a silver ring with