Best in the West Auction: Navajo Jewelry, Western Art, Native American, Luxury Jewelry
Sat, Oct 9, 2021 11:00AM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 88
Sioux Pewter Inlaid Steatite Catlinite Pipe 19th C
Estimate: $2,500 - $3,500
Bid Increments
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| $0 | $5 |
| $50 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $25,000 | $2,500 |
| $100,000 | $5,000 |
This is an excellent black steatite stone carved “T” pipe which is artfully inlaid with pewter and spots of red catlinite pipstone dating to the mid-to-late 19th Century and attributed to the Sioux Native American Indians of the Northwest Plains. The large example measures 8 ¼ inches long by 4 inches wide and features a tapering point with tall cylindrical bowl, tapering squared of section just behind the bowl and oval rounded off stem connection. The pewter is inlaid across the entire piece including the traditional tapering stems with circle ends, crisscrossing diagonal patterns with lower line and top smoking bowl end cap giving the appearance of black steatite triangles, a tapering blade like cap at the end with circle of red pipestone catlinite inlaid, a pipe stem connection end cap with forward bar wrapping around the pipe showing a four-point morning star on both sides inlaid with a circle of red pipestone catlinite along with two pewter circles above and at the bottom of the pipe a long triangle of pewter inlaid with a long red and pink speckled triangle of pipestone catlinite. The inlays are scene on both sides. This is truly a masterpiece example of true “American Indian Art” and is possibly the finest early pipe we have ever offered for sale or is available for sale publicly. Provenance: From the ex-collection of Cyrus Eaton of London, England.
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