Group of eight Dutch pipe cases, late 18th / early 19th century

comprising one boxwood case carved with Janus head, three mahogany cases with brass mounts, one fruitwood case with brass and copper mounts and fitted with brass pipe cleaner, one brass and silver case with copper mounts, one brass case fitted with ceramic pipe cleaner, and one carved fruitwood case with brass mounts.

The first seven, A & E Foster, London
The last, E.R. Foster, Buckinghamshire

all wood mounted cases with a few missing or replaced pins and minor splits in wood; one mahogany case with an old repair to cracked wood on hinged cover; another mahogany case lacking brass hinge mounts so cover is loose; the brass, silver & copper case with small split in turned stem; the carved fruitwood case lacking closing clasp and with small loss to brass mounts
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