a highly detailed character portrait clay tobacco pipe bowl from alibaba and the forty thieves.
possibly the character hassarac from the gaiety theatres adaption of alibaba and the forty thieves in december 1880.
height ... 50mm
during the late victorian era ( late 19th century ) in the uk, the clay tobacco pipe industry experienced a major shift from producing simple, utilitarian smoking tools to manufacturing highly ornate, novelty and figural pipes. a notable niche within this trend was the production of clay pipes specially commissioned or themed around theatre productions, music hall shows and celebrity entertainers.
