Ropp Alpine French Cherrywood Sitter Tobacco Pipe Wind Cap Unsmoked Vintage For Sale

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Ropp Alpine French Cherrywood Sitter Tobacco Pipe Wind Cap Unsmoked Vintage:
$69.99

Ropp Alpine French Cherrywood Sitter Tobacco Pipe Wind Cap Unsmoked Vintage

Unsmoked vintage French Alpine/Tyrolean tobacco pipe attributed to Ropp, with a tapered flat-bottom sitter bowl, natural cherrywood shank, red-and-green cord wrapping/tassel, and hinged perforated metal wind cap.

• Maker: Attributed to Ropp

• Origin: France; marked “MADE IN FRANCE”

• Material: Cherrywood / natural wood

• Style: Alpine / Tyrolean sitter

• Bowl: Approx. 3” tall; tapered with flat base

• Wind cap: Hinged, ventilated decorative metal cap

• Condition: Completely unsmoked; clean chamber with no carbon, ash or tobacco residue. Light age/storage wear to wood and metal.

• Estimated period: c. 1960s–1970s

Ropp attribution is based on the French cherrywood construction and distinctive red/green wrapped shank and tassel seen on documented Ropp Alpine/Everest pipes. No separate Ropp stamp has been located.