Auböck-esque Brass Foot Pipe Tamper no relief exuberant stubble

exuberant stubble

Good antique condition with lots of wear to the wood as pictured

I wouldn't have predicted I'd go in for a carved gourd figure

7 3/4" t x 6 1/4" w x 1/4" thick

Auböck-esque Brass Foot Pipe Tamper no relief exuberant stubbleI love a figural pipe tamper, and this cast brass one with foot at the end of the tamping post has a sort of Carl Aubck feel to me and as my instagram icon is a Carl Aubck brass foot, of course I'd grab it! To me the foot is a symbol of wandering, exploring (and hoping to find!) just right for a little pipe tamper that fits readily in any pocket, and which could just as easily be recast as a good luck charm! 2 5 8" l x 7 16" w x 5 8" t and in very