porcelain smoking pipes

[dw171]

I believe they're both German and from the 1800s, but that's about all I know of them. Looks like a battle scene and a romantic scene. Not sure how to date them. One of them has belauschte liebe written on bottom. Could anyone tell me a bit more about them. Thanks

 

[mrs.oroblanco]

Not much help, but it means "love exchanged"

Not sure why pipes would have an end that looks like something screws onto it. Neat.

Mrs.O

 

[duggap]

http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=11&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CEoQFjAK&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpipesmagazine.com%2Fforums%2Ftopic%2Fporcelain-pipes-1&ei=JRoIVYa7NYmXNu_4gJAL&usg=AFQjCNF0_8-k9IWTqYopWSHwWMdCWO8uIA&sig2=Z8f2QZd-eS5FJrHrBFj3yQ

The above site is a discussion on porcelain pipes. I found some available on ebay for around ten dollars.

 

[Ant]

It might be an opium pipe, or one of those pipes that I've seen some men smoke from in the Swiss Alps, missing the long woden stem...