Spanish Auction

22 septembre 2025

Today, an auction house in Barcelona, ​​unknown to us, is auctioning a pipe collection. Those familiar with the literature will recognize the material at a glance. It represents a significant portion of the Rhein Collection, a Swiss collection assembled in the 1960s and 1970s. A beautifully illustrated catalogue was even published in 1978. At this auction, our museum hopes to acquire several porcelain and meerschaum pipes that will constitute a significant addition to our collection. One remarkable curiosity in this public sale is a pipe bowl shaped like a high shoe, made in North Africa. A curious specimen that will certainly not be out of place in our museum.

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