Designer: Walter Bosse (1904 – 1979)

Item: Muliptle Pipe Rest or Stand

Manufactured by: Walter Bosse and Herta Baller (1921 - 1957)

Country of origin: Austria

Year made: Ca. 1950s

Materials: Patinated and polished brass

Dimensions: 1” x 4 ¾” x 4 ½”

Condition: Excellent

References: Schreyer-Hartmann, Cherica, Walter Bosse: Leben, Kunst und Handwerk 1904-1979. Vienna: Brandstätter, 2000.

Description: Here is a harder-to-find design by Walter Bosse for a pipe holder that holds six pipes at once, for the Bosse-Baller partnership. Signed “Austria Baller” on the bottom as shown. We have only seen one other of this model come to market.