White Earth Atelier

Holders & Objects · 46 pieces

Meerschaum Cigarette Holders

The same stone, the same hands, at a smaller scale. Meerschaum cigarette holders carry the full carving vocabulary of claws, portraits, animal heads and floral relief, worked at a size where every cut is proportionally more demanding.

Hand-carved floral cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-01

46 pieces

All prices on request

Hand-carved floral cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-01CGRTH-011 photograph

Floral Cigarette Holder No. 1

$99Hand-carved floral cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-02CGRTH-022 photographs

Floral Cigarette Holder No. 2

$99Hand-carved floral cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-03CGRTH-032 photographs

Floral Cigarette Holder No. 3

$99Hand-carved floral cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-04CGRTH-041 photograph

Floral Cigarette Holder No. 4

$99Hand-carved floral cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-05CGRTH-051 photograph

Floral Cigarette Holder No. 5

$99Hand-carved floral cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-06CGRTH-061 photograph

Floral Cigarette Holder No. 6

$99Hand-carved floral cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-07CGRTH-071 photograph

Floral Cigarette Holder No. 7

$99Hand-carved floral cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-08CGRTH-081 photograph

Floral Cigarette Holder No. 8

$99Hand-carved eagle's claw cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-09CGRTH-092 photographs

Eagle's Claw Cigarette Holder No. 9

$99Hand-carved eagle's claw cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-10CGRTH-102 photographs

Eagle's Claw Cigarette Holder No. 10

$99Hand-carved eagle's claw cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-11CGRTH-113 photographs

Eagle's Claw Cigarette Holder No. 11

$99Hand-carved eagle's claw cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-12CGRTH-123 photographs

Eagle's Claw Cigarette Holder No. 12

$99Hand-carved eagle's claw cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-13CGRTH-133 photographs

Eagle's Claw Cigarette Holder No. 13

$99Hand-carved eagle's claw cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-14CGRTH-144 photographs

Eagle's Claw Cigarette Holder No. 14

$99Hand-carved horse cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-15CGRTH-153 photographs

Horse Cigarette Holder No. 15

$99Hand-carved deer cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-16CGRTH-163 photographs

Deer Cigarette Holder No. 16

$99Hand-carved elephant cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-17CGRTH-174 photographs

Elephant Cigarette Holder No. 17

$99Hand-carved reclining figure cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-18CGRTH-184 photographs

Reclining Figure Cigarette Holder No. 18

$99Hand-carved eagle's claw cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-19CGRTH-193 photographs

Eagle's Claw Cigarette Holder No. 19

$99Hand-carved sultan cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-20CGRTH-203 photographs

Sultan Cigarette Holder No. 20

$99Hand-carved bears cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-21CGRTH-214 photographs

Bears Cigarette Holder

$139Hand-carved claw cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-22CGRTH-224 photographs

Claw Cigarette Holder No. 22

$129Hand-carved reclining figure cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-23CGRTH-234 photographs

Reclining Figure Cigarette Holder No. 23

$99Hand-carved scorpion cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-24CGRTH-243 photographs

Scorpion Cigarette Holder No. 24

$99Hand-carved dog cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-25CGRTH-254 photographs

Dog Cigarette Holder

$119Hand-carved dragon cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-26CGRTH-264 photographs

Dragon Cigarette Holder No. 26

$99Hand-carved elephant cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-27CGRTH-274 photographs

Elephant Cigarette Holder No. 27

$99Hand-carved eagle's claw cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-28CGRTH-282 photographs

Eagle's Claw Cigarette Holder No. 28

$99Hand-carved eagle's claw cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-29CGRTH-292 photographs

Eagle's Claw Cigarette Holder No. 29

Price on requestHand-carved bulldog cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-30CGRTH-303 photographs

Bulldog Cigarette Holder No. 30

Price on requestHand-carved bulldog cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-31CGRTH-313 photographs

Bulldog Cigarette Holder No. 31

Price on requestHand-carved bulldog cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-32CGRTH-323 photographs

Bulldog Cigarette Holder No. 32

Price on requestHand-carved horse cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-33CGRTH-334 photographs

Horse Cigarette Holder No. 33

Price on requestHand-carved horse cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-34CGRTH-343 photographs

Horse Cigarette Holder No. 34

Price on requestHand-carved deer cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-35CGRTH-353 photographs

Deer Cigarette Holder No. 35

Price on requestHand-carved elephant cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-36CGRTH-364 photographs

Elephant Cigarette Holder No. 36

Price on requestHand-carved reclining figure cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-37CGRTH-374 photographs

Reclining Figure Cigarette Holder No. 37

Price on requestHand-carved eagle's claw cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-38CGRTH-383 photographs

Eagle's Claw Cigarette Holder No. 38

Price on requestHand-carved sultan cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-39CGRTH-393 photographs

Sultan Cigarette Holder No. 39

Price on requestHand-carved bears family cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-40CGRTH-404 photographs

Bears Family Cigarette Holder

Price on requestHand-carved claw cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-41CGRTH-414 photographs

Claw Cigarette Holder No. 41

Price on requestHand-carved reclining figure cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-42CGRTH-424 photographs

Reclining Figure Cigarette Holder No. 42

Price on requestHand-carved scorpion cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-43CGRTH-433 photographs

Scorpion Cigarette Holder No. 43

Price on requestHand-carved bulldog cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-44CGRTH-444 photographs

Bulldog Cigarette Holder No. 44

Price on requestHand-carved dragon cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-45CGRTH-454 photographs

Dragon Cigarette Holder No. 45

Price on requestHand-carved elephant cigarette holder Turkish block meerschaum cigarette holder, product CGRTH-46CGRTH-464 photographs

Elephant Cigarette Holder No. 46

Price on request

About the Cigarette Holders collection

A cigarette holder is not a simplified pipe. The carving vocabulary is identical to the full-size work: eagle's claw, sultan and Ottoman portrait heads, lions, deer, elephants, floral relief. Here it is executed on a fraction of the surface, which leaves the carver no margin at all. Detail that would be routine on a bowl becomes exacting on a shaft.

They also colour faster in visible terms, simply because there is less material and less surface. Owners often notice a warming of tone considerably sooner than on a full pipe.

Holders are the most practical pieces in the catalogue to travel with and the most common choice for a first meerschaum object, since they show what the material and the carving are about at a lower commitment.

Each holder is individually carved and photographed from every angle. Note that the numbering of this collection differs slightly between the atelier's own records and the legacy website; the references shown here follow the atelier's records, and the exact piece is always confirmed by photograph before dispatch.

Common questions

Do meerschaum cigarette holders take filters?
It varies by piece. Ask the atelier before buying if a specific filter fitting matters to you.
Are holders a good first meerschaum purchase?
They are a common starting point: the same material and carving standard at a smaller scale, and easier to travel with.