Museum number:

APM 12.575b

Subcollection:

clay pipes

Title:

tobacco pipe

Keyword:

thorns

Description:

Tabakspijp van klei met staande ovale ketel, figurale hiel en rechte steel met knopmondstuk. Ketel onderzijde en steel in reliëf kleine doornen, aan de onderzijde van de ketel tot een spoor verlengd. Steel links in reliëf modelnummer "559". Steel intaglio "GAMBIER A PARIS M*M DEPOSE MADE IN FRANCE". Schilderemail in blauw op de dorens.

Date:

Period 1875 - 1900


Dimensions:

BowlHeight1.42 in (3.6 cm)
Width1.06 in (2.7 cm)
StemLength5.12 in (13 cm)
Weight21 gram
Characteristics
Pipe type stem pipe
Pipe shape oval
Materialpipe clay (ceramic)
Techniquepress moulded
Colourwhite
Finish email, blauw
Traces of use ongerookt
Production
ContinentEurope
Region internationalWestern Europe
CountryFrance
Region nationalArdennes
TownGivet
MakerGambier
Trade number 559
Trade name fantaisie épine
Mark "GAMBIER A PARIS M*M DEPOSE MADE IN FRANCE" (intaglio, steel)
Acquisition
Year 2001
Provenance Parijs, veilinghuis Nouveau Drouot, lot 314
La Crau, Bernard Mamy, winkelvoorraad, 2001

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