Museum number:
| APM 14.128 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head Mefisto, bird's claw |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte oplopende insteeksteel. Ketel hoofd Mefisto met puntige sik, twee horentjes op voorhoofd en kapje met vleermuisnagels. Ketel onderzijde vogelklauw met vier tenen. Steel links in reliëf "GAMBIER", steel rechts "A PARIS 2033". |
Date:
| Period | 1905 - 1915 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.61 in (4.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.18 in (3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
| Weight | 19 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 2033 |
| Trade name | tête Méphistophèles |
| Mark | "GAMBIER" (reliëf, steel links) "A PARIS 2033" (reliëf, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1995 |
| Provenance | Luik, veilinghuis Michel Lhomme, lot 42 |
| Luik, collectie André Joiris, <1985-1994 |
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