Museum number:
| APM 4.991b |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head Molé with hooked nose and hat |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en korte oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel karikaturaal hoofd van staatsman Louis Matthieu Molé met haakneus en kanten muts. Steel links in reliëf "GAMBIER" en rechts "A PARIS", op schildje modelnummer "712". |
Date:
| Period | 1875 - 1895 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.85 in (4.7 cm) |
| Width | 1.34 in (3.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) |
| Weight | 32.5 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 712 |
| Trade name | Molé, tête |
| Mark | JG (stempel, steel onderzijde) "GAMBIER" (reliëf, steel links) "A PARIS" (reliëf, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1995 |
| Provenance | Luik, veilinghuis Michel Lhomme, lot 30 |
| Luik, collectie André Joiris, <1985-1994 | |
| Luik, antiekhandel. c. 1980 |
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