Museum number:
| APM 14.129 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head Gambetta with mustache and beard |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met knoop. Ketel hoofd Léon Gambetta (1838-1882) met snor en baard en licht golvend haar. Steelaanzet in reliëf eikenblaadjes en eikels. Steel weerszijden in reliëf in naamschild met parellijst "GAMBETTA". Steel intaglio "GAMBIER A PARIS M*M DEPOSE". Schilderemail in groen, wit en zwart. |
Date:
| Period | 1875 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.69 in (4.3 cm) |
| Width | 1.34 in (3.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 5.12 in (13 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, drie kleuren |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 1361 |
| Trade name | fantaisie Gambetta |
| Mark | "GAMBIER A PARIS M*M DEPOSE" (intaglio, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1995 |
| Provenance | Luik, veilinghuis Michel Lhomme, lot 46 |
| Luik, collectie André Joiris, c. 1985-1994 | |
| Brussel, Josse Vandersteen, c. 1985 |
Literature
| Don Duco, Benedict Goes, De Franse figuurpijp in de negentiende eeuw. Amsterdam, 2010. afb 87. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, achterkamer, vitrine Frankrijk, v.a. 1999. |
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