Museum number:
| APM 11.228b |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| head François I with large hat |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd François I met snor en baard, baret met noppen en veer. Ketelbasis opstaande kraag. Steel links in reliëf liggend ovaal met modelnummer "890", steel rechts liggend ovaal met "GAMBIER A PARIS". Schilderemail in rood, blauw, bruin, zwart en wit. |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Width | 1.46 in (3.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, vijf kleuren |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 890 |
| Trade name | le guetteur, tête |
| Mark | JG in parelcirkel (stempel) "GAMBIER A PARIS" (reliëf, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1995 |
| Provenance | Luik, veilinghuis Michel Lhomme, lot 30 |
| Luik, collectie André Joiris, <1985-1994 |
Literature
| Don Duco, Benedict Goes, De Franse figuurpijp in de negentiende eeuw. Amsterdam, 2010. afb 62. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, achterkamer, vitrine Frankrijk, v.a. 1999. |
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