Museum number:
| APM 11.724 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| eagle, Napoleontic decoration |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel voorzijde figurale adelaar met de kop naar links en gespreide vleugels zittend op een Napoleontische verdienstemedaille. Steel links in schild "GAMBIER A PARIS", steel rechts modelnummer "804". Schilderemail in wit, geel, groen en rood. |
Date:
| Period | 1860 - 1890 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.56 in (6.5 cm) |
| Width | 1.26 in (3.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Weight | 49 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, vier kleuren |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 804 |
| Trade name | aigle, tête |
| Mark | JG (stempel, steel onderzijde) "GAMBIER A PARIS" (reliëf, steel links) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1990 |
| Provenance | Londen, veilinghuis Phillips, 1990, lot 115 |
| Bramber, collectie Anthony Irving, House of Pipes, <1970-1989 |
Comments
| Vgl. APM 14.485 de ongerookte versie van dit pijpmodel. |
Literature
| Don Duco, The Intriguing world of the French clay pipe. WoubruggePipe, the worldwide pipe smoke's magazine, 10/2, 1999. p 17. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Wervik, Tabaksmuseum, tentoonstelling "Tabak & Vorsten", 19 januari 1994 - 25 november 1994. |
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