Museum number:
| APM 17.399 |
Subcollection:
| meerschaum pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| golden valve cover |
Description:
Tobacco pipe made of meerschaum with a high bag shaped bowl, bowl and stem flattened on both sides, round base without heel and ascending stem, the end swings in at the bottom and is oval-shaped. Undecorated. Smooth filt line under cover and stem mounting. Mounted with a golden valve cover in two colours of gold with a dome shape, on both sides along a ribbed leafy branch including a standing oval filled with a cover vase or urn, air intake through a sawn fence consisting of arcs. Flat clamp spring with curl. Stem mounting with grooved stem plate with engraved pearl frame, conical ten-sided stem holder with small locking ring. Lid internal a paper label with blue border and "7101". |
Date:
| Period | 1790 - 1820 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 3.98 in (10.1 cm) |
| Width | 1.81 in (4.6 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 7.28 in (18.5 cm) |
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | bag shape |
| Material | meerschaum (block) (stone) |
| Technique | carved |
| Colour | ivory white |
| Other materials | gold (metal) |
| Other colours | two colours |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Central Europe |
| Country | Austria |
| Region national | Vienna (province) |
| Town | Vienna (?) |
| Year | 2004 |
| Provenance | Amsterdam, veilinghuis Sotheby's, lot 315 |
| Duitsland, omgeving München, groot-hertogelijke familie, <1980-2004 |
| Exclusieve tabakspijp van een hoge kwaliteit van de beste soort meerschuim gesneden in een trefzekere en zeer bijzondere tijdgebonden vorm met empire kenmerken, montage met gouden klepdeksel in bijpassende stijl. |
| Don Duco, Object van de maand. Amsterdam, 2001. augustus 2004, nr 39. Beknopte bespreking van dit exemplaar. |
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 5, v.a. 2004. |
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