Museum number:
| APM 21.448 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bust Capoul |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met knoop. Ketel hoofd Capoul met kort haar en kleine puntige snor, eenvoudig glad borstbeeld. Steel links in rechthoekig tekstveld met bladwerk omlijst "CAPOUL" en rechts "PAUL-VIRGINIE", steel intaglio "GAMBIER A PARIS M*M DEPOSE". Schilderemail in zwart en wit. |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1880 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 1.54 in (3.9 cm) |
| Width | 1.3 in (3.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 5.31 in (13.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | schilderemail, zwart, wit |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 1390 |
| Trade name | fantaisie Capoul |
| Mark | "GAMBIER A PARIS M*M DEPOSE" (intaglio, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2013 |
| Provenance | Parijs, Piasa, veilinghuis Nouveau Drouot, lot 249 |
| Gisy-les-Nobles, Daniel Mazaleyrat, <1990-2009 |
Literature
| Don Duco, Benedict Goes, De Franse figuurpijp in de negentiende eeuw. Amsterdam, 2010. afb 124. Dit exemplaar. |
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