Museum number:
| APM 21.502 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bust man |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel borstbeeld man met kaal hoofd met halflange haarlokken, borststuk zonder kleding. Ketel onderzijde stempels met "BG" in parelcirkel en intaglio "DEPOSE". Schilderemail in zwart en wit op ogen en wenkbrauwen. |
Date:
| Period | 1840 - 1855 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 2.32 in (5.9 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 2.2 in (5.6 cm) |
| Width | 1.69 in (4.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed 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 | Blanc-Garin & Guyot |
| Mark | BG in parelcirkel (stempel , ketel onderzijde) "DEPOSE" (stempel, ketel onderzijde) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2013 |
| Provenance | Parijs, Piasa, veilinghuis Nouveau Drouot, lot 457 |
| Gisy-les-Nobles, Daniel Mazaleyrat, <1990-2009 |
Literature
| André Leclaire, Quelques marques de pipiers Français inusitées. LiverpoolJournal of the Académie Internationale de la Pipe, 10/, 2017. p 65, merk 5 en 6. Dit exemplaar (het merk). |
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