Museum number:
| APM 21.515 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bust Napoleon I with two-sided stitch |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, lensvormige onderzijde zonder hiel en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel borstbeeld van keizer Napoleon Bonaparte met tweekante steek en borstbeeld met uniform met épauletten. Steel rechts in reliëf modelnummer "330". Manchet links in reliëf "GAMBIER" en rechts "A PARIS". Schilderemail in bruin, turkoois, geel, wit en zwart. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 1.73 in (4.4 cm) |
| Width | 0.83 in (2.1 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 0.98 in (2.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | schilderemail, vijf kleuren |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 330 |
| Trade name | Napoléon, tête petite |
| Mark | "GAMBIER" (reliëf, manchet links) "A PARIS" (reliëf, manchet rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2013 |
| Provenance | Parijs, Piasa, veilinghuis Nouveau Drouot, lot 217 |
| Gisy-les-Nobles, Daniel Mazaleyrat, <1995-2009 |
Literature
| Don Duco, Napoleonpijpen: politiek statement of rage-item?. Amsterdam, 2013. afb 5. Dit exemplaar. |
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