Museum number:

APM 14.356

Subcollection:

kleipijpen

Title:

tabakspijp

Keyword:

standing Mandarin

Description:

Tobacco pipe made of clay with large figural bowl, flat bottom without heel and short rising stem with stub. Bowl standing Mandarin dressed in long oriental robe with hat with hanging lap, a feather fan in the right hand. Octagonal stem with flower and leaf motif. Stub left embossed "GAMBIER", stub right "A PARIS". Painted enamel in yellow, blue, pink, green, white and black.

Date:

Period 1860 - 1885


Dimensions:

BowlHeight9,7 cm
Width3,9 cm
StemLength3 cm
Weight117 gram
Characteristics
Pipe type manchetpijp
Pipe shape figuraal
Materialpijpaarde (ceramiek)
Techniquegekast
Colourwit
Finish email, zes kleuren
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContintentEuropa
Region InternationalWest-Europa
CountryFrankrijk
Region NationalArdennes
CityGivet
MakerGambier
Trade number 416
Trade name mandarin, tête
Mark JG (stempel, steel oz.)
"GAMBIER" (reliëf, manchet il.)
"A PARIS" (reliëf, manchet re.)
Acquisition
Year 1995
Provenance Gisy-les-Nobles, Daniël Mazaleyrat
Parijs, collectie Bertrand Lazard, <1981-1995
Comments
Afgebeeld in Pipe, the worldwide pipe smoker's magazine, vol 4, 1996, p 50, Famous Pipes, Pipes Célèbres, Pipas Famosas. Dit exemplaar.
Literature
Bernard Mamy, Eppe Ramazzotti, Pfeifen und Pfeifenraucher; Pfeifendunst und Pfeifenkunst. Genève, 1982. p 83, foto (kleur). Dit exemplaar.
Exhibition
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, tentoonstelling "Toppers, twee jaar aanwinsten Pijpenkabinet", voorjaar-zomer 1996.
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, achterkamer, vitrine Frankrijk, v.a. 1999.

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