Museum number:

APM 15.640

Subcollection:

meerschuim pijpen

Title:

tabakspijp

Keyword:

swirling lines, three snakes

Description:

Tobacco pipe made of meerschaum with Ulm shaped two-sided flattened shape with slender oval bowl, without heel and rising stem without stub. Bowl profile cut into swirling lines where a circulating line from the bowl runs through the stub to the bottom of the pipe and makes a curl there. Mounting with silver valve cover with convex top with button, s-shaped clamp spring and simple cuff ring. Silver marks on lid ring with "MAY" and "23". Original buffalo horn stem with conical centrepiece with three snakes with eyes of white beads, flat disc with round snake with circular eyes and bent stem end met mouthpiece. Security cord in green with two balls.

Date:

Period 1850 - 1880


Dimensions:

BowlHeight12,9 cm
Width3,1 cm
StemLength8 cm
Length total29 cm
Characteristics
Pipe type manchetpijp
Pipe shape Ulmvorm
Materialmeerschuim (blok-) (steen)
Techniquegesneden
Colourgeelbruin
Other materialszilver (metaal), buffelhoorn (dierlijk materiaal)
Finish gemonteerd
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContintentEuropa
Region InternationalMidden-Europa
CountryOostenrijk (?)
Acquisition
Year 1999
Provenance Hertsberge, collectie Hugo Perquy, 1987-1999
Brussel, antiekhandel, 1987, prijs Bfr. 7.000 (Dfl. 385,-)
Comments
Merkstempel lijkt op een merkteken voor onechte metalen uit Oostenrijk-Hongarije tussen 1872 en 1922.Afgebeeld in Pipe, the worldwide pipe smoker's magazine, vol 11, 2000, p 50. Dit exemplaar.
Famous Pipes, Pipes Célèbres, Pipas Famosas, Pipe, Vol. 11 - I, 2000, p 50. Dit exemplaar.
Literature
Don Duco, Fabels en feiten over de meerschuim pijp. Amsterdam, 2009. afb 40. Dit exemplaar.
Exhibition
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, voorkamer, kabinetkast, 1999-2003, zaal, vitrine 5, 2003-2013.
Amsterdam, Amsterdam Pipe Museum, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 5, v.a. 2013.

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