Museum number:

APM 15.671

Subcollection:

houten pijpen

Title:

tabakspijp

Keyword:

grotesque fantasy animal

Description:

Tobacco pipe made of wood with figural bowl, round base without heel and upgoing stem widening to the end. Bowl a sitting fantasy animal, the lid is the head with four holes for the supply of air. Stem on both sides primitive carved silhouette of a man. Silver stem end with holder for the stem having silver marks (including three crowns). Originally greenish turned buffalo horn stem with baluster, flexible part and buttoned end piece. Original locking cord with two tassels.

Date:

Period 1840 - 1870


Dimensions:

BowlHeight8,5 cm
Width7 cm
StemLength11 cm
Length total60 cm
Characteristics
Pipe type manchetpijp
Pipe shape figuraal
Materialhout
Techniquegesneden
Colourbruin
Other materialszilver (metaal), buffelhoorn (dierlijk materiaal)
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContintentEuropa
Region InternationalNoord-Europa
CountryZweden
Mark zilvermerken (ingeslagen, steeleind)
Acquisition
Year 1999
Provenance Hertsberge, collectie Hugo Perquy, c. 1993-1999
Hongarije, antiekhandel, c. 1993, prijs Dfl. 240,-
Exhibition
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, voorkamer, kabinetkast, 1999-2013.
Amsterdam, Amsterdam Pipe Museum, permanente presentatie, voorkamer, kabinetkast, v.a. 2013.

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