Museum number:

APM 22.802

Subcollection:

meerschuim pijpen

Title:

tabakspijp

Keyword:

large coat of arms with seven helmets

Description:

Tobacco pipe in meerschaum with high Hungarian bowl, disc-shaped outstanding bowl opening, flat bottom and ascending stem widening into a disc-shaped stub. Bowl front hand-carved in relief with a large coat of arms with six quarters and a shield crowned with seven helmets with different helmet signs against a cover above which is a crown, lions standing as shield holders with turned heads and a staff with a vane in the claws. Stem engraved ornamental decoration on both sides. Original mounting with silver valve lid with wide bowl rim with relief and drum-shaped lid with leafy branches, year "1839" engraved on the lens-shaped drum, silver stub ring with small locking eye. Ring bowl opening stamped silver marks with hallmark and year 1839 and maker's mark IN.

Date:

Year 1839


Dimensions:

GeneralHeight14,5 cm
BowlHeight12,1 cm
Width4,8 cm
StemLength8,5 cm
Characteristics
Pipe type manchetpijp
Pipe shape cilindrisch
Materialmeerschuim (blok-) (steen)
Techniquegesneden
Colourivoorwit
Other materialszilver (metaal)
Finish was
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContintentEuropa
Region InternationalMidden-Europa
CountryOostenrijk
Region NationalWenen (provincie)
CityWenen
MakerSydon Noltze
Mark N (ingedrukt, manchet kops)
gehalteteken (ingeslagen, filtring)
IN (ingeslagen, filtring)
Acquisition
Year 2017
Literature
J. Ch. Rhein (Jean-Charles Rhein), L'art de la pipe. Genève, 1978. kaft en Pl. XV-2. Dit exemplaar.
Bernard Mamy, Eppe Ramazzotti, Pfeifen und Pfeifenraucher; Pfeifendunst und Pfeifenkunst. Genève, 1982. p 71, afb 2. Dit exemplaar.

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