Museum number:

APM 4.103a

Subcollection:

kleipijpen

Title:

tabakspijp

Keyword:

eagle on globe, tower

Description:

Tobacco pipe made of clay with figural bowl, flat base and up going stem with stub. Bowl shaped like a defense tower with an eagle with spread wings on the front in high relief. Bowl right standing Napoleon, left a tree. Stem the shape of a rock with bushes. Inscriptions on the left "HONNEUR A L'ARMEE FRANCAISE" (honour to the French army) and on the right "NAPOLEON BONAPARTE EMPEREUR", on the globe "ESPAGNE ITALY SARDAIGNE, AURICHE POLOGNE RUSSIA PORTUGAL, TURQUIE BELGIQUE HOLLANDE" and on the stones of the tower "FRIEDLAND FLEUBUS BRESLAU LUTZEN PYRAMIN .. WAGRAM RAUTZEN LEIPZIG ABOUKIR MOSKOWA DANTZICH MARENCO ARCOLE JENA ULM MONTENE .. FLESSINGUE ..". Yellow lacquer, burnt brow along the bowl opening. Press mould in five parts.

Date:

Period 1870 - 1900


Dimensions:

BowlHeight7 cm
Width4,3 cm
StemLength2 cm
Weight95 gram
Characteristics
Pipe type manchetpijp
Pipe shape figuraal
Materialpijpaarde (ceramiek)
Techniquegekast
Colourwit
Finish lak, calciné
Traces of use ongerookt
Production
ContintentEuropa
Region InternationalWest-Europa
CountryFrankrijk
Region NationalArdennes
CityGivet
MakerGambier
Trade number 406
Trade name l'aigle, tête
Mark JG (stempel, ketel oz.)
Acquisition
Year 1986
Provenance Brussel, Josse Vandersteen, antiquair
Brussel, collectie Jacques Caro, <1980-1986
Comments
Vgl. APM 22.893 vergelijkbaar object in porselein.
Literature
Don Duco, The Intriguing world of the French clay pipe. WoubruggePipe, the worldwide pipe smoke's magazine, 10/2, 1999. p 17. Dit exemplaar.
Don Duco, Napoleonpijpen: politiek statement of rage-item?. Amsterdam, 2013. afb 14. Dit exemplaar.
Exhibition
Leiden, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, vitrine 19de eeuw, 4 juni 1986 - 31 december 1993.

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