Museum number:

APM 4.103b

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 ..". Enamel paint in two colours. Press mould in five parts.

Date:

Period 1870 - 1900


Dimensions:

BowlHeight7,2 cm
Width4,3 cm
StemLength2,5 cm
Weight100 gram
Characteristics
Pipe type manchetpijp
Pipe shape figuraal
Materialpijpaarde (ceramiek)
Techniquegekast
Colourwit
Finish email, roze, zwart
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 2002
Provenance Parijs, veilinghuis Nouveau Drouot, lot 310
Literature
Don Duco, Napoleonpijpen: politiek statement of rage-item?. Amsterdam, 2013. afb 14. Dit exemplaar.
Exhibition
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, achterkamer, vitrine Frankrijk, v.a. 2002.

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