Museum number:
| APM 11.726 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| skull, glass eyes |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met gladde manchet. Ketel mensenschedel. Steel onderzijde in reliëf enige lijnen die een lof aangegeven. Ketelbasis links in reliëf geruwd naamschild met parellijst met modelnummer "338", ketelbasis rechts schild met "GAMBIER A PARIS". Schilderemail tanden en maansteenkleurige ogen. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.81 in (4.6 cm) |
| Width | 1.46 in (3.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Weight | 53 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Other materials | stone |
| Finish | email, wit |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 338 |
| Trade name | tête de mort, douille courbée |
| Mark | JG (stempel, manchet onderzijde) "GAMBIER A PARIS" (reliëf, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1990 |
| Provenance | Londen, veilinghuis Phillips, 1990, lot 107 |
| Bramber, collectie Anthony Irving, House of Pipes, <1970-1989 |
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