Museum number:
| APM 12.707 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| skull |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel mensenschedel. Steel weerszijden in reliëf lofvorm van enkele evenwijdige lijnen. Steelmerk rechts in reliëf contour van weggeveegd "GAMBIER" en links "A PARIS" met modelnummer "338". Ketelbasis onderzijde rechts intaglio "HIPPOLYTE LEON BONNAUD MARSEILLE". Zwartgebakken en gevernist, de oogkassen met rode verf. |
Date:
| Period | 1920 - 1950 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.73 in (4.4 cm) |
| Width | 1.26 in (3.2 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Weight | 34 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | black |
| Finish | vernis, verf, rood |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Bouches-du-Rhône |
| Town | Marseille |
| Maker | Bonnaud |
| Trade number | 538/338 |
| Mark | "HIPPOLYTE LEON BONNAUD MARSEILLE" (intaglio, ketel rechts) "GAMBIER", "A PARIS" (reliëf, steel weerszijden) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1991 |
| Provenance | Brussel, Josse Vandersteen, antiquair |
| Brussel, antiekhandel, 1991 |
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