Museum number:
| APM 14.120 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| lion head |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende insteeksteel. Ketel kop van een leeuw met geopende muil. Steelaanzet vier lofvormen. Steel links in reliëf "GAMBIER 2028", steel rechts "A PARIS". Persvorm in drie delen. |
Date:
| Period | 1905 - 1915 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.69 in (4.3 cm) |
| Width | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
| Weight | 55 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | gray |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 2028 |
| Trade name | tête lion |
| Mark | "GAMBIER 2028" (reliëf, steel links) "A PARIS" (reliëf, steel rechts) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1995 |
| Provenance | Luik, veilinghuis Michel Lhomme, lot 30 |
| Luik, collectie André Joiris, c. 1983-1994 |
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