Museum number:
| APM 20.406 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| fox head with grapes |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met ovaalvormige figurale ketel, hielmarkering en rechte steel met afgeplat eind en knoop. Ketel kop van een vos, in de hiel druiventros, enkele wingerdbladeren aan weerszijden van de ketel. Schilderemail op accenten in groen, roze, wit en zwart. Steel intaglio "E. DUMERIL E. BOUVEUR A ST. OMER". |
Date:
| Period | 1875 - 1880 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.65 in (4.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.18 in (3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 5.12 in (13 cm) |
| Weight | 26 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | oval shape |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | schilderemail, vier kleuren |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Pas-de-Calais |
| Town | Saint-Omer |
| Maker | Firme E. Duméril E. Bouveur |
| Mark | "E. DUMERIL E. BOUVEUR A ST. OMER" (intaglio, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2010 |
| Provenance | Tonnerre, veilinghuis Tonnerre Enchères, lot 12 |
| Gisy-les-Nobles, Daniel Mazaleyrat, <1975-2009 |
Literature
| Gilbert Guyot, Le pipier de Paris. , 1984. p 86, rechts. Dit exemplaar. Bijschrift: Pipe en terre, Duméril-Leurs (1844). Fantaisie toute terre No. 377. "Le Renard et les raisins". |
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