Museum number:
| APM 21.545 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| skull, bat wings |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met forse doetelvorm ketel, figurale hiel en rechte steel met manchet. Ketel rondom in reliëf takjes met rozenblaadjes en rozenbloemen, hiel in hoogreliëf doodskop geflankeerd door gespreide vleermuisvleugels op de steel, steel links "A PARIS 886" en steel rechts "GAMBIER". Afgewerkt in calciné gebrande lak. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.81 in (4.6 cm) |
| Width | 1.34 in (3.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | office pipe shape |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | lak, calciné |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 886 |
| Trade name | mort et roses, tête |
| Mark | JG (stempel, steel onderzijde) "GAMBIER" (reliëf, steel rechts) "A PARIS 886" (reliëf, steel links) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2013 |
| Provenance | Parijs, veilinghuis Nouveau Drouot, lot 237 |
| Gisy-les-Nobles, Daniel Mazaleyrat, <1990-2009 |
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