Museum number:
| APM 6.613b |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| "GENERAL BOULANGER", head Boulanger |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en korte rechte steel met manchet. Ketel hoofd generaal Boulanger met snor, baard en platte pet met vierkante klep. Steelovergang aan weerszijden in reliëf takje met blaadjes. Steel overlangs in reliëf rechts "GENERAL BOULANGER" en links "GAMBIER A PARIS". |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 1.42 in (3.6 cm) |
| Width | 1.46 in (3.7 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.18 in (3 cm) |
| Weight | 24 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 1493 |
| Trade name | tête fantaisie douille droite, général |
| Mark | JG (stempel, steel onderzijde) "GAMBIER A PARIS" (reliëf, steel links) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1996 |
| Provenance | Parijs, collectie Bertrand Lazard, 1976-1996 |
| Parijs, veilinghuis Nouveau Drouot, 1976 |
If you have any comments, suggestions or additions, click here to send us an email