Museum number:

APM 8.121

Subcollection:

pipes various materials

Title:

cigarette pipe

Keyword:

filigree, sitting bird

Description:

Cigarette holder made of silver with long tubular shape with slight upward bend. Tube shape longitudinally provided with filigree cover with curled motifs alternating with soldered diamonds and rosettes centrally in high relief sitting bird the beak from the smoker, in front of a flower consisting of a six pointed leaves with in the centre a setting in which a green cut glass stone. Amber mouthpiece with flattened shape.

Date:

Period 1890 - 1920


Dimensions:

GeneralHeight0.83 in (2.1 cm)
Length8.46 in (21.5 cm)
Characteristics
Pipe type tubular pipe
Pipe shape figural
Materialsilver (metal)
Techniquesoldered
Colourwhite
Other materialsamber (stone)
Oher techniquescut
Other coloursyellow-brown
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContinentEurope
Region internationalBalkans
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina (?)
Acquisition
Year 1999
Provenance Hertsberge, collectie Hugo Perquy, 1988-1999
Brussel, antiekhandel, 1988, prijs Bfr. 2.200 (Dfl. 123,-)
Exhibition
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 9, v.a. 2001.

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