Museum number:

APM 16.873

Subcollection:

porseleinen pijpen

Title:

tabakspijp

Keyword:

bust woman, urn

Description:

Tobacco pipe made of porcelain with large-sized stummel bowl, heel with concave surface, short straight stem with smooth stem end with six rings. Bowl front in standing oval in pastel shades bust of a woman looking up, dressed in a purple dress, around the oval gold leaf trim and leaves with gold leaf on top and bottom. Bowl back handpainted standing oval with an urn with two ears and a flower wreath on the lid, along the top in gold leaf branch with leaves. Heel in gold leaf mark cloverleaf. Original gilt bronze valve cover.

Date:

Period 1790 - 1810


Dimensions:

BowlHeight18 cm
Width9,6 cm
StemLength7,5 cm
Characteristics
Pipe type insteekpijp
Pipe shape Berliner grootformaat stummel
Materialporselein (ceramiek)
Techniquegedraaid (pottenbakkersschijf)
Colourwit
Other materialsbrons (metaal)
Finish glazuur, meerkleuren
Traces of use ongerookt
Production
ContintentEuropa
Region InternationalWest-Europa
CountryDuitsland
Region NationalThüringen
CityGrossbreitenbach
MakerH. Bühl & Sohn
Mark klaverblad (bladgoud, hiel)
Acquisition
Year 2002
Provenance Amsterdam, veilinghuis Christie's, lot 137
Amsterdam, antiekhandel, 2002
Comments
The European Noble House Sale, Christie's Amsterdam, 17-12-2002, nr 137. Dit exemplaar.
Exhibition
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 6, v.a. 2002.

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