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:
| Bowl | Height | 18 cm |
| Width | 9,6 cm | |
| Stem | Length | 7,5 cm |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insteekpijp |
| Pipe shape | Berliner grootformaat stummel |
| Material | porselein (ceramiek) |
| Technique | gedraaid (pottenbakkersschijf) |
| Colour | wit |
| Other materials | brons (metaal) |
| Finish | glazuur, meerkleuren |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Contintent | Europa |
| Region International | West-Europa |
| Country | Duitsland |
| Region National | Thüringen |
| City | Grossbreitenbach |
| Maker | H. 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. |
If you have any comments, suggestions or additions, click here to send us an email








