Museum number:

APM 11.181

Subcollection:

clay pipes

Title:

tobacco pipe

Keyword:

woman head with headpiece with roses

Description:

Tobacco pipe made of clay with figural bowl, without heel and straight stem with button end. Bowl head of a woman with earrings and fashionable hairdo with a rose and folded scarf on the head. Stem on both sides in relief "ROMAINE", stem left embossed shape number "1410". Stem intaglio "GAMBIER A PARIS M * M DEPOSE". Painted enamel in turquoise, yellow, pink, green, white and black.

Date:

Period 1885 - 1900


Dimensions:

BowlHeight1.57 in (4 cm)
Width1.3 in (3.3 cm)
StemLength4.72 in (12 cm)
Characteristics
Pipe type stem pipe
Pipe shape figural
Materialpipe clay (ceramic)
Techniquepress moulded
Colourwhite
Finish email, zes kleuren
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContinentEurope
Region internationalWestern Europe
CountryFrance
Region nationalArdennes
TownGivet
MakerGambier
Trade number 1410
Trade name fantaisie romaine
Mark "GAMBIER A PARIS M*M DEPOSE" (intaglio, steel)
Acquisition
Year 1989
Provenance Brussel, Le Grenier du Collectionneur, Catalogus 67, 1989, nr 305, prijs Bfr. 7.000 (Dfl. 385,-)
Brussel, collectie Jean-Léo Rostagni, 1986-1989
Brussel, collectie Jean Copin, <1960-1986
Comments
Afgebeeld in Pipe, the worldwide pipe smoker's magazine, vol 8, 1998, p 50, Famous Pipes, Pipes Célèbres, Pipas Famosas. Dit exemplaar.
Exhibition
Wenen, Österreichisches Tabakmuseum, tentoonstelling "Die 2000 Jährige Geschichte der Tonpfeifen", 23 juni 1994 - 10 september 1994.
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, achterkamer, vitrine Frankrijk, v.a. 1999.

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