Museum number:
| APM 14.164 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bust Arab |
Description:
Tobacco pipe made of clay with figural bowl, without heel and curved stem with button end. Bowl bust of an Arab with moustache and goatee in two points, cloth headgear with tassels, bust with clothing folds and tassels. Stem embossed petals, buds and buttons. Stem left in relief "GAMBIER", stem right "955 A PARIS". Painted enamel in yellow, green, pink, white and black. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) |
| Width | 1.18 in (3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 5.12 in (13 cm) |
| Weight | 42 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | email, vijf kleuren |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 955 |
| Trade name | fantaisie arabe, moyenne |
| Mark | "GAMBIER" (reliëf, steel li.) "955A A PARIS" (reliëf, steel re.) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1995 |
| Provenance | Luik, veilinghuis Michel Lhomme, lot 102 |
| Luik, collectie André Joiris, <1990-1994 |
Exhibition
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, achterkamer, vitrine Frankrijk, v.a. 1999. |
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