Museum number:
| APM 15.647 |
Subcollection:
| meerschaum pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| fluted, enamel flower rosette |
Description:
Tobacco pipe made of meerschaum with high cylindrical bowl slightly flared at the bowl opening, round weighted bottom without heel and rising stem with stub. Bowl bottom in relief seven grunts, the outer knob-shaped and all springing from a raised piece under the stem. Bowl ivory white, the base red. Mounting with silver valve cover with openwork edge and six-sided top with simple engraving of flower in pearl frame, central an enamel medallion with flower bouquet, silver stub ring with concentric rings and pearl bead, locking ring. Silver hall mark on cuff (unidentified). Original amber stem with four-sided grooved base and curved flattened mouth piece. Silver double locking chain with strap around the stem. |
Date:
| Period | 1870 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.05 in (5.2 cm) |
| Width | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.97 in (5 cm) |
| Length total | 8.86 in (22.5 cm) |
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | cylindrical |
| Material | meerschaum (block) (stone) |
| Technique | carved |
| Colour | red-brown, ivory colour |
| Other materials | silver, enamel (metal), artificial amber (synthetic material) |
| Finish | gemonteerd |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Central Europe |
| Country | Austria (?) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Provenance | Hertsberge, collectie Hugo Perquy, c. 1985-1999 |
| Parijs, Drouot, c. 1985 |
| De kleur van de ketelbasis en steel vermoedelijk in de fabriek gemaakt. |
| Ruud van der Neut, Toeback & toebehoren. Baarn, 2001. foto. Dit exemplaar. |
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, voorkamer, kabinetkast, 1999-2003, zaal vitrine 5, 2003-2013. |
| Amsterdam, Amsterdam Pipe Museum, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 5, v.a. 2013. |
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