Museum number:
| APM 16.853 |
Subcollection:
| wooden pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bust Gaul Vercingétorix |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van bruyère met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende insteeksteel. Ketel borstbeeld Gallische strijder Vercingétorix met lang haar, lange snor en helm met vleugels aan weerszijden. Oorspronkelijk rood gebogen kunststof roer. |
Date:
| Period | 1890 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.68 in (6.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.69 in (4.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 2.17 in (5.5 cm) |
| Length total | 4.72 in (12 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | insert pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | briar (wood) |
| Technique | carved |
| Colour | brown |
| Other materials | synthetic material |
| Oher techniques | injection molding |
| Other colours | red |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Jura |
| Town | Saint-Claude |
| Maker #1 | Lamberthod |
| Continent | North America |
| Country | United States |
| Region national | New York (state) |
| Town | New York |
| Maker #2 | William Demuth & Company |
| Mark | WDC in driehoek (ingeslagen, tige li.) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2002 |
| Provenance | Wenen, Wiener Kunst Auktionen, lot 954 |
| Wenen, Austria Tabak Museum, 1992-2002 | |
| Richmond Va., Valentine Museum, 1957-1992 | |
| American Tobacco Company, Half and Half collection, 1940-1957 | |
| New-York, D.A. Schulte, Schulte Cigar Stores, 1925-1940 | |
| New-York, collectie William Demuth & Company, <1910-1925 |
Literature
| Don Duco, Vercingetorix, een Gallische held in meerschuim verbeeld. Amsterdam, 2021. afb 13. Dit exemplaar. |
Exhibition
| Wenen, Austria Tabak Museum, permanente presentatie, vitrine bruyère pijpen, <1985-2000. |
| Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, voorkamer, kabinetkast, 2002-2013. |
| Amsterdam, Amsterdam Pipe Museum, permanente presentatie, voorkamer, kabinetkast, v.a. 2013. |
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