Museum number:

APM 17.399

Subcollection:

meerschaum pipes

Title:

tobacco pipe

Keyword:

golden valve cover

Description:

Tobacco pipe made of meerschaum with a high bag shaped bowl, bowl and stem flattened on both sides, round base without heel and ascending stem, the end swings in at the bottom and is oval-shaped. Undecorated. Smooth filt line under cover and stem mounting. Mounted with a golden valve cover in two colours of gold with a dome shape, on both sides along a ribbed leafy branch including a standing oval filled with a cover vase or urn, air intake through a sawn fence consisting of arcs. Flat clamp spring with curl. Stem mounting with grooved stem plate with engraved pearl frame, conical ten-sided stem holder with small locking ring. Lid internal a paper label with blue border and "7101".

Date:

Period 1790 - 1820


Dimensions:

BowlHeight3.98 in (10.1 cm)
Width1.81 in (4.6 cm)
StemLength7.28 in (18.5 cm)
Characteristics
Pipe type stub stemmed pipe
Pipe shape bag shape
Materialblock meerschaum (stone)
Techniquecarved
Colourivory white
Other materialsgold (metal)
Other colourstwo colours
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContinentEurope
Region internationalCentral Europe
CountryAustria
Region nationalVienna (province)
TownVienna (?)
Acquisition
Year 2004
Provenance Amsterdam, veilinghuis Sotheby's, lot 315
Duitsland, omgeving München, groot-hertogelijke familie, <1980-2004
Comments
Exclusieve tabakspijp van een hoge kwaliteit van de beste soort meerschuim gesneden in een trefzekere en zeer bijzondere tijdgebonden vorm met empire kenmerken, montage met gouden klepdeksel in bijpassende stijl.
Literature
Don Duco, Object van de maand. Amsterdam, 2001. augustus 2004, nr 39. Beknopte bespreking van dit exemplaar.
Exhibition
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 5, v.a. 2004.

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