Museum number:
| APM 21.458 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| bust of Tsar Alexander III |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en rechte steel met knoop. Ketel hoofd tsaar Alexander III met militaire pet met klep, snor en sik, borstbeeld met smalle uniformkraag. Steel links in reliëf op langgerekt tekstschild "GAMBIER A PARIS" en modelnummer "1567", steel rechts "CZAR ALEXANDRE III". Schilderemail in turkoois, bruin, geel, roze, zwart en wit. |
Date:
| Period | 1890 - 1900 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 1.77 in (4.5 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 1.5 in (3.8 cm) |
| Width | 1.38 in (3.5 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | schilderemail, zes kleuren |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 1567 |
| Trade name | fantaisie Czar Alexandre III |
| Mark | "GAMBIER A PARIS" (reliëf, steel overlangs li.) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2013 |
| Provenance | Parijs, Piasa, veilinghuis Nouveau Drouot, lot 262 |
| Gisy-les-Nobles, Daniel Mazaleyrat, c. 1985-2009 | |
| Parijs, veilinghuis Drouot, collectie Jean Laffont, jaren 1980 | |
| Parijs, collectie Jean Laffont |
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