Museum number:
| APM 21.519 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| Satanic monster |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, zonder hiel en oplopende steel met manchet. Ketel Satanachtige monsterkop met snor en baard eindigend in bladmotieven, getande bladeren langs het hoofd, steel onderzijde langgerekte bladeren. Schilderemail in wit en zwart op ogen. |
Date:
| Period | 1840 - 1865 |
Dimensions:
| General | Height | 2.48 in (6.3 cm) |
| Bowl | Height | 2.13 in (5.4 cm) |
| Width | 1.3 in (3.3 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 1.57 in (4 cm) |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stub stemmed pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | schilderemail, twee kleuren |
| Traces of use | gerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Ardennes |
| Town | Givet |
| Maker | Gambier |
| Trade number | 511 |
| Trade name | Méphistophèles |
| Mark | JG (stempel, ketel oz.) |
Acquisition
| Year | 2013 |
| Provenance | Parijs, Piasa, veilinghuis Nouveau Drouot, lot 200 |
| Gisy-les-Nobles, Daniel Mazaleyrat, <1995-2009 |
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