Museum number:
| APM 9.211 |
Subcollection:
| clay pipes |
Title:
| tobacco pipe |
Keyword:
| acorn, wood grain |
Description:
| Tabakspijp van klei met figurale ketel, vooruitstekende hiel en rechte steel met knoop. Ketel langgerekte eikel in dop. Steel in reliëf houtnerf. Steel intaglio "BELLE A SERVES". Magnésienne lak. Steeleind touwtje. |
Date:
| Period | 1880 - 1910 |
Dimensions:
| Bowl | Height | 2.05 in (5.2 cm) |
| Width | 0.94 in (2.4 cm) | |
| Stem | Length | 5.71 in (14.5 cm) |
| Weight | 29 gram |
Characteristics
| Pipe type | stem pipe |
| Pipe shape | figural |
| Material | pipe clay (ceramic) |
| Technique | press moulded |
| Colour | white |
| Finish | lak, magnésienne |
| Traces of use | ongerookt |
Production
| Continent | Europe |
| Region international | Western Europe |
| Country | France |
| Region national | Drôme |
| Town | Erôme-Serves |
| Maker | Belle |
| Mark | "BELLE A SERVES" (intaglio, steel) |
Acquisition
| Year | 1986 |
| Provenance | Parijs, veilinghuis Nouveau Drouot, veiling 7 |
| Parijs, collectie Jean Laffont | |
| Serves, Victor Belle, c. 1940 |
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