Museum number:

APM 15.714

Subcollection:

meerschaum pipes

Title:

tobacco pipe

Keyword:

Napoleon on horseback

Description:

Tobacco pipe made of meerschaum with cylindrical bowl with outstanding bowl opening, round base without heel and ascending stem widening to cuff, a band or bridge fom the stub to the bowl half height. Bowl front carved to the left Napoleon on horseback with a standing soldier with a raised gun in front. Mounting with silver valve cover with wide flat bowl rim and cylindrical valve with holes and stamped bands in relief of floral motifs and leaves, s-shaped clamp spring. Bowl opening silver hall mark "IU", unreadable mark and Dutch control stamp "ZI". Silver cuff band, cut open at the top of the bridge.

Date:

Period 1830 - 1850


Dimensions:

BowlHeight4.8 in (12.2 cm)
Width2.48 in (6.3 cm)
StemLength3.94 in (10 cm)
Characteristics
Pipe type stub stemmed pipe
Pipe shape cylindrical
Materialmeerschaum (block) (stone)
Techniquecarved
Colourivory white
Other materialssilver (metal)
Finish gemonteerd
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContinentEurope
Region internationalCentral Europe
CountryAustria
Region nationalVienna (province)
TownVienna (?)
Mark IU (meesterteken, ingeslagen, dekselrand)
"ZI" (herkeur) (ingeslagen, dekselrand)
Acquisition
Year 1999
Provenance Amsterdam, veilinghuis Sotheby's, lot 332
Antwerpen, collectie S.A.C. Begeer, <1980-1998
Comments
De omgaande ring over de steel is van een wonderlijke imperfectie omdat deze niet rond is, dit houdt verband met de brug tussen manchet en steel die doorgaand draaiwerk onmogelijk maakt.
Literature
Don Duco, Fabels en feiten over de meerschuim pijp. Amsterdam, 2009. afb 35. Dit exemplaar.
Exhibition
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, zaal, vitrine 5, v.a. 2001.

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