Museum number:

APM 15.234

Subcollection:

meerschaum pipes

Title:

cigar pipe

Keyword:

love couple

Description:

Cigar holder made of meerschaum with conic bowl placed in a globular holder with slightly curved stem mounted with amber mouthpiece with button. Stem in high relief lying on a grass pole a woman, the dress rolled up having intercourse with a standing rower with shirt and cap with flap, to the left of the grass pole the hat of the woman, on the right the oars of the man. Matching case of wood covered with brown-black leather, internally with chamois suedine.

Date:

Period 1900 - 1920


Dimensions:

BowlHeight2.68 in (6.8 cm)
Width2.48 in (6.3 cm)
StemLength3.94 in (10 cm)
Characteristics
Pipe type insert pipe
Pipe shape figural
Materialmeerschaum (block) (stone)
Techniquecarved
Colourivory white
Other materialsamber (stone), leather, chamois leather (animal material), wood
Traces of use gerookt
Production
ContinentEurope
Region internationalCentral Europe
CountryAustria
Region nationalVienna (province)
TownVienna
Acquisition
Year 1998
Provenance Amsterdam, Dick Leijenaar, antiekmarkt De Looier
Verenigde Staten, antiekhandel, 1998
Exhibition
Amsterdam, Pijpenkabinet, permanente presentatie, voorkamer, kabinetkast, 1999-2013.
Amsterdam, Amsterdam Pipe Museum, permanente presentatie, voorkamer, kabinetkast, v.a. 2013.

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