Very pretty head clay pipe Gambier * Jacob model representing a character orientalist of XIXth century.
This fa pipe is in good condition. It is signed "Gambier" "I am the true Jacob." The eyes are glass. A report: fracture at the tip hose, small gaps in the beard, see photos.
* Workshop Gambier Making Workshop existing pipes since 1780, he won the Gold Medal at the National Exhibition in 1849. The production of pipes is important throughout the nineteenth, century also saw the opening of stores selling the brand in Paris (1846) and London (1860). War will put an end to the expansion of the workshop will close its doors in the 1920s.
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Dimensions:
height 5.2 cm
width 2.7 cm