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Pipe white clay called "La Roche Jaquelin" the bust of Henry Larochejaquelein * under the collar with the insignia of the Chouans and white roundel on the hat, a big lily below, marked on the side of the pipe "God and King", signed Gambier **, period late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
This pipe is in good condition. We have the wooden part that fits into the pipe. A pipe of the same model is retained in Urban and Social History Museum of Suresnes.
A note: some small stains and dirt, wear time, well look at the pictures.
born August 30, 1772, the Durbelière near Chatillon-sur-Sevre (Poitou) and killed January 28, 1794, in Nuaillé, is one of the leaders of the Vendée army in the battles of the French Revolution.
existing pipe fabrication shop since 1780, he won the Gold Medal at the National Exhibition in 1849. pipes production is important throughout the nineteenth century, which also saw the opening of stores selling the brand paris (1846) and London (1860). The war put an end to the expansion of the workshop will close its doors in the 1920s.
