Tobacco pipe, Stummel, Germany, 1812
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
c. 1812
"Stummel" tobacco pipe, stem and mouthpiece; Hannover, Germany, c. 1812. Enameled and possibly gilded porcelain, gilded metal, wood and shaft. It has inscriptions with the members of the 1811-1822 course of the Corps Hannovera Heidelberg. Measurements: 11 x 4 x 4 cm; 4 cm. Pipe type stummel with porcelain bowl decorated with inscriptions of the course 1811-1822 of the Corps Hannovera Heidelberg.
The Corps Hannovera Heidelberg was founded in 1810 as a branch corps of the Corps Hannovera Göttingen after the departure of the Göttingen student corps as a result of the gendarme affair of 1809. The colors of this corps, "red-blue", were identical to those of the parent corps in Göttingen, as was the motto "Nunquam retrorsum".
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material (listing wording)
- Enameled and possibly gilded porcelain, gilded metal, wood
- Dimensions or weight (listing wording)
- 11 x 4 x 4 cm; 4 cm
Identification
- Source note
- Auction-house description published on Invaluable; the text keeps only the listing's object facts (condition, price and sale wording removed). Attribution and measurements describe the photographed example; independent type authentication remains research required.
- Candidate id
- inv-198741559
- Auction house
- Setdart Auction House
- Listing object ID
- 198741559
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Research required: confirm the wider type, maker and dating against a specialist reference; this entry documents one recorded example.