Celius Fantasy Smooth Bent Dublin (4) (Unsmoked) Tobacco Pipe

A student of the legendary Poul Rasmussen, Svend Axel Celius was one of the first carvers to fully grasp the US thirst for the (then) up-and-coming Danish freehand pipe. While, at the zenith of his production, Celius employed twenty workers, ultimately his legacy now lies in the collections of a small group of loyal followers. The Celius pipe has three distinct groupings: Chess, Zenia and the Fantasy (reserved for the most dramatic and effusive of his work). Here was have an exceedingly rare unsmoked Fantasy. The shape is elegant and the grain, well just take a look at those pictures. Don't pass up the opportunity to own this piece of Danish pipe making history.

--Tony Saintiague