Danish Estates: Stanwell Colonial (13) (pre-2010) (Unsmoked) Tobacco Pipe

During World War 2, when briar was in short supply, Danish pipe smokers were unable to acquire pipes from England. Poul Nielsen began fashioning pipes out of beechwood under the name Kyringe, to fill the void in the market. After the war, Nielsen began making briar pipes and and changed the company's name from Kyringe to Stanwell. Stanwell became a hugely successful brand that collaborated with some of the most notable names in Danish pipe making, including Sixten Ivarsson, Jess Chonowitsch, Anne Julie, and Tom Eltang. This "13" Billiard by Stanwell is a handsome showing of the brand's style, as it possesses the sleek line work and gentle contours associated with much of the marque's portfolio. Shape-wise, this piece pairs a tall, upright bowl to an arrow-straight shank-and-stem arrangement, which provides balance to the composition and keeps things looking streamlined in profile. An auburn smooth finish dresses the stummel and highlights handsome flame grain across the bowl's flanks.