Danish Estates: Harcourt Smooth Freehand (B) Tobacco Pipe

During the height of the Danish Fancy style's popularity, the Harcourt brand was established, which consisted of bold, expressive Freehands created by the legendary Preben Holm for Dunhill. With a strapping build and sinuous, flowing line work, this Freehand by Harcourt is an excellent showcase of the Danish Fancy style. The bowl possesses a tall, plump figure, with thick walls gradually flaring from a rounded, protruding heel and curving toward a dark rim crowned with plateau. An upturned shank transitions from the bowl and flares to a broad face, where it accepts a demurely bent, push-style stem that features intricately stylized expansion rings. Dressing the stummel is a light hazelnut stain showcasing sweeping vertical grain around the bowl.