Danish Estates: Stanwell Partially Sandblasted Dublin (DM) (2010) Tobacco Pipe

During World War 2, while Europe was embroiled in turmoil, briar scarcity and limited international shipping meant that Danish pipe smokers couldn't obtain pipes from England. To fill this void, Poul Nielsen began making pipes out of beechwood under the name Kyringe. After the war, Nielsen transitioned to making briar pipes and eventually changed his brand's name to Stanwell. Stanwell became an immensely popular marque that often collaborated with notable Danish artisans, like Sixten Ivarsson, Jess Chonowitsch, Anne Julie, and Tom Eltang. This Dublin by Stanwell boasts a tall, thick-walled bowl that flares from its firm heel to its broad, smoothly polished rim. A trim oval shank and a slender tapered stem bring up the pipe's rear and lend a sleekness to the shape's profile, all while providing balance to the bowl. It was made for the Danish Pipe Smoking Championship, and it wears a crisp, jet-black sandblast that highlights healthy grain across the bowl and shank alike.