Danish Estates: Stanwell Sandblasted Pot (1991) 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 stocky Pot is a handsome showcase of Stanwell's style, as it possesses the clean lines and minimalist shaping for which the brand is known. Shape-wise, this piece poses a broad, thick-walled bowl at the fore of a sleek, arrow-straight shank-and-stem arrangement. It's dressed in a crisp sandblast that highlights a wealth of striking grain throughout the stummel, the smooth rim adding some handsome contrast.