Danish Estates: Mike Sebastian Bay Rusticated Bent Brandy Tobacco Pipe

Mike Sebastian Bay's Shaping style is influenced by the Danish greats, his portfolio typified by its consistently excellent output of classic shapes steeped in Danish sensibilities. This bent Brandy is one of his signature shapes, being a profile seen regularly from the artisan, and it boasts an impressively tight-knit muscularity across its less than five inches in length. A visually balanced profile, this pipe's low-set musculature centers the visual weight near the transition, where the substance of the bowl is balanced by the shank's easy taper toward the saddle stem. The transition itself is wide, with plenty of room to drape a digit, and the arcing combination of shank and stem is poised to offer a comfortable smoking posture. Up front, the bowl stands on a slightly lifted heel, pushing its low-set waistline into prominence and accentuating the walls' taper toward the softly inflated rim, possessed of a delightful plumpness that offers plenty of room to showcase the stummel's craggy rustication and inky stain.