Misc. Estates: Chris Asteriou Smooth Acorn with Ivorite (1326) (2024) Tobacco Pipe

Talented Greek artisan Chirs Asteriou started crafting pipes back in 2007, using his background in industrial design and architecture to his advantage. His portfolio began with classic Anglo-French designs. However, in recent years, he has begun to take influence from the Danish and Japanese schools of design. This Acorn by Chris Asteriou possesses a graceful, arcing profile, which descends from a plump, teardrop-like bowl and then ascends upwards into a lithe shank-and-stem arrangement. The bowl sits canted and contours well to the hand, formed by walls that reach from a pointed heel to a softly domed rim. Marked by a band of Ivorite, the stummel meets a jet-black ferrule along the end of the shank at a seamless, cinched transition. Completing the silhouette is an elongated, tapering stem of jet-black vulcanite. Dressing the stummel is a mahogany stain that highlights bold swirls of birdseye along the face of the bowl.