Misc. Estates: Yorgos Mitakidis Sandblasted Tomato (0124) Tobacco Pipe

A sleek, slim, and impressively lightweight take on the Tomato from Yorgos Mitakidis, this piece weighs in at well under an ounce, making it an easy contender for a hands-free smoking companion if so desired. If not, it's still a remarkably portable, Princely take on the iconic shape, complete with a wide transition and a slender, tapering shank that reaches out to meet a similarly tapering stem of black vulcanite. The consistent taper of the shank and stem pushes further visual weight onto the bowl, though not so much that the entire composition loses its well-developed sense of balance. The bowl itself stands on a lifting heel that thrusts its firm-lined and low-set waist into prominence, with this waist additionally marking the start of its walls' arcing taper to the rim. A pronounced forward urge possesses the bowl, granting this piece a bit of momentum and drawing the eye to its impressive display of rippling ring grain, uncovered by the stummel's crisp, deep sandblast.