AKB Meerschaum: Carved Floral Billiard (with Case) Tobacco Pipe

We've seen a fair few florally carved renditions of classic shapes from AKB Meerschaum, the Turkish workshop's artisans truly talented in rendering the foliage full and lush across the stummels of these pipes. However, the straight Billiard is a shape that's uncommon in this category, making this example quite the alluring piece. This is even more true given the uniquely tall and slender nature of the bowl, the vertical space on offer making it comfortable in hand and an excellent canvas for the floral carving across it. The shank, too, has been stylized, in this case to resemble bound fronds, and is married to an expansion ring-adorned stem of swirling amber hues, sure to better match the stummel as it patinates with age and use.