Chris Asteriou: Sandblasted Prince with Brass Tobacco Pipe

Few carvers can shift design styles with such ease and fluidity as Chris Asteriou. His portfolio is equally divided between artful, one-of-a-kind creations of stunning design and timeless classics that resemble pipes fashioned a century ago. Amidst this wide aesthetic breadth, though, every Asteriou pipe is united by paramount engineering and attention to detail that results in works of art founded on unmitigated craftsmanship and quality.

This Prince reflects the Greek carver's faculty with traditional English designs, exuding clean lines, perfect proportions, and an undeniable elegance. It calls to mind Dunhill's old "E" shape. Introduced in the 1920s, Dunhill's bygone "E" design was an army-mounted Prince marked by slender dimensions, and extra-slim stem, and a bulbous, Apple- or Tomato-like bowl on the end. Asteriou's piece here elevates that original design with a beautifully warm color palette, pairing a brass mount with a tanblasted stummel. It's an immediately timeless design but crafted with the intention, precision, and eye of an expert artisan.