Kai Nielsen: Partially Rusticated Dublin (VVV) Tobacco Pipe

A sleek and slender piece, this Dublin by Denmark's Kai Nielsen is a long and lithe interpretation of this classic shape. The pert bowl features a pinched midriff and slender rim, with an extended round shank tapering down to a vulcanite stem. Dressed in a smoky grey stain, the VVV-grade stummel displays wisps of birdseye and cross grain around the bowl, with one side decorated with a patch of rustication in the shape of a dog's head in stark profile.