Neerup: P. Jeppesen Handmade Ida Easy Cut Smooth Rhodesian (4) Tobacco Pipe

A visually captivating design, this Rhodesian from Peder Jeppesen belongs to the Danish carver's Handmade line, which features pipes that were finished and fashioned completely by hand. The bowl of this imposing piece is vertically inclined and towers over the comparatively trim shank-and-stem arrangement that reaches out back. The form's characteristic ridgeline is intact, but it rests around the lower part, visually distinguishing the rising tapered rim from the slightly lifted heel. It's all dressed in a handsome, contrast-stained smooth finish that highlights fine wisps of flame grain across the flanks of the bowl.