Neerup: P. Jeppesen Boutique Sandblasted Bent Apple with Silver (4) Tobacco Pipe

Peder Jeppesen is a gifted carver who manages to easily combine neoclassical proportions with the smooth, flowing lines of the Danish school. This Boutique bent Apple offering is an excellent example as it's a substantial, palm-filling briar that's also quite graceful in terms of its execution and line work. The immensely chubby, thick-walled bowl displays a bit of forward momentum thanks to a lifting, protruding heel and transitions to an abbreviated shank out back. The smoldering, contrast-stained sandblast, colorful accent ring, and bright sterling silver fitment, all come together to create a piece that's sure to stand out in anyone's collection.