Peterson: Aran Smooth Nickel Mounted (84) Fishtail Tobacco Pipe

Even more diminutive than Peterson's "85" Apple design, the "84" is a slender and streamlined rendition with a more abbreviated shank that's well compensated by a longer style of tapered stem. Such features resemble the iconic Prince, but the bowl of the "84" remains taller and distinctly Apple-like — only on a smaller scale to the Irish marque's larger "86" and "87" Apple shapes.

One of Peterson's most traditional finishes, the Aran presents a color palette of chocolatey stain and jet-black stem. In the smooth iteration, it highlights the briar's natural grain pattern with handsome reservation — not distracting from the form's shape yet, at the same time, offering enough definition and detail to remain intriguing and individual, accented here with a flashy nickel band to add some formal panache and elegant appeal.