Winslow: 2019 Smooth Pipe of the Year with Silver (019) Tobacco Pipe

Finished smooth in Poul Winslow's smoky contrast stain and accented with a broad band of sterling silver, this Cherrywood commemorates 2019, which also celebrates Poul's 50th year involved in pipemaking. As a shape, it exemplifies Winslow's deft mix of style — merging classic forms with unique flourishing touches. Here, said form is a traditional Cherrywood, sitting sturdily upright with the shank and stem sinuous and flowing behind. That fluidity is subtly contrasted, though, by the eight panels comprising the bowl, adding both textural intrigue in a hand and structured, architectural aesthetic in profile.