It's the season of love, the only time of year it's socially acceptable to accost your significant other, or yourself, with cheap chocolate and scratchy stuffed bears. We here at Smokingpipes are far less cynical about love; we prefer lasting connections with gifts that speak to the true spirit of the giftee while also being thrifty. And that's why, dear reader, we're doing another round of the Estate Matchmaker.

For those unfamiliar with the first round of the matchmaker, I will present a series of eligible "singles" (estate pipes) presented with a short bio to help them find their forever home in your smoking rotation. We have a lovely selection of singles for you today, so without further fanfare, meet Contestant number one.

Contestant One: Jorn Larsen Smooth Horn (Uptown's) Tobacco Pipe

"I'm a curvaceous Horn that's sweeping from button to bowl, bringing the momentum of my pulchritude to the fore. Up front, the walls of my bowl rise and flare from a lifted heel to a subtly domed rim that looks into a respectable tobacco chamber. My broad transition lends ample room to wrap the thumb as it gives way to a rounded shank that begins the aft's bend toward the bit. My lengthy vulcanite saddle stem brings up the rear, its dark pigment complementing my walnut-stained stummel."

Contestant Two: Tonni Nielsen Smooth Bent Brandy Tobacco Pipe

"I'm a bent Brandy that falls right within my carver Tonni Nielsen's wheelhouse. Following a sweeping profile, most of my visual weight is drawn to the fore, where the walls of my supple bowl rise and taper toward a flat rim. Subtle cheeking around my transition gives way to a lifted shank that quickly meets the scalloped shoulders of my vulcanite saddle stem. My jet-black mouthpiece completes my band toward the bit, its dark pigment complementing my chestnut-stained stummel, where rich flame grain is seen across my bowl."

Contestant Three: Parker Super Bruyere Zulu (42) (3) (1951-1975) Tobacco Pipe

"I'm an older single, dated between 1951 and 1975, but just because I'm a vintage Zulu from Parker doesn't mean I don't feature a sleek, dynamic figure from stummel to stem. At the fore of my composition, my bowl is canted forward, with smooth walls traveling from the firm heel and flaring gradually toward the flat rim. Out back, an oval shank seamlessly transitions from my bowl, carrying a gentle taper into a demurely downturned stem, this arrangement possessing a strong sense of fluidity. My stummel wears a rich, chestnut stain that displays healthy grain throughout."

Contestant Four: Barling's Make Ye Olde Wood Fossil Lumberman (451) (T.V.F.) (Pre-Transition) Tobacco Pipe

"Born from and serving as a testament to Barling's reputation among the pipe community for quality craftsmanship, with fine attention to detail and incredible smoking experiences, I'm a Lumberman that pays homage to the shape-chart standard. With my pert, cylindrical bowl paired to a lithe shank-and-stem arrangement, the former taking up the majority of my aft's visual weight, I'm dressed in a craggy Ye Olde Wood Fossil finish, with my dark stummel serving as the perfect match for my inky black vulcanite out back."

Contestant Five: Moretti Collection Smooth Dublin (δδδδ) (1) (2020) (Unsmoked) Tobacco Pipe

"I'm a young Dublin that offers a tall bowl that flares from my firm heel to broad rim. Said bowl boasts a dramatic forward cant that imbues my composition with an active appearance in profile. Out back, I offer a lean, arrow-straight shank-and-stem arrangement that keeps my shape looking sleek in profile and lightweight in hand. I have an auburn smooth finish that dresses my stummel and highlights gorgeous flame grain across my bowl's flanks."

Contestant Six: Castello Old Antiquari Bent Dublin with Silver (191.235) (1990) (Unsmoked) Tobacco Pipe

"I'm a bent Dublin carved by the famed Castello, possessing a towering, flared bowl, which is poised atop a sweeping heel and features a rim accented with a band of shimmering silver. Out back, my slender and sinuous shank-and-stem arrangement manifests a willowy profile and promotes a comfortable smoking posture. Moreover, my stummel is dressed in a chestnut-hued sandblast, highlighting wavy growth rings and fiery flame grain in equal measure."

Contestant Seven: Claudio Cavicchi Brown Smooth Cutty (Unsmoked) Tobacco Pipe

"I'm Cavicchi's take on the Cutty shape, making me a rare Cutty that's unrivaled in craftsmanship. I perfectly showcase his personal style excellently. My sleekly tapering shank and stem combination ebb out from a wide transition that leaves plenty of room to drape a digit, the slender look of my aft doing well to focus the visual weight on my bowl. Said bowl rests atop a rounded heel and cants forward dynamically, growing thick, softly rounded walls that take on a lovely taper to the rim, offering a comfortable feel in hand. I'm dressed in one of Cavicchi's warm chestnut stains, unveiling a dense array of flame grain wrapping my bowl."

Contestant Eight: Caminetto Event 2019 Rusticated Bent Billiard Sitter (AT) Tobacco Pipe

"I'm one of Caminetto's special-edition Event pipes. We're released annually, with each year seeing an old design from the workshop's original shape chart brought back to the modern stage. I'm from the 2019 series, a delightfully plump "150" bent Billiard Sitter. My bowl displays a bulging Egg-like profile and features a small flattened panel under its base, allowing it to sit sturdily on flat surfaces. I'm finished in a rugged rustication over a warm walnut stain, tastefully topped off with a shiny copper mount."

Contestant Nine: Martin Paljesek Smooth Dublin Tobacco Pipe

"I'm a bent Dublin, and I'm a rather sharply styled piece. My underside is defined by a wrapping ridgeline that flows through my stummel and extends into the base of my stem, outlining the heel and shank and sharpening my lower lines significantly. My broad panel is split into two halves by a ridge that starts at the heel and extends out back to the stem base, with its lower position seeing the rest of my briar lifted toward the outer ridgeline, creating a more dynamic, geometric look. My firm lines bolster the presence of my bowl and sharpen the heel significantly, drawing the eye to my bowl, whose walls curve forward and flare out expressively and terminate in a crown of plateau. A wide transition out back pairs my bowl to a flaring shank that lifts very subtly and expands out into a semi-ovoid shape, and it's met by a sleek saddle stem of demurely curved, multicolored vulcanite. I'm dressed in a warm, rich, mahogany-toned stain that makes my stummel showcase handsome grain throughout, with a good bit of flame grain on the right flank and ample birdseye through the underside."

Contestant 10: BriarWorks Neptune Dark Sandblasted Cherrywood (Unsmoked) Tobacco Pipe

"I'm a nearly vertical Cherrywood from BriarWorks' discontinued Neptune line. I'm a unique piece that reminds folks of an Oom Paul due to my vertical orientation, yet I stand literally and metaphorically on my own due to a broad, flat heel, additionally supporting my bowl's playful forward curve. I'm presented in an inky sandblast, with my stummel offering a wealth of rugged texture. My forward curvature ensures a comfortable feel in hand, naturally bringing the finger pads to rest on the stimulating finish and providing multiple locations for a thumb to rest. My steeply upswept shank joins the base of my white acrylic saddle stem rising above, with a matching band of acrylic accenting the junction."

If you didn't find love with these 10 eligible singles, then consider browsing our wide portfolio of estate singles and take home something special this Valentine's day.