Pipe Tristan “Shape 55” Black Sandblasted Pot Handmade Briar Pipe, New

Description

I used to say that Pipe Tristan’s Tristan Lefebvre was part of a “new wave” of “up-and-coming” artisans from France, the very birthplace of the briar pipe. But that description doesn’t do him justice these days. Lefebvre isn’t so much a “part” of the latest generation of French artisans as the craftsman leading the charge; likewise, he is no longer “up-and-coming,” but has already secured himself a place alongside historic compatriots such as Alain Albuisson, Paul Lanier, and Pierre Morel Sr and Jr. In fact, in 2025, he was inducted into the Confrérie des Maîtres Pipiers de Saint-Claude, a prestigious French association of master pipe makers whose ranks have included Albuisson, Lanier, and Morel the younger.

Tristan Lefebvre’s “shape 55” homages to Castello have been among his most in-demand pipes since the beginnings of his career. This October, however, Lefebvre has crafted a small number of these sought-after renditions in a more “seasonal” guise. As with another 55 listed with Lefebvre’s most recent batch, this particular pipe adopts an unorthodox, gothic aesthetic in preparation for the month’s end. Ruggedly sandblasted and layered with deep, ring grain, the bowl has been finished with a top-coat as dark as midnight on All Hallows’ Eve—though even that doesn’t stop the sheer depth of the blast shining through. This has been paired with a hand-cut ebonite stem of a swirling, black and amethyst palette, gesturing at the spell Lefebvre’s pipe is likely to put on its purchaser.

 

Details:

Length: 5.1″ / 129.5mm

Bowl Width: 0.87 / 22.09mm

Bowl Depth: 1.20″ / 30.48mm

Weight: 1.7oz / 50g