Stanwell 2007 Pipe of the Year Sandblasted Rhodesian Estate Briar Pipe, Danish Estates

Description

Stanwell is one of Denmark’s most celebrated and enduring pipe companies, having been founded by Poul Nielsen shortly after the second world war. Over the last six decades, Stanwell has established itself as both a leader in innovative Danish design and for producing well-priced pipes with precision construction and engineering. Many of its designs were created for the company by iconic pipe-makers in the Scandinavian scene, such as Sixten Ivarsson, Anne Julie, Jess Chonowitsch, and Tom Eltang.

Since 1979, Stanwell has released an annual, limited edition “Pipe of the Year,” with the majority being designed—as is common for Stanwell pipes in general—by some of Denmark’s greatest pipe makers. This particular Pipe of the Year, from 2007, is a distinct mixture of the old and the new, being a squat Rhodesian shape in the vein of early French briars, while also having an oval stem, giving it a novel twist. This is not surprising, given that it was, like so many Stanwell pipes, designed by functionalist master Tom Eltang. As it is a 2007 make, this is one of the last Pipe of the Year models to have been manufactured in Stanwell’s factory in Borup, Denmark.

The condition is good. Some darkening and scratches on the inner rim.

 

Details:

Length: 5.8″ / 147.3mm

Bowl Width: 0.76 / 19.30mm

Bowl Depth: 1.20″ / 30.48mm

Weight: 1.3oz / 38g