4th Generation (by Bruno Nuttens) 10th Anniversary Smooth Stacked Dublin Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked

Description

4th Generation—or, rather, Erik Stokkebye 4th Generation, to use its full name—is a brand of pipes first conceived by Denmark’s Erik Stokkebye (as one would expect), who holds the accomplishment of representing four generations of the Stokkebye family’s involvement in pipes and tobaccos (as one would also expect). Erik Stokkebye himself does not make pipes; rather, he contracts this task to some of the world’s great pipe makers, most of which are also Danish, to create them. Those familiar with the history of Danish pipes may already be familiar with the pipes made by Jorgen Larsen for Peter Stokkebye (Erik’s father) around the 1970s. Several decades later, Erik would become the second generation in the Stokkebye family to o the same.

As mentioned, the Stokkebye family have had a long history of commissioning world-class pipe makers to craft pipes for the Stokkebye brand. While Peter Stokkebye primarily enlisted Jorgen Larsen, Erik Stokkebye has, over the last decade or so, had his 4th Generation pipes made by a whole roster of master carvers. This has been especially true for the limited edition, 4th Generation Pipe of the Year series, which has featured works from Tom Eltang, Manduela Riger-Kusk, Asami Kukuchi of Tsuge Ikebana, Peder Jeppesen, Erik Nording, and, of course, Bruno Nuttens. In fact, as of 2025, Bruno Nuttens has been responsible for three of Stokkebye’s annual pipes, a record he shares with just one other artisan: his former teacher, Tom Eltang.

However, one of the pipes made by Nuttens for Erik Stokkebye was a little more special than the other two. See, while Erik has been in the business for decades, he launched his own brand of Stokkebye pipes, the aptly named 4th Generation, in 2012. 2022 was the 10-year anniversary of said brand, and the daunting task of creating a limited edition, 10-year anniversary pipe was given to Nuttens. Nuttens, of course, rose to the occasion, with his contribution leaning into both his classical, Anglo-French roots and the more modern, Danish style of pipe design. The result was the stacked, 1/8th bent Dublin, seen here in its smooth variant. Given Nuttens’s fondness for the pioneering figures of Danish pipe making, who in turn were enamored with English pipes, it’s not surprising that the design is highly reminiscent of 1950s and ’60s Danish briars, especially those of, for example, Sven Knudsen and Gert Holbek. Adorned with a horn accent and dressed in a reserved, walnut finish, it is also astonishingly lightweight, meaning that one should be able to clench it quite comfortably, while keeping the bowl upright, not unlike one of the famous Pibe-Dan Reformed shapes. This is something I know first-hand, as I bought one of these pipes the same year it came out and it has been in my rotation ever since.

This pipe is completely unsmoked, with an original bowl coating. The pipe comes with its original box.

Details:

Length: 6.9″ / 175.2mm

Bowl Width: 0.73 / 18.54mm

Bowl Depth: 1.89″ / 48.00mm

Weight: 1.2oz / 36g