Celius Root Bishop Smooth Stack Pickaxe (Estate)

Celius pipes were hand made in the workshop of Svend Axel Celius, one of the first generation of iconic carvers in the Danish style that emerged in the mid-20th century. Beginning his career under Poul Rasmussen and Sven Knudsen, Celius later started his own brand of pipes using his last name, while also occasionally carving pipes for Denmark’s famous pipe houses Pipe-Dan and W.Ø. Larsen.

While he was a major contributor to the emergence of the “Danish Fancy” style of freehand pipes, Svend Axel Celius’s approach to such pipes is among the most recognizable in the genre. Favoring strong, sharp, yet still remarkably lightweight pickaxes, Dublins, and hybrids of the two, it’s typically quite easy to pick out a Celius among contemporaneous works in a similar vein.

The condition is good. Some rim darkening, slight scratches on the bowl, and minor oxidation on the mouthpiece.

Details:

Length: 5.74″ / 145.7mm

Chamber Width: 0.88″ / 22.35mm

Chamber Depth: 2.17″ / 55.11mm

Bowl Height: 2.62″ / 66.54mm

Weight: 1.9oz / 54g