Ed Burak Connoisseur Magnum Rusticated Oom Paul Estate Briar Pipe, American Estates

Description

Known as the “dean of American pipe designers” Ed Burak was not a pipe-maker per se. Rather, Burak was someone who worked with the master carvers of his time to bring his distinct ideas of what a pipe could be to life. As the owner of the Connoisseur Pipe Shop, Burak designed freehand pipes so singularly representative of pipe-making as an artistic endeavor, that many of the resulting works ended up in New York’s Museum of Modern Art.

As I mentioned in previous listing regarding Ed Burak’s work, there are some shapes that might strike as relatively conservative in comparison to some of his other designs. Yet the Oom Paul, no less than the “bell” calabash or the “saxophone,” is a shape so befitting of an artist like Burak that it’s right at home within his portfolio. With its tall bowl, equally tall stem, and rollercoaster curvature, one could easily imagine that, had it not existed before Burak started designing pipes, he would have invented it eventually.

The condition is good. Some rim darkening and finish fading.

 

Details:

Length: 6″ / 152.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.87 / 22.09mm

Bowl Depth: 2.19″ / 55.62mm

Weight: 2.7oz / 78g