Stanwell (c.1980s) Tivoli Sandblasted Brandy (Estate)

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.

Tivoli, also known as the Tivoli Gardens, is a historic amusement park in Copenhagen, Denmark. As such, I would assume that the Stanwell Tivoli was intended to play into that heritage, just as other pipe companies do with significant national locales. The pipes themselves were a modest affair; classic Stanwell shapes from the day, dressed in either a dark sandblast finish or a reddish-brown smooth one. In the case of this one, though it does not feature a shape code, it is nonetheless quite recognizable as the “139” bent brandy, which was designed by the late Jess Chonowitsch in the 1980s. Judging by the lack of a trademark registration number and the presence of a thin, white, crowned “S” logo on the stem, I’d estimate this to be a 1980s make.

The condition is fair. Some rim darkening, finish fading, and some scuffing at the base of the pipe’s ebonite mouthpiece.

Details:

Length: 6″ / 152.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.74 / 18.79mm

Bowl Depth: 1.72″ / 43.68mm

Weight: 1.3oz / 38g