Stanwell (Pre-2010) Black ‘n Silver 19 Smooth Dublin w/ Silver Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked

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.

The “Black ‘n Silver was a higher-end and relatively short-lived Stanwell line back in the 2000s, one distinguished by the superior graining of its bowls and the distinctive trio of accents capping its shanks. This was a time when Stanwell had quite a few metal-mounted lines, such as the Nordic, the Specialty, and the Poul Stanwell Collection, though in the case of the Black ‘n Silver, each pipe was mounted with a carefully cut collar of sterling silver inlaid with black acrylic. This one is rendered in one of Stanwell’s classic Dublin shapes, the tricorner “19,” which was originally created by Sixten Ivarsson in the 1970s. As far as I’m aware, it’s not in production anymore, though it had a good run, especially considering how many other Stanwell shapes were culled before the end of the 20th century. As the nomenclature indicates, this pipe was also made prior to 2010, back when Stanwell pipes were made at the famous Borup factory, in Denmark.

This pipe is completely unsmoked, with an original bowl coating. Some minor oxidation on the silver.

Details:

Length: 5.5″ / 139.7mm

Bowl Width: 0.89 / 22.60mm

Bowl Depth: 1.52″ / 38.60mm

Weight: 1.7oz / 50g