Pipe Tristan Rusticated Squat Bulldog Handmade Briar Pipe, New

Description

Pipe Tristan is the name used by French artisan Tristan Lefebvre. Lefebvre is part of a new wave of up-and-coming hand made pipe carvers from the birthplace of briar, following in the footsteps of figures such as Alain Albuisson, Paul Lanier, and Pierre Morel Sr and Jr. Lefebvre credits a wide range of influences upon his pipe-making, such as modern greats from Italy and Denmark, such as Carlo Scotti’s Castello and Tom Eltang, as well as more unique sources of inspiration, such as the centuries-old hunting pipes native to Germany’s southern Bavarian region. As such, Tristan is equally at home crafting his own spin on the ’55,’ the hawbill, or the Danish Dublin as he is reviving the Ulmer Kloben – when he isn’t inventing his own shapes, that is.

Like the LC, the wide, squat bulldog was popularized by Dunhill, most recognizably in the mid-century O shape, and immortalized through the many homages artisans have paid to it since, such as J.T. Cooke and Les Wood. This one, from France’s Tristan Lefebvre, follows in that vein, with Lefebvre also similarly offering his own modern interpretation of the distinctly traditional. Foremost is Tristan’s signature, Italian-inspired Granite rustication, which adds ruggedness and tactility to the shape, as well as an amber-toned acrylic stem and Finnish Durat inlay. Though Lefebvre has opted for a saddle, rather than taper, stem, his interpretation leans closer to Dunhill than first meets the eye, by virtue of its more compact and wonderfully lightweight proportions.

 

Details:

Length: 5.4″ / 137.1mm

Bowl Width: 0.68 / 17.27mm

Bowl Depth: 0.91″ / 23.11mm

Weight: 1.1oz / 34g