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Regretfully, I do not know who made this pipe. It’s beautifully cut (hawkbills are notoriously a pain in the behind to shape and to drill) and the rusticated finish is nicely consistent, reminiscent of the Peterson house style. Perhaps it came from a master that I—in a lapse that brings shame upon my bloodline—simply do…
Doctor’s Pipes are made by artisan pipe-maker Roman Kovalev. Based in Saint Petersburg, Kovalev’s pipe-making moniker derives from his sixteen years spent as a pediatric neurologist, and the consequent nickname of ‘Doc’ given by his friends. Taking up pipe-making in the early 2010s, and with a great deal of inspiration from Japanese masters such as…
Andrey Kharitonov is, to my eye, one of the most innovative artisans in pipe-making today. Born in 1961 in the former Soviet Union, Kharitonov’s work has been inspired by a number of his compatriots in the artisan scene, such as Viktor Yashtylov, Misha Revyagin, and Alexey Kharmalov. Like the latter, Kharitonov frequently experiments with novel…
Andrey Kharitonov is, to my eye, one of the most innovative artisans in pipe-making today. Born in 1961 in the former Soviet Union, Kharitonov’s work has been inspired by a number of his compatriots in the artisan scene, such as Viktor Yashtylov, Misha Revyagin, and Alexey Kharmalov. Like the latter, Kharitonov frequently experiments with novel…
Andrey Kharitonov is, to my eye, one of the most innovative artisans in pipe-making today. Born in 1961 in the former Soviet Union, Kharitonov’s work has been inspired by a number of his compatriots in the artisan scene, such as Viktor Yashtylov, Misha Revyagin, and Alexey Kharmalov. Like the latter, Kharitonov frequently experiments with novel…
Andrey Kharitonov is, to my eye, one of the most innovative artisans in pipe-making today. Born in 1961 in the former Soviet Union, Kharitonov’s work has been inspired by a number of his compatriots in the artisan scene, such as Victor Yashtylov, Misha Revyagin, and Alexey Kharmalov. Like the latter, Kharitonov frequently experiments with novel…
Doctor’s Pipes are made by artisan pipe-maker Roman Kovalev. Based in Saint Petersburg, Kovalev’s pipe-making moniker derives from his sixteen years spent as a pediatric neurologist, and the consequent nickname of ‘Doc’ given by his friends. Taking up pipe-making in the early 2010s, and with a great deal of inspiration from Japanese masters such as…
Much like London, Saint-Claude, Copenhagen, Pesaro, and Tokyo before it, Saint Petersburg emerged, in the later decades of the 20th century, as one of the powerhouses of high-grade pipes—especially high-grade artisan pipes. Commentators sometimes speak of a “Saint Petersburg school” in this regard, which includes figures such as Vladimir Grechukhin, Sergey Dyomin, Alexander Tupitsyn, and,…
In recent decades, Saint Petersburg has emerged as a hub for the production of some of the world’s finest and most sought-after pipes, securing a place alongside such cities as London, Copenhagen, and Tokyo. In fact, there is now recognized to be a “Saint Petersburg school” of pipe making, with its own, distinct style and…
One of the most fun aspects of this job is getting to talk about rare pipes or pipe designs, especially when they have an interesting backstory. As such, allow me to introduce the ‘Captain Warren,’ or rather, Savinelli’s own version of the shape, the Capt Warren. Who was Warren? That is something pipe historians debate….
Moscow artisan Denis Rusakov began making pipes in 2014, which appears to have been a relatively smooth extension of his previous labors as a metalworker. In the years since, he has emerged as one of several highly talented pipe-makers in the region. This particular pipe gives a good indication of those talents. The inspiration behind…
Andrey Kharitonov is, to my eye, one of the most innovative artisans in pipe-making today. Born in 1961 in the former Soviet Union, Kharitonov’s work has been inspired by a number of his compatriots in the artisan scene, such as Victor Yashtylov, Misha Revyagin, and Alexey Kharmalov. Like the latter, Kharitonov frequently experiments with novel…
Andrey Kharitonov is, to my eye, one of the most innovative artisans in pipe-making today. Born in 1961 in the former Soviet Union, Kharitonov’s work has been inspired by a number of his compatriots in the artisan scene, such as Victor Yashtylov, Misha Revyagin, and Alexey Kharmalov. Like the latter, Kharitonov frequently experiments with novel…
I’m not sure who made this pipe, though I presume it came from one of the English or American makes, and the reference to “imported briar” makes it seem to be mid-century or slightly earlier. I do like it though. It’s a panel billiard, or a saddle foursquare, design, with wonderfully craggy sandblasting reminiscent of…
Beginning his career as an apprentice to master Vladimir Grechukhin in the early 2000s, Alexander Tupitsyn quickly rose to becoming one of the preeminent members of the “St Petersburg school” of pipe-making. Along with Sergey Dyomin (another former Grechukhin apprentice), Tupitsyn and Grechukhin are responsible for PS Studio, a laboratory where the three experiment and…
This might just be the gnarliest rustication I’ve ever seen. In fact, it almost looks like it’s been rusticated and sandblasted, which would certainly be something. It looks even better when juxtaposed with the far more classical bent brandy shape underneath. Combine that with the pipe’s horn ferrule, and you’ve got a workhorse if I ever…
Johny Pipes are made by artisan Meysam Jahani. While Jahani previously worked in a university, he ultimately left to take on pipe-making in a professional capacity. Jahani’s specialties are calabash shapes – some traditional, some more modern – through which he continues to explore and perfect designs that have been constant fixtures in the world…
Kiko was a brand of pipes produced by the Kilimanjaro Pipe Company, a pipe company based in what is now Tanganyika in the United Republic of Tanzania. Kiko pipes were made from what is commonly known as African meerschaum, a denser variety of the mineral than its Turkish counterpart. Unfortunately, the last African meerschaum pipes…
I always feel a pang of shame when I can’t identify a pipe. This is especially the case when the pipe is as nice as this one. If I had to guess, I’d guess it was made by an American artisan, probably in the second half of the 20th century when the great American freehand…
I’ve said before that the closest analog to meerschaum carving in fine art (as traditionally defined) is sculpture. More specifically, its closest analog is subtractive sculpture, such as in the medium of marble. A question I’ve sometimes wondered, however, is of which period in the history of sculpture that meerschaum carving would be analogous to….
Andrey Kharitonov is, to my eye, one of the most innovative artisans in pipe-making today. Born in 1961 in the former Soviet Union, Kharitonov’s work has been inspired by a number of his compatriots in the artisan scene, such as Victor Yashtylov, Misha Revyagin, and Alexey Kharmalov. Like the latter, Kharitonov frequently experiments with novel…
Andrey Kharitonov is, to my eye, one of the most innovative artisans in pipe-making today. Born in 1961 in the former Soviet Union, Kharitonov’s work has been inspired by a number of his compatriots in the artisan scene, such as Victor Yashtylov, Misha Revyagin, and Alexey Kharmalov. Like the latter, Kharitonov frequently experiments with novel…
Andrey Kharitonov is, to my eye, one of the most innovative artisans in pipe-making today. Born in 1961 in the former Soviet Union, Kharitonov’s work has been inspired by a number of his compatriots in the artisan scene, such as Victor Yashtylov, Misha Revyagin, and Alexey Kharmalov. Like the latter, Kharitonov frequently experiments with novel…
Andrey Kharitonov is, to my eye, one of the most innovative artisans in pipe-making today. Born in 1961 in the former Soviet Union, Kharitonov’s work has been inspired by a number of his compatriots in the artisan scene, such as Victor Yashtylov, Misha Revyagin, and Alexey Kharmalov. Like the latter, Kharitonov frequently experiments with novel…
I’m a little familiar with the Sumer brand of meerschaum pipes, or rather the Sümer brand, belonging to Turkish carver Sümer Gövem. As the nomenclature on this pipe is very similar to the Sümer pipes I’ve handled, I have to wonder if it was from some kind of “branching out” of the Sümer brand into…
I was not able to find any identifying marks on this genuinely enormous freehand, but it is as impressive as it is large. It shows off vast planes of straight grain, interrupted only by a couple of tasteful spot carved feathers (kinda like Randy Wiley does). It also features a handy thumb hole, to make…
While Davidoff is most popularly known for its cigars, the company has also sold tobacco pipes (and pipe tobacco) since the 1970s. Like S.T. Dupont, Davidoff contracted established pipe-makers from across Europe to create high-grade smoking instruments that would match the luxury status of their other wares. I don’t think I’ve had a Davidoff pipe…
This pipe was a mystery for me. A big mystery, actually. It’s a freehand – a large one at that – but I have not been able to find out who made it. Normally, when I can’t find out who made a pipe, I look up the trusty resources provided by Pipephil and Pipedia, but…
Doctor’s Pipes are made by artisan pipe-maker Roman Kovalev. Based in Saint Petersburg, Kovalev’s pipe-making moniker derives from his sixteen years spent as a pediatric neurologist, and the consequent nickname of ‘Doc’ given by his friends. Taking up pipe-making in the early 2010s, and with a great deal of inspiration from Japanese masters such as…
This pipe was a mystery for me. A big mystery, actually. It’s a freehand – a large one at that – but I have not been able to find out who made it. Normally, when I can’t find out who made a pipe, I look up the trusty resources provided by Pipephil and Pipedia, but…
It appears that the stamping on this pipe was buffed off over time, leading me to be unable to identify who made it. But, there’s an obvious connection to one pipe make in the design: Custom-bilt, or Custombilt as it later came to be known. Whether this is a Custombilt pipe or simply a maker…
Doctor’s Pipes are made by artisan pipe-maker Roman Kovalev. Based in Saint Petersburg, Kovalev’s pipe-making moniker derives from his sixteen years spent as a pediatric neurologist, and the consequent nickname of ‘Doc’ given by his friends. Taking up pipe-making in the early 2010s, and with a great deal of inspiration from Japanese masters such as…
Doctor’s Pipes are made by artisan pipe-maker Roman Kovalev. Based in Saint Petersburg, Kovalev’s pipe-making moniker derives from his sixteen years spent as a pediatric neurologist, and the consequent nickname of ‘Doc’ given by his friends. Taking up pipe-making in the early 2010s, and with a great deal of inspiration from Japanese masters such as…
This pipe was a mystery for me. A big mystery, actually. It’s a freehand – a large one at that – but I have not been able to find out who made it. Normally, when I can’t find out who made a pipe, I look up the trusty resources provided by Pipephil and Pipedia, but…
This pipe was a mystery for me. A big mystery, actually. It’s a freehand – a large one at that – but I have not been able to find out who made it. Normally, when I can’t find out who made a pipe, I look up the trusty resources provided by Pipephil and Pipedia, but…
Jobey is a name that has been associated with a number of pipe manufacturers, vendors, and nationalities over the years. The Jobey name has also been attached to a wide variety of pipes and styles, from the Italian-inspired Stromboli line, to the Jobey Dansk pipes carved in the workshop of Karl Erik. Having looked online…
