Bari Senior Handcut 601, Black Pickaxe Estate Briar Pipe, Danish Estates [SOLD OUT]

Description

Bari was a pipe company founded in Kolding, Denmark, in 1950. Along with Stanwell, Bari was one of the first companies that started the Danish movement in pipe-making, offering innovative designs and propelling its founders and carvers into celebrity status within the pipe world. Bari’s founder was Viggo Nielsen, whose sons Kai Nielsen and Jørgen Nielsen joined him in working at Bari, along with other soon-to-be famous names such as Åge Bogelund. Though the Bari company is long gone, its legacy lives on in the artisan pipe scene as it exists today.

This particular Bari is one of the most iconic designs to come from the make. It is a distinctly Danish take on the English-French ‘pick axe’ shape, with exaggerated proportions, an asymmetrical rim (almost wind-guard like), and a fantail vulcanite stem. The pipe is also dressed in the micro-rustication that was popular in Denmark for a time, having been pioneered by Peter Brakner.

The pipe is in excellent condition. Though there is a small tooth abrasion just before the stem’s button, the rest of the pipe is near-flawless. The finish has not faded, the rim remains clean, and even the stamping on the briar remains crisp.

 

Details:

Length: 5.5″

Bowl Width: 21.1mm

Bowl Depth: 1.8″

Weight: 1.3oz / 39g