Bjarne Nielsen Signature (Ph. Vigen) Smooth Pot w/ Boxwood Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked

Description

Bjarne Nielsen was one of the towering figures of Danish pipe-making until his passing in 2008. As the founder of Bjarne, Nielsen employed talented pipe-makers from Denmark to produce distinctly Danish pipes and sold them to a devoted international audience. Among those in his employ were figures such as Mogens Johansen (also known as Johs), Ph. Vigen, Ole Bandholm and Tonni Nielsen. Though Bjarne pipes are no longer manufactured, they are still in good demand by those who enjoy well-made pipes in the tradition of Danish design.

One common mistake I’ve noticed among Danish pipe enthusiasts and sellers is confusing Bjarne pipes for Bjarne Nielsen pipes. But this confusion is understandable. Bjarne pipes were divided into two main categories: the workshop’s standard output, stamped “BJARNE,” and the workshop’s higher-end output, stamped “Bjarne Nielsen.” All of them were Bjarne pipes; all of them were made under the direction of Bjarne Nielsen himself; and all of them were excellent Danish pipes. But Bjarne Nielsen pipes were a little more special (and expensive) and were typically made by Tonni Nielsen (no relation), Ole Bandholm, or Jes Phillip Vigen Gertsen. This pipe is an example of the latter, in both cases; it is a Bjarne Nielsen “signature” grade and it has been confirmed to have been made by Ph. Vigen, having come to us (along with some other NOS Bjarnes) from a former associate of Bjarne himself. Even without this knowledge, the design is pure Vigen: short, squat, covered in straight grain, and fitted with a synthetic amber stem inlaid with a ring of boxwood.

As indicated, this pipe is completely unsmoked, with an original bowl coating. It comes with its original sleeve.

 

Details:

Length: 5″ / 127.0mm

Bowl Width: 0.67 / 17.01mm

Bowl Depth: 1.22″ / 30.98mm

Weight: 0.9oz / 28g