Peder Jeppesen High Grade 7 Freehand Estate Briar Pipe, Danish Estates

Description

Peder Christian Jeppesen is an artisan pipe-maker from Denmark. Beginning his career in the workshops of Karl Erik and Erik Nording, he later began a solo career under his own name, as well as under the ‘Neerup’ Moniker. In the years since, Jeppesen has come to be recognized as one of Denmark’s premium carvers, including through his partnerships with Erik Stokkebye and the 4th Generation brand.

In recent years, Peder Jeppesen has divided his labors between numerous pipe project, with two of the main ones being his ‘Neerup’ pipes and his “Peder Jeppesen” pipes. Both show off Jeppesen’s playful, and often more colorful, approach to pipe-making, with the latter representing his highest-grade work. This one is an example of the latter, and is indeed the recipient of Jeppesen’s prestigious “High Grade” qualification. It is a Danish “freehand” pipe, yet its form also inclines towards the Italian “fan” shape, albeit in an inverted form. Like the fan, the pipe has been cut from the outer burl of a briar root, where the briar’s straight grain spreads out in a fan pattern before erupting into a knotty plateau; unlike the fan, the base of this Jeppesen has been smoothed over and rounded, giving it an appearance not unlike a boat’s hull. Needless to say, it is a pipe that blurs the line between art and craft. It is also exceedingly large.

The condition is great. There’s some inner rim darkening.

 

Details:

Length: 8″ / 203.2mm

Bowl Width: 0.82 / 20.82mm

Bowl Depth: 1.4″ / 35.56mm

Weight: 6.5oz / 186g