Pipe Tristan Rusticated Natural Pot Handmade Briar Pipe, New [SOLD]

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.

I am continually impressed by Tristan’s pipes. Many of them – like this one – are simple enough shapes, but the simple shapes are often the hardest to do well. Can you imagine what it takes to hand-rusticate a sharp, rocky rustication on a bowl that nonetheless maintains its symmetry? The rustication itself is reminiscent of the best of the Italian workshops – Castello for instance – and the pipe’s minimal stain should make for a warm patina over time. The stem is hand-cut tan ebonite, which should match the coming patina even more nicely than it does the current virgin hue.

 

Details:

Length: 6″ / 152.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.76 / 19.30mm

Bowl Depth: 1.38″ / 35.05mm

Weight: 1.6oz / 46g