WO Larsen Pearl Smooth Panel Pear Estate Briar Pipe, Danish Estates

Description: WO Larsen Pearl Smooth Panel Pear Estate Briar Pipe, Danish Estates WO Larsen Pearl Smooth Panel Pear Estate Briar Pipe, Danish Estates WO Larsen was a tobacconist in Copenhagen Denmark. In the 1960s, when Danish-style pipes were becoming highly sought after, thanks to revolutionary pipe-makers such as Sixten Ivarsson, a workshop was set up on the Larsen premises to produce enough high-grade Danish pipes to meet demand. This workshop was staffed by the emerging masters of Danish pipe-making, such as Sven and Teddy Knudsen, Hans ‘Former’ Nielsen, Jess Chonowitsch, Poul Ilsted, and Benni Jorgensen. In a previous listing, I discussed how W.Ø. Larsen graded their most spectacular—and, consequently, most expensive—pipes on a 1-10 scale (aside from the F, which are a much-debated outlier). I also mentioned that these were W.Ø. Larsens celebrated Straight Grain pipes, with 10 being the highest grade, except for the mythical Pearl grade pipes. I brought up that Straight Grain and Pearl grade pipes were made solely by one of W.Ø. Larsens most skilled carvers, such as Teddy Knudsen, Hans Former Nielsen, Tonni Nielsen, and Benni Jørgensen. Lastly, I mentioned that the Pearl grade pipes are, counter-intuitively, designated by a stamp of a smoker in an armchair, rather than a number, or indeed anything resembling a pearl. But Straight Grains were not the only high-grades the W.Ø. Larsen workshop had to offer. There were also the Select grade pipes, the Selected Grain grade and most importantly for our purposes here, the Birds Eyes grade. The Birds Eyes grade was given to pipes with exceptional birds-eye grain patterns and was often graded from 1-10, just like the Straight Grain grade. Additionally—and, again, just like the Straight Grains—very occasionally, a pipe would be created expressing craftsmanship and birds-eye grain finer than any pipe on the 1-10 scale, at which point it would graduate to being a Pearl grade instead (though this was far less common an occurrence than even for Straight Grain Pearls). Thats what this one will have been: a Birds Eye that grew up to be a Pearl, just like the fairy tales. This one has the added distinction of a boxwood ferrule, as well as a very unusual paneled pear shape. On the other hand, what better way is there to show off birds-eye than a flattened plane? The condition is great. Some inner rim darkening. Details: Length: 6.5″ / 165.1mm Bowl Width: 0.82 / 20.82mm Bowl Depth: 1.4″ / 35.56mm Weight: 2.0oz / 58g Shipping Shipping cost:replace this text with your shipping information Delivery time:replace this text with your shipping information Payment We accept the following payment methods: first payment option second payment option third payment option Please contact us if you have any questions. Service replace this text with your service information

Price: 1200 USD

Location: Rockmart, Georgia

End Time: 2024-11-10T02:23:02.000Z

Shipping Cost: 5.5 USD