Description
Measuring 6″ with a 2″ tall bowl, this estate pipe has a diamond shank with a saddle bit bent at a very slight angle. Nice tight grain leads to a rough-bark plateau rim. Moderate to heavily smoked, this pipe has been carefully restored with attention to preserving the maker’s mark on the underside of the shank. A wonderful example of Danish pipe making from nearly 40 years ago. This pipe blends freehand style with the more traditional diamond shank.
In the early 1980s, Danish pipemaker Finn Anderson produced some amazing, one-of-a-kind pipes from the window of a shop in New York City. These freehand Danish pipes epitomized the classic Danish freehand style. Finn told spectators he had worked in the famous W.O. Larsen workshop in Copenhagen, and their influence is apparent in his work.
Not a lot is known about this pipemaker, but we recently came into possession of an estate collection of his work, as well as several other pipes from the Pipeworks shop in New York. Handling these pipes has felt like participating in a golden era of pipemaking history. It’s been an honor to restore and photograph these lovingly smoked briars and present them to the pipe smoking community.