Smooth Bent Egg Tobacco Pipe

Irish artisan Austin Quinlan boasts a shaping style primarily rooted within the realm of Anglo-French carving, though his works often showcase Danish sensibilities, often tinged with enhanced musculature. This bent Egg is a great example of that style, boasting ample substance throughout and offering a robust, hearty feel in hand that emphasizes the form's impressive curvature. The transition here is wide, with ample room to drape a digit, and it gives way to a thick shank that curls with a gentle taper toward a similarly tapering stem of black vulcanite: the fluid arc of the pair offering a comfortable smoking posture. In addition, this shank and stem admirably support the presence of the bowl, leading the eye toward a sweeping heel via the silhouette's consistent undercurve. The heel supports a supple, richly curvaceous bowl as it grows softly contoured walls that reach toward the rim and expand softly to an angled, mid-set waistline: the most prevalent curves across the bowl set at the upper aft and lower-mid fore. Delightfully soft in hand, this pipe is dressed in a rich, smooth finish and auburn-tinged stain, revealing a stunning pattern of grain that showcases flame through the flanks of the shank, curving into a pattern of wrapping cross grain at the flanks of the bowl: creating a broad swath of birdseye to appreciate across the underside.