Smooth Bent Bulldog Tobacco Pipe

The careful balance of Silver Gray's bent Bulldogs is hard to deny, the broad diamond shank she employs serving to create a muscular feel, even as it flows smoothly into the base of the bowl, melding with its well-rounded form. In this example, she has taken particular care to highlight the bowl's waistline, pairing dual beadlines with an almost cap-like ridge below its tall, steep bevel. The result is a piece that is hard to ignore, particularly when compared to some of her more low-profile renditions of the shape, which favor breadth and stoutness over height. The grain here is worth a closer look, as well, the rim packed with tight birdseye, which is framed by that same cap-like ridge, allowing licks of flame to populate the lower bowl. Beautiful work.