Year: 2025

  • GJR Special Briar 623

    Italy, 1960-80s The pipe bearing the GJR marking is likely the result of a collaboration between Danish craftsman and entrepreneur Georg Jensen (GJ) and the Italian pipe factory Rossi (R) during the 1960s to 1980s. The beveled top of the bowl gives the design a distinctly Danish appearance, while the shape number 620 in Rossi’s…

  • Amitie Africaine

    France, 1930s Even if we do not know the exact year this pipe was made, based on its markings and historical context, we can reasonably place it at the very end of the 1930s or, at the latest, 1940. The year 1940 was tragic for France. The country attempted to resist the German invasion but…

  • TURKIEWICZ

    Poland Robert Turkiewicz, a Polish artisan, is known for his solo project and for working at Mr. Brog in Przemyśl, where he became renowned for crafting freehand pipes. Today, a wide range of pipes by Turkiewicz can be found online, with the majority made from bog oak (morta), and occasionally from pear or cherry wood….