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Smooth white meerschaum Bauer pipe, classic curved billiard model with traditional yellow cultured amber mouthpiece.The pipe is very elegant and refined, and its white colour gives it a sense of purity. The pipe is medium in size and features a discreet bowl for excellent smokeability in any situation. Its lightness makes it ideal for smoking while walking or sitting comfortably in an armchair, although many people do not dare to carry it around with them. In fact, if a meerschaum pipe falls on the ground, only the mouthpiece can be saved. The characteristic of meerschaum is that it enhances the taste of tobacco without adding or taking anything away. It is said to have no memory because, even when changing blends, it leaves no unpleasant residues. It does not need to be broken in and does not burn. The beauty of meerschaum is seeing the changes it undergoes with each smoke. It changes from white to amber, then to pink and finally to brown.
Bauer is the most famous and prestigious manufacturer of meerschaum pipes. It was founded in the late 1800s in Vienna, where companies specialising in meerschaum processing were concentrated. The meerschaum was imported from Turkey, the world's only supplier, and processed by the skilled hands of Bauer's expert craftsmen. The company closed in the early 1990s due to a Turkish law that no longer allowed the export of raw foam blocks for processing, but only finished pipes. Bauer pipes have become highly sought after by collectors as they represent a level of excellence in pipe making that no longer exists. The Bauer pipes you find here on the website are all original, purchased from an authorised distributor in the 1970s and 1980s.
The pipe for sale is exactlythe one shown in the photos. Once sold, as it is handmade andtherefore unique, the pipe will be removed from the website. The actual colour of the pipe mayvary slightly from the photo aseach monitor has its own colour tone. The dimensions have been measuredaccurately but may vary by a millimetre, either more or less.