Rescued from the auction pile yesterday. No "before" pics, unfortunately. Some judicious reaming, rim cleaning, buffing, and stem de-oxidizing were required. But after a little bit of work, a cool piece.
Larsen combination blast/smooth shape #119 handmade with original stem. The top is octagonally paneled, while the rest of the bowl is rounded sandblast.
Markings - top: "Larsen, Copenhagen, Super" - bottom: "Made in Denmark, Handmade".
The only real issue was that a previous owner was one of those guys who went a bit heavy-handed on his pipe knife. The bowl rim edge is a little gouged. One other very minor thing is that the stem doesn't quite seat flush with the shank, though it's drilled dead-on and passes a cleaner beautifully.
All in all, though, it's a nice find. Classic Danish from the early days of the W.O.Larsen branded pieces - they hadn't started stamping the full name yet. The first mention I can find of this shape is in a 1963 catalog. Light for the size, with a tall, narrow, slightly tapered bowl.
Now to set to work on an old Charatan from the same lot. No pics yet.
Larsen combination blast/smooth shape #119 handmade with original stem. The top is octagonally paneled, while the rest of the bowl is rounded sandblast.
Markings - top: "Larsen, Copenhagen, Super" - bottom: "Made in Denmark, Handmade".
The only real issue was that a previous owner was one of those guys who went a bit heavy-handed on his pipe knife. The bowl rim edge is a little gouged. One other very minor thing is that the stem doesn't quite seat flush with the shank, though it's drilled dead-on and passes a cleaner beautifully.
All in all, though, it's a nice find. Classic Danish from the early days of the W.O.Larsen branded pieces - they hadn't started stamping the full name yet. The first mention I can find of this shape is in a 1963 catalog. Light for the size, with a tall, narrow, slightly tapered bowl.
Now to set to work on an old Charatan from the same lot. No pics yet.
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