▲ (Underside)
Viggo Nielsen, Faaborg, Handmade
Jewel of Denmark
▲ (Underside)
Nielsen (Arched) handmade, in Denmark (Arched)
HANDSHAPED
(Right side)
Straight Grain
▲ (Left underside)
Viggo Nielsen (Arched)
Kai Nielsen
(Right underside)
Handmade, In Denmark
▲ (Inside lid of the case)
― J. B. Vinche ―
― 85, rue du Marché aux Herbes ―
― Bruxelles ―
(On the edge of the case)
◊― FOURNISSEUR BREVETE DE S.A.R. MGR LE PRINCE ALBERT DE BELGIQUE ―◊ (1)
― DIPLOMES D'HONNEUR LIEGE 1905 MILAN 1908 ―
▲ Though impossible to be precisely dated, this pipe might be estimated prior to WWII given the address of the former shop stamped inside the case lid.
(1) Transl: "Patented supplier of H.R.H. The Prince Albert of Belgium"
"Prince Albert" is one of the titles of Albert I, king of the Belgians from 1909 to 1934. (See enlarged view #3).
▲ (Left side)
La Pipa (In oval) L. Viprati
(Bottom)
◊ Hand Made, Italy [Five clovers] ◊
▲ (Left side)
L. Viprati
(Bottom left)
◊ Hand Made, Italy [Two clovers] ◊
Artisan: Luigi Viprati (born 1953) full time pipemaker
since 1982.
Grading (ascending): From 1 to 5 clovers. There is no Grade 3 (the number is considered unlucky by some Italians).
Top pipes are marked as Fiammatas.
Rusticated pipes are ungraded.
See also: La Pipa