In A Veil Of Smoke…

On September 21, Christie’s South Kensignton auction house will hold, The Interiors: Masters & Makers sale. To be included in this sale, is the curiously gorgeous pipe collection of Trevor Barton, a British appliance salesman who died in 2008. His collection of smoking apparatuses is one of the world’s most comprehensive.

At the age of 19 or 20, I toyed with the idea of becoming a pipe smoker, as it seemed terribly fashionable. I never carried through with the idea, yet it has continued to appeal to me throughout the years. After viewing images from Mr. Barton’s collection, I am renewing my interest and daydreaming about which pipes might go best with which gowns and at what events!