Eyup Sabri
Eyup Sabri pipes are highly respected, but it is difficult to find information. He died May 16, 2005.
Here are two beautiful examples of his work with descriptions, courtesy SmokingPipes.com:
Unicorn on the left:
Adroitly carved, and featuring both an astonishing detail, as well as a delrin tenon and mortise insert, something astonishing advanced, given the date of production. Then again, Eyup Sabri was always well to the right of the Bell curve in his art. The late Mr. Sabri is held by many a savvy meerschaum collector as amongst the greatest carvers to have ever worked with the material, and is cited as a mentor or influence by many of the best carvers in the business today. The quality of the carving on this piece is astounding, even taking into consideration the carver, and the detail work that appears in the Unicorn's mane, and supporting floral work, almost beggars belief. That Unicorn horn is actually horn, and so is it that wonderful stem.
Beautifully colored Carved Tomato on the right:
What happens when the acme of meerschaum carving meets with perfection of coloring process? Well, it looks pretty much like the pipe that is on your monitor right now. I can't recall having seen a pipe carved by this late legend that didn't have a horn bit. If this "finishing touch" seems a bit extravagant on paper, it is exquisitely appropriate in person...Eyup Sabri wouldn't consider selling a particular piece, unless it represented the apogee of this singular, three dimensional art. At that point, sending it out with a lucite bit would be a bit akin to sending out Van Gogh's Sunflowers in a self-framing job from Michael's arts & crafts. There are meerschaums, and then there are MERRSCHAUMS, and then there is an Eyup Sabri. This pipe comes with original case and matching tamper.