Lanier

From site Ad Hoc Pipe

Paul Lanier is one of the carvers of pipe of Saint Claude. As his colleagues, he is pursuing the tradition of pipe carving of Saint Claude. Paul has carved a lot of pipes and he realizes every year the portrait of the First Pipe Smoker of France. You can appreciate his talent through his realizations, which for many of them are presented in the Pipe and Diamond Museum of Saint Claude.

Fantastic article on Paul's life and work on The Tobacco Pipe Artistry Blog: Paul Lanier, Saint-Claude Pipe Sculptor extraordinaire

See also: http://tobaccopipeartistory.blogspot.fr/2012/07/early-xxth-century-saint-claude-pipe.html