Dunhill Shilling Dublin (2008) Tobacco Pipe

Dunhill's extremely rare "Shilling" stamp denotes pipes with exceptional County or Cumberland sandblasts, with this Dublin being a recipient of one such stamp. It's deeply chambered and a perfect sitter, due to the flat panel under the shank. Displaying a wealth of ring grain in a lovely, red-black stain, this piece is quintessentially elegant.

When Alfred Dunhill released his patented Shell Briar, he forever changed the pipe smoking world at large. Dunhill has often been credited with being the first to offer sandblasted pipes (arguably the most popular finish today), and the Cumberland finish further displayed Dunhill's innovative spirit. Well received after its release in 1979, the Cumberland series was named for the English marque's warehouse on Cumberland road, and the line's signature, brindled vulcanite stem became so iconic, the warmly striated material is now referred to simply as "cumberland."