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English Estates: Dunhill Shell Briar (44) (4) (S) (1963) Tobacco Pipe
Product Number: 004-002-33372
Dated to 1963, this Group 4-sized Billiard from Dunhill displays the classic shaping style typically associated with the English marque, with a tall, upright bowl set to an oval shank and a sleek tapered stem. It's dressed in the crisp Shell Briar sandblast, which accentuates some handsome grain across the flanks of the bowl.
The Shell Briar's addition to the Dunhill catalog was a pivotal moment in pipe-smoking history. Before 1917, pipes with sandblasted finishes had never been made, and Alfred Dunhill's innovative mind created arguably the most popular finish for pipes today when he unveiled the Shell Briar. With its dark, reserved color palette and delightful texture, it's no surprise that it's still wildly popular over a century later.
--Davin Hylton
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CONDITION:
Minor Rim Charring Chamber Carbonizing Chamber Slightly Out Of Round Stamping Worn From Buffing
STAMPING:
44
DUNHILL
SHELL BRIAR
MADE IN
ENGLAND 2
4(circled)S
- Length: 5.23 in./132.84 mm.
- Weight: 0.80 oz./22.68 g.
- Bowl Height: 1.68 in./42.67 mm.
- Chamber Depth: 1.44 in./36.58 mm.
- Chamber Diameter: 0.74 in./18.80 mm.
- Outside Diameter: 1.21 in./30.73 mm.
- Stem Material: Vulcanite
- Filter: None
- Shape: Billiard
- Finish: Sandblast
- Material: Briar
- Country: England
