English Estates: Dunhill Tanshell (6LB) (4) (T) (1967) Tobacco Pipe

Dating to before Dunhill implemented their four-digit shape code, the "LB" stamp refers to this Billiard's exceptional size, and the "6" stamp indicates the stem is of the saddle variety. The palm-filling bowl will please those who enjoy larger pipes while the vulcanite saddle stem keeps the profile trim. Additionally, the pipe is dressed in an exquisite Tanshell sandblast, which exposes broad, rippling veins of growth rings that spiral around the bowl.

Created in 1951, the Tanshell marked Dunhill's fourth finish behind the Bruyere (1910), Shell Briar (1917), and Root Briar (1931); however, Dunhill didn't complete the "Tanshell" stamp until December 1951, waiting until 1952 to actually introduce the first Tanshell pipes. Considered one of the English marque's rarest, most collectible finishes, the Tanshell boasts a concise sandblast but unlike the dark-stained Shell Briar, the Tanshell is naturally stained, intended to develop a warm patina as it darkens with prolonged use over time.