English Estates: Dunhill Cumberland (4102) (2018) Tobacco Pipe

A well-measured Group 4 offering, this "02" bent Billiard from Dunhill is a handsome showcase of the English marque's refined shaping style. It features a pert, upright bowl formed by supple walls traveling from heel to rim. Joined to the bowl out back is a balanced, upturned shank that meets a smartly bent tapered stem, the arrangement poised for comfortable jaw-hanging. Dunhill's Cumberland finish dresses the stummel in a crisp, earthy sandblast, complemented by the rich, swirling tones of its signature stem.

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."