English Estates: Dunhill Root Briar (41101) (1978) Tobacco Pipe

On Dunhill's standardized shape chart, the "10" typically denotes a Liverpool, but it can also refer to a Bing's Favorite Billiard. Rendered in Group 4 size, this "10" Liverpool by Dunhill is dated to 1978, and it exudes the confident simplicity of traditional English pipe making. It boasts the shape's iconic characteristics, with a pert, upright bowl that transitions into a moderately lengthy, rounded shank, which pairs to an abbreviated tapered stem. Dressing the stummel is the warm, auburn stain of the Root Briar series, showcasing handsome grain exemplary of the line's vaunted status.

The highest honor for a Dunhill pipe is to receive the prestigious Root Briar appellation. Root Briars have been coveted by pipe smokers ever since they first debuted in 1931, due to the fact that each pipe must boast briar completely free of even the most minor of blemishes. Dunhill has the strictest of standards and expectations for quality with all of their pipes, and so any block of briar that comes to bear the Root Briar stamp must indeed be superlative.