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English Estates: Dunhill Tanshell (K) (F/T) (4) (T) (1973) Tobacco Pipe
Product Number: 004-002-38331
Fashioned more than 50 years ago, this stunning straight Apple from Dunhill is a fine testament to the English marque's shaping and finishing skills. Rendered in Group 4 size, the tall, supple bowl is poised at the end of an elegant stretch of shank and tapered stem, for a proportional, balanced disposition. This rendition is dressed in the earthy Tanshell sandblast, one of the marque's rarest and most collectible finishes, providing visual and textural appeal.
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. --Davin Hylton
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CONDITION:
Minor Rim Darkening Finish Worn From Buffing
STAMPING:
K F/T
DUNHILL
TANSHELL
MADE IN
ENGLAND 13
14
4 (In Circle)
T
- Length: 5.55 in./140.97 mm.
- Weight: 1.49 oz./42.18 g.
- Bowl Height: 1.77 in./44.96 mm.
- Chamber Depth: 1.60 in./40.64 mm.
- Chamber Diameter: 0.75 in./19.05 mm.
- Outside Diameter: 1.53 in./38.86 mm.
- Stem Material: Vulcanite
- Filter: None
- Shape: Apple
- Finish: Sandblast
- Material: Briar
- Country: England
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