English Estates: Ashton Pebble Grain Poker (LX) (1997) Tobacco Pipe

Crafted in 1997 during Bill "Ashton" Taylor's tenure, and rendered in Ashton's hearty LX size, this Poker features a tall, statuesque bowl that boasts a tobacco chamber of nearly two inches in depth, ensuring plenty of long, luxurious smoking sessions. The cylindrical bowl is offset by a lengthy, slightly raised, round shank that offers a note of firm muscularity to the pipe's profile. The jet black of the stem itself harmonizes quite well with this piece's Pebble Grain sandblasted finish that lightly texturizes the stummel and accentuates the natural grain orientation of the briar in a dark, ruby-tinged stain. It's a hearty, palm-filling design with a flattened heel that enables the piece to sit sturdily, making it an ideal desk pipe.