French Estates: Chacom Royal Smooth Bulldog Tobacco Pipe

The Chacom legacy is longstanding, with the Comoy family making pipes as far back as 1825 in the French village of Avignon. The Comoy marque's founder, Henri Comoy, was taken as a prisoner of war in Switzerland in 1870, where he met his cousins, the Chapuis. Here, the idea for a Chapuis-Comoy collaboration was born, which then became fully realized in 1922. This would lead to the "Chacom" marque, a portmanteau of the two family names. Classically inclined in its shaping, this Bulldog from Chacom exudes the refined charm of Anglo-French sensibilities. The bowl stands with a subtle forward cant, with supple walls flaring from the firm heel toward a pair of crisp beadlines at the waist, which marks an easy taper to the flat rim. A sturdy diamond shank extends from a defined transition, carrying a subtle taper as it meets a stem of jet-black vulcanite. Dressing the stummel is a fetching chestnut stain that displays healthy grain throughout.