French Estates: Chacom Canaries Smooth Billiard (182) 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. This "182" Billiard from Chacom is a streamlined, traditionally-inclined take on the shape. A tall, upright bowl stands at the fore of the composition, formed by smooth walls traveling from heel to rim. Transitioning from the bowl is an arrow-straight shank paired to a sleek saddle stem, which features a light, wooden accent at its base. The stummel wears a warm, rich stain that reveals fine birdseye across the bowl's left flank.