French Estates: Unknown 'Straight Grain' Smooth Billiard Tobacco Pipe

With its well-measured proportions and traditional appeal, this Billiard from an unknown maker is a handsome rendition of the form. The bowl stands pert and upright, with straight walls traveling from the rounded heel toward the flat rim. Out back, a balanced shank joins to a gradually tapering stem of jet-black vulcanite. Dressed in a fetching chestnut stain, the stummel displays windswept vertical grain across both flanks and whorls of birdseye around the rim and underside.