Ashton: Old Church Bent Billiard with Silver (XX) Tobacco Pipe

This bent Billiard from Ashton thoroughly illustrates the refined appeal of Anglo-French shaping with it classic profile and balanced proportions. The composition sees a pert, upright bowl posed at the fore, with sturdy walls reaching from a slightly upturned heel toward a flat rim. Out back, a thick shank turns upward from the bowl and joins to a smartly bent tapered stem fashioned from rich, swirling cumberland, complete with a silver accent band adorning the junction for a dose of flash. Dressed in Ashton's Old Church sandblast, the stummel showcases waves of growth rings across both flanks beneath a warm, earthy stain.