Dunhill: Cumberland (5134) (2021) Tobacco Pipe

A rare rendition of Dunhill's distinctive "34" Brandy, this piece places a bold, Group 5 bowl, with a broad heel and tapered walls, at the fore of a slim round shank and tapered vulcanite stem. Dressed in the earthy Cumberland sandblast, the stummel offers plenty of engaging texture around the bowl, elegantly paired with the brindled tones of the stem.

When Alfred Dunhill released his patented Shell Briar, he forever changed the pipe-smoking world at large. Dunhill has often been credited with being the first to offer sandblasted pipes (arguably the most popular finish today), and the Cumberland finish further displayed Dunhill's innovative spirit. Well received after its release in 1979, the Cumberland series was named for the English marque's warehouse on Cumberland road, and the line's signature, brindled vulcanite stem became so iconic, the warmly striated material is now referred to simply as "cumberland."