Dunhill: Cumberland with Silver (4210) (2023) Tobacco Pipe

In Dunhill's shape chart, the "10" can designate either a Liverpool or a Bing's Favorite style Billiard, with this particular pipe falling into the latter category. Most commonly we see this shape paired to a tapered stem, though this piece is married to a sleek, lengthy, saddle stem that does a great job of slenderizing the aft section of its silhouette. The shank is slightly extended as well, and a classic Billiard bowl sits atop its fore, canting forward just a touch as it rests on a rounded heel. This bowl additionally takes on a gentle forward cant and soft taper to the smooth, chamfered rim, adding a touch of dynamism to the profile. It's dressed in the crisp, earthy sandblast of the Cumberland series, keeping the palette classic and boasting the line's iconic brindled 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."