Shell Briar with Silver (5122) (2015) Tobacco Pipe

Rustic and muscular, this Dunhill "22" Poker is an impressive rendition of a shape-chart standard, elevated by Dunhill's eye for detail. Featuring a wide chamber and thick walls, the bowl of this Group 5 piece rises into a sturdy, upright cylinder as it sits atop a flattened heel. The shank pushes out from a low-set transition to meet a sleekly tapering stem of black vulcanite, the thickness of the combination balancing some of the visual weight of the bowl. It's dressed here in the Shell Briar sandblast and accented with a band of sterling silver.

The Shell Briar's addition to the Dunhill catalog was a pivotal moment in pipe-smoking history. Before 1917, pipes with sandblasted finishes had never been made, and Alfred Dunhill's innovative mind created arguably the most popular finish for pipes today when he unveiled the Shell Briar. With its dark, reserved color palette and delightful texture, it's no surprise that it's still wildly popular over a century later.