Cumberland (4101) (2017) Tobacco Pipe

Presented in handy Group 4 size, this "01" Apple from Dunhill features a plump, well-rounded bowl that stands at the fore of a sleek stretch of shank and stem. As expected from the prestigious English marque, the proportions here are well-balanced and precise, with the bowl, shank, and stem all visually aligned within the composition. The rugged Cumberland sandblast dresses the stummel and highlights handsome grain across the briar's surface.

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."