Comoy’s The Guildhall 291, Smooth Billiard Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]

Description

Comoy’s is a historic brand in pipe making, and possibly the most historic brand in the making of briar pipes. Though originally founded in 1825 by a French family from Saint Claude, France, production of Comoy’s pipes was soon moved to London, England, where it established itself as one of the quintessential English pipe companies.

The Guildhall was one of Comoy’s sub-brands, though their famously high quality meant these pipes could hardly be called ‘seconds.’ Though it is difficult to date Guildhall pipes, if the dating procedure is the same for Comoy’s main-line pipes, this one should be from before 1950, owing to the ‘Made in England’ stamp. After this time, Comoy’s and Comoy’s-made pipes switched to ‘Made in London,’ in a circle, over ‘England.’

Featuring a warm brown stain and plenty of bird’s-eye and cross grain, this classic English pipe is remarkably well preserved for its age. There are a couple of notches on the back side of the bowl exterior which may be scratches, or may be worn out fills. Other than that, the pipe is quite pristine.

 

Details:

Length: 5.8″

Bowl Width: 20.7mm

Bowl Depth: 1.8″

Weight: 1.2oz / 36g