Floral Estate Block Meerschaum Pipe
$135.00Details: Length: 6.2″ / 157.4mm Bowl Width: 0.82 / 20.82mm Bowl Depth: 2.07″ / 52.57mm Weight: 2.8oz / 80g
Vintage Pipes
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Antique Straight Apple Estate Block Meerschaum Pipe, Amber Stem
$125.00While it’s tough to be certain where this old meer originated, I suspect it was made in Austria in the early 20th Century. It’s got a bone tenon and a beautiful amber stem. Details: Length: 6″ Bowl Width: 24.2mm Bowl Depth: 1.8″ Weight: 1.4oz / 41g
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Tim West Smooth Handmade Panel Estate Briar Pipe
$150.00Tim West is one of the United States’ oldest living artisan pipe-makers, having made his first pipe all the way back in 1967, and having become a full-time pipe maker since 1975. A legend in the scene, West has produced thousands of pipes in his lifetime, and has won his far share of awards for…
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The Briar Workshop 3, Plateau Freehand Briar Pipe, American Estates
$200.00The Briar Workshop was an integral part of a new generation of North American pipe-makers in the second half of the 20th century, and helped create a new American hand made pipe movement. Originally based in Vermont, USA, The Briar Workshop was founded by Jorg Jemelka and Eliot Nachtwalter. Over the years, Jemelka and Nachtwalter…
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Ferndown Bark Rusticated Bent Billiard Estate Briar Pipe
Original price was: $275.00.$240.00Current price is: $240.00.Ferndown pipes were made by the legendary British pipe-maker Leslie ‘Les’ John Wood, along with his wife Dolly. Both Les and Dolly previously worked for Dunhill, where Les developed his skills and reputation as Britain’s premier pipe silversmith, as well as one of its premier pipe carvers. Ferndown pipes are highly coveted by pipe-smokers due…
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Astleys of London Smooth Bent Billiard Estate Briar Pipe
$160.00Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…
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Charatans Make 4420 Sandblasted Straight Billiard Estate Briar Pipe
Original price was: $150.00.$125.00Current price is: $125.00.While Dunhill may be Britain’s most famous pipe brand, Charatan is not only older, but has the honor of being the first to have made its pipes entirely in-house. ‘Charatan’s Make’ referred to the fact that, at a time when other pipe companies were sourcing stummels and stems carved from other companies before assembling them…
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Astleys of London Canted Dublin Estate Briar Pipe
$140.00Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…
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Taylor Era Ashton Sovereign LX Smooth Straight Billiard Estate Briar Pipe
Original price was: $430.00.$380.00Current price is: $380.00.Ashton is an English pipe brand created by William Ashton Taylor, a former Dunhill pipe-maker who left Dunhill in the 1980s to make pipes under his own name. Along with other pipe-makers such as Ken Barnes and Barry Jones of James Upshall and Les Wood of Ferndown, Ashton emerged as part of a new wave…
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Benton Select Bent Author Estate Briar Pipe, USA
$75.00We seem to run across a Benton once a month, and each seem nicer than the last. While refreshing my memory on Benton the maker, I read on the Pipes Magazine Forum where someone referred to Benton as “Chicago Dunhills”. I thought the nickname was witty and fitting. Chicago Tobacconist Iwan Ries stocked Benton as…
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Svendborg Bark Inka 11, Handmade Smooth Dublin Estate Briar Pipe
Original price was: $100.00.$80.00Current price is: $80.00.There are certain places that are renowned for their pipe-makers. In Denmark, Copenhagen is often recognized as the country’s pipe-making capitol, due to its historic workshops, such as Suhr’s, Pibe Dan, and W. O Larsen. But it is not only Copenhagen that gave the world its Danish pipe-making superstars. The town of Svendborg in south-east…
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Charatan’s Make Special 260x Straight Dublin Estate Briar Pipe, Lane Era
$150.00While Dunhill may be Britain’s most famous pipe brand, Charatan is not only older, but has the honor of being the first to have made its pipes entirely in-house. ‘Charatan’s Make’ referred to the fact that, at a time when other pipe companies were sourcing stummels and stems carved from other companies before assembling them…
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Astleys, Large Bent Billiard Briar Pipe, English Estates
$200.00This large billiard is outside the norm of the Astleys we’ve stocked in the past. It’s on the bigger side at 7″ long, and sporting an almost 22m wide chamber. The birds-eye is stunning! This beautiful billiard has been lightly smoked and meticulously maintained. Nomenclature: 109 Jermyn ST London Details: Length: 7″ Bowl…
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Vintage Block Meerschaum Pipe of Woman w/ Crown
Original price was: $70.00.$60.00Current price is: $60.00.Well made and detailed hand carved block meerschaum pipe. Details: Length: 5.7″ Bowl Width: 22.7mm Bowl Depth: 1.5″ Weight: 95g
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Large Vintage Block Meerschaum Tobacco Pipe Of Turkish Sultan, 4×8" long.
Original price was: $90.00.$50.00Current price is: $50.00.This pipe has a push / pull mouthpiece Large Vintage Block Meerschaum Tobacco Pipe Of Turkish Sultan, 4×8″ long..
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SOLD OUT!Pre-Kaywoodie KBB Blue Line Bakelite Bulldog Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked
KB&B, or Kaufmann Bros & Bondy, was an American pipe company established in the mid-19th century, most famous today for having created Kaywoodie. The company originally made pipes under the KB&B name, but their innovative designs and patents soon led them to market several makes under the KB&B umbrella, including Kaywoodie, Yello-Bole, and CPF. It…
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SOLD OUT!19th c. Pre-KBB CPF Best Make Real Amber Antique Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked
The Colossus Pipe Factory, known by its initials C.P.F., is a make that is – as of yet – still a little shrouded in mystery. What is known is that the make was established in 1851 and that it was owned by Kaufman Bros & Bondy (later of Kaywoodie fame) by at least 1898. It is…
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SOLD OUT!19th-c. Pre-KBB CPF Best Make Bulldog w/ Amber Stem Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked
It’s always exciting when a pipe arrives on my desk that solves a mystery! This one even made me have to update my pipe-makers compendium, and I’ll be asking some Pipedia editor friends to make the necessary changes to its article. For the moment, here’s an updated rundown: The Colossus Pipe Factory, known by its…
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SOLD OUT!CAO Large Claw Egg Estate Block Meerschaum Pipe, Fitted Case
It wasn’t long ago that rather being known for Cigars, CAO was the main importer of block meerschaum into the United States. Judging by the case, this is CAOs earlier meers. It’s a large eagle claw and comes with a fitted case. Details: Length: 7″ / 177.8mm Bowl Width: 0.79 / 20.06mm Bowl Depth:…
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SOLD OUT!SMS Lattice Canadian Estate Block Meerschaum Pipe
This is one of those pipes that I have a hard time selling. The craftsmanship is excellent. The shape, especially in meerschaum, is pretty rare. It’s a large pipe, at over 6 inches long and a chamber just shy of an inch in width, yet weighs only 50g. This pipe made today would be $350.00…
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SOLD OUT!SMS Boot Estate Block Meerschaum Pipe, Unsmoked
SMS was among the more popular makers of meerschaum. It’s always cool to run across a pipe like this and it be unsmoked. Details: Length: 6.5″ / 165.1mm Bowl Width: 0.80 / 20.32mm Bowl Depth: 1.4″ / 35.56mm Weight: 1.9oz / 56g
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SOLD OUT!Gourd and Meerschaum Estate Calabash Pipe [SOLD]
This is one of the pipes we’ve had sitting in our drafts for some time now but haven’t had the time to publish. We sometimes hold one or two back for when a customer requests a Calabash – which is fairly often. Details: Length: 7″ / 177.8mm Bowl Width: 0.96 / 24.38mm Bowl Depth:…
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SOLD OUT!Hilson Magnum Meerschaum Lined Bent Billiard Estate Briar Pipe
Hilson is something of an outlier in the pipe world, in that it is a successful company not from England, Denmark, France, the USA, or indeed any of the countries typically associated with pipe-making. Instead, Hilson is a pipe company that began in Belgium. Hilson was founded by the Hillen family in Bree in the…
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SOLD OUT!Savinelli Churchwarden 601 Estate Briar Pipe
It is probably fair to say that Savinelli is Italy’s most famous pipe brand. Founded in Milan in 1876 by Achille Savinelli, the brand has continuously produced high quality pipes for nearly 150 years. Though various Savinelli lines have come and gone over the years, the brand has always been notable for putting out classically…
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SOLD OUT!GBD Virgin 9491 Square Shank Billiard Estate Briar Pipe
GBD was one of several prominent examples of a French pipe brand that, due to certain circumstances, became a maker most associated with classic ‘British’ pipes. Founded in 1850 by the French trio Ganneval, Bondier & Donninger, the brand was bought by English company Oppenheimer at the beginning of the 20th century, who opened factories…
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SOLD OUT!Chacom Volute Smooth Cobra Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked
Chacom is one of France’s most historic and iconic makes. Its founders, the Comoy family, began their career as boxwood pipe-makers in the early 1800s, before briar had even been discovered, with Henri Comoy (of Comoy’s fame) emigrating to England in 1879 and founding the country’s first briar pipe factory. In 1922, Henri and his…
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SOLD OUT!Charatans Make 652 DC Sandblasted Panel Estate Briar Pipe, Lane Era
While Dunhill may be Britain’s most famous pipe brand, Charatan is not only older, but has the honor of being the first to have made its pipes entirely in-house. ‘Charatan’s Make’ referred to the fact that, at a time when other pipe companies were sourcing stummels and stems carved from other companies before assembling them…
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SOLD OUT!CAO Ismet Bekler Hand carved Sultan Block Meerschaum Pipe
This vintage Ismet Bekler came to use through our trade program. The original owner bought this meer back in the 80s from the Tinderbox. While CAO is widely associated with cigars nowadays, it wasn’t long ago that their primary business was importing meerschaum into the United States. It’s safe to say Ismet Bekler and his…
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SOLD OUT!Brakner Deluxe Smooth Lumberman Estate Briar Pipe, Danish Estates
Peter Brakner (né Micklson) was one of the godfathers of the Danish pipe-making movement that emerged in the mid-20th century. He began his career at Suhr’s Pibemageri, a pipe workshop whose foreman at the time was Sixten Ivarsson. There he also met Poul Rasmussen, who took over as foreman after Ivarsson departed. Along with Ivarsson…
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SOLD OUT!Charatans Make Special, Lane Era Extra Large Estate Briar Pipe
While Dunhill may be Britain’s most famous pipe brand, Charatan is not only older, but has the honor of being the first to have made its pipes entirely in-house. ‘Charatan’s Make’ referred to the fact that, at a time when other pipe companies were sourcing stummels and stems carved from other companies before assembling them…
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SOLD OUT!Kaywoodie Standard 44, Smooth Panel Estate Briar Pipe, American Estates
Kaywoodie pipes are as American as apple pie. Starting in 1919 as a pipe brand for KB&B, a pipe shop dating all the way back to 1851, Kaywoodie has since then been a staple of American-made pipes. In the present, many Kaywoodies are collectors’ items, in addition to being fantastic smokers. I’ve always found Kaywoodies…
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SOLD OUT!Custombilt Rusticated Prince Estate Briar Pipe
Custom-Bilt (later, as in this case, Custombilt) pipes were originally created in the early 20th century by Tracy Mincer, an American pipe-maker. Later adopting the slogan, ‘As Individual as a Thumbprint,’ Custom-Bilts were each rusticated by hand, giving them their signature rugged look, and ensuring that no two Custom-Bilts were exactly alike. Today, these pipes…
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SOLD OUT!Astleys of London Smooth Straight Pot Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD]
Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…
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SOLD OUT!Sasieni Four Dot Walnut Oom Paul S XS Estate Briar Pipe
Along with names like Barling, Charatan, and Dunhill Sasieni holds a special place in the history of English smoking pipes – one near to its very beginnings. So the story goes, Sasieni himself worked for Dunhill during its early days. But eventually he left Dunhill, having his own ideas about how pipes should be made,…
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SOLD OUT!Michel Smooth Bent Apple Estate Briar Pipe Unsmoked
Michel pipes were store-brand pipes made for Maison Michel, a North Carolina (USA) tobacconist run by Michel J. Mitchell between 1951 and 1980. Over the years, several prominent pipe-makers made pipes for Maison Michel, such as Charatan, Barling, and others. Details: Length: 5.4″ / 137.1mm Bowl Width: 0.80 / 20.32mm Bowl Depth: 1.06″ /…
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SOLD OUT!Mastercraft Handmade Smooth Straight Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked
Mastercraft was a major American pipe company in the mid-20th century, with Bing Crosby being one of its most famous clients. However, Mastercraft did not manufacture pipes. Instead, they imported pipes from high-quality European makers, such as England’s Orlik, France’s Jeantet, and Italy’s Brebbia, offering these pipes to the American market. While I can’t say…
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SOLD OUT!Astleys of London Large Canadian Estate Briar Pipe
Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…
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SOLD OUT!Savinelli Made Smooth Prince Estate Briar Pipe, Italian Estates
It is probably fair to say that Savinelli is Italy’s most famous pipe brand. Founded in Milan in 1876 by Achille Savinelli, the brand has continuously produced high quality pipes for nearly 150 years. Though various Savinelli lines have come and gone over the years, the brand has always been notable for putting out classically…
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SOLD OUT!Astleys of London Short Lumberman Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates
Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…
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SOLD OUT!Ben Wade Amber Freehand Estate Briar Pipe, Danish Estates [SOLD]
While Ben Wade was a historic British pipe brand, for a time during the 1970s, production of Ben Wade pipes was contracted out to one of Danish pipe-making’s superstars: Preben Holm. Though he would tragically pass away at the age of 42, Holm was one of the pioneering figures in the ‘Danish design’ movement in…
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SOLD OUT!Astleys of London Smooth Canted Dublin Estate Briar Pipe
Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…
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SOLD OUT!Orlik De Luxe L117 Chimney Estate Briar Pipe
Orlik was an English pipe manufacturer founded in 1899 by Louis Orlik. While originally the company’s mission was to produce low-cost pipes, the make would ultimately be known for the distinctly high quality of their products. Consequently, Orlik pipes are today a favorite among pipe smokers and collectors, especially those who prefer the hobby’s Great…
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SOLD OUT!Michel Smooth Bent Estate Briar Pipe Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Michel pipes were store-brand pipes made for Maison Michel, a North Carolina (USA) tobacconist run by Michel J. Mitchell between 1951 and 1980. Over the years, several prominent pipe-makers made pipes for Maison Michel, such as Charatan, Barling, and others. Details: Length: 5″ / 127.0mm Bowl Width: 0.82 / 20.82mm Bowl Depth: 1.0″ /…
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SOLD OUT!BBB Filter Deluxe D Smooth Bent Apple Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked, 6mm [SOLD OUT]
‘BBB’ originally stood for ‘Blumfeld’s Best Briars’, so named after Louis Blumfeld after he took over the historic Alfred Frankenau Company in 1856. Later, the pipes came to be known as ‘Britain’s Best Briars’. Though the name might have changed, the quality of the pipes did not – they really were fantastic pipes, made in…
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SOLD OUT!Nording Handmade 4 Partially Sandblasted Freehand Estate Briar, Pipe Unsmoked
Nørding was founded by Erik Nørding in the 1960s, and is one of the oldest remaining companies to come out of the Scandinavian pipe-making renaissance that began in the mid-20th century. Now in his 80s, Erik Nørding is one of the most experienced and skilled pipe-makers in the world, and over the decades he has…
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SOLD OUT!Astleys of London Rusticated Dublin Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…
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SOLD OUT!Astleys of London Smooth Bent Rhodesian Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…
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SOLD OUT!Astleys of London Smooth Pot Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates
Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…
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SOLD OUT!Savinelli Estella Large Rusticated Bent Brandy Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
It is probably fair to say that Savinelli is Italy’s most famous pipe brand. Founded in Milan in 1876 by Achille Savinelli, the brand has continuously produced high quality pipes for nearly 150 years. Though various Savinelli lines have come and gone over the years, the brand has always been notable for putting out classically…
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SOLD OUT!GBD Midnight 133 Smooth Straight Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
GBD was one of several prominent examples of a French pipe brand that, due to certain circumstances, became a maker most associated with classic ‘British’ pipes. Founded in 1850 by the French trio Ganneval, Bondier & Donninger, the brand was bought by English company Oppenheimer at the beginning of the 20th century, who opened factories…
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SOLD OUT!WDC Jumbo Wellington Bent Estate Briar Pipe
The William Demuth Company, otherwise known as WDC, was established in 1862 by German-born American William Demuth, and survived as a mainstay brand in the United States until the 1970s. It would not be inappropriate to call such pipes ‘presidential,’ given that, owing initially to Demuth’s friendship with US president James Garfield, WDC pipes became…
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SOLD OUT!Castello Old Sea Rock SC 23 Apple Estate Briar Pipe, Italian Estates
Founded in 1947 by Carlo Scotti, Castello quickly became known for producing some of the finest smoking pipes in the world. Over the years, the people involved in making Castello pipes has changed – such as Luigi Radice and Sergio Ascorti, who developed their skills in the Cantu workshop before leaving to start Caminetto, or…
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SOLD OUT!Comoy’s Castleton 215 Oom Paul Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
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….
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SOLD OUT!Unsmoked Age Bogelund Cavalier Estate Briar Pipe, Danish Estates [SOLD OUT]
Age (or rather, Åge) Bogelund is a somewhat less known carver from the 20th century Danish pipe-making tradition – though he was no less a master than his contemporaries. Originally, he worked for Viggo Nielsen’s Bari pipe company, being charged with making some of its higher-grade freehands. Later, Bogelund made pipes under his own name,…
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SOLD OUT!Fleur De Lis, Meerschaum Lined 135, Straight Billiard Estate Briar Pipe (GBD)
From the beginning of the 20th century until the early-1980s, the famed GBD pipe company had factories in England and in France. Fleur de Lis was a sub-brand manufactured in the French GBD factory, specifically for meerschaum-lined pipes. Details: Length: 6″ Bowl Width: 19.6mm Bowl Depth: 1.6″ Weight: 1.7oz / 50g
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SOLD OUT!Custombilt Magnum Partially Rusticated Bent Billiard Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Custom-Bilt (later, as in this case, Custombilt) pipes were originally created in the early 20th century by Tracy Mincer, an American pipe-maker. Later adopting the slogan, ‘As Individual as a Thumbprint,’ Custom-Bilts were each rusticated by hand, giving them their signature rugged look, and ensuring that no two Custom-Bilts were exactly alike. Today, these pipes…
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SOLD OUT!Roma Briar Pipe, Unsmoked
Roma are budget-friendly pipes made by Italy’s major pipe factories. One could think of them as an unofficial ‘seconds’ line for various Italian mainstays. Details: Length: 5.5″ Bowl Width: 20.7mm Bowl Depth: 1.8″ Weight: 1.7oz / 50g
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SOLD OUT!GBD Sir Jeffrey 954 Smooth Liverpool Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
GBD was one of several prominent examples of a French pipe brand that, due to certain circumstances, became a maker most associated with classic ‘British’ pipes. Founded in 1850 by the French trio Ganneval, Bondier & Donninger, the brand was bought by English company Oppenheimer at the beginning of the 20th century, who opened factories…
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SOLD OUT!BBB Tortoise 603 Smooth Straight Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
‘BBB’ originally stood for ‘Blumfeld’s Best Briars’, so named after Louis Blumfeld after he took over the historic Alfred Frankenau Company in 1856. Later, the pipes came to be known as ‘Britain’s Best Briars’. Though the name might have changed, the quality of the pipes did not – they really were fantastic pipes, made in…
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SOLD OUT!Nording Handmade 4 Partially Sandblasted Freehand Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Nørding was founded by Erik Nørding in the 1960s, and is one of the oldest remaining companies to come out of the Scandinavian pipe-making renaissance that began in the mid-20th century. Now in his 80s, Erik Nørding is one of the most experienced and skilled pipe-makers in the world, and over the decades he has…
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SOLD OUT!Ashton XXX Pebble Grain 216 Bent Pot Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Ashton is an English pipe brand created by William Ashton Taylor, a former Dunhill pipe-maker who left Dunhill in the 1980s to make pipes under his own name. Along with other pipe-makers such as Ken Barnes and Barry Jones of James Upshall and Les Wood of Ferndown, Ashton emerged as part of a new wave…
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SOLD OUT!Astleys of London Zulu Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…
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SOLD OUT!Vauen 3315 Danish Apple Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked, 9mm
Vauen stems from Germany’s oldest tobacco pipe manufacturing company, tracing its roots back to the founding partnership of Karl Ellenberger and Carl August Ziener in Nuremberg, 1848. Out of the Ellenberger-Ziener partnership soon came the Vauen make itself, which grew to become Germany’s largest and most enduring pipe brand – a title that it continues…
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SOLD OUT!BBB Fiesta 317 Smooth Bent Apple Estate Briar Pipe Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
‘BBB’ originally stood for ‘Blumfeld’s Best Briars’, so named after Louis Blumfeld after he took over the historic Alfred Frankenau Company in 1856. Later, the pipes came to be known as ‘Britain’s Best Briars’. Though the name might have changed, the quality of the pipes did not – they really were fantastic pipes, made in…
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SOLD OUT!Charatans Make Lane era Special 3102DC Smooth Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
While Dunhill may be Britain’s most famous pipe brand, Charatan is not only older, but has the honor of being the first to have made its pipes entirely in-house. ‘Charatan’s Make’ referred to the fact that, at a time when other pipe companies were sourcing stummels and stems carved from other companies before assembling them…
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SOLD OUT!BBB Peacemaker 4 Metal and Briar Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
‘BBB’ originally stood for ‘Blumfeld’s Best Briars’, so named after Louis Blumfeld after he took over the historic Alfred Frankenau Company in 1856. Later, the pipes came to be known as ‘Britain’s Best Briars’. Though the name might have changed, the quality of the pipes did not – they really were fantastic pipes, made in…
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SOLD OUT!Vauen by Barontini 414 Partially Rusticated Straight Apple Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked 9mm [SOLD OUT]
Vauen stems from Germany’s oldest tobacco pipe manufacturing company, tracing its roots back to the founding partnership of Karl Ellenberger and Carl August Ziener in Nuremberg, 1848. Out of the Ellenberger-Ziener partnership soon came the Vauen make itself, which grew to become Germany’s largest and most enduring pipe brand – a title that it continues…
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SOLD OUT!Astleys of London Smooth Bent Bulldog Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…
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SOLD OUT!Orlik London 56071 Smooth Bent Bulldog Estate Briar Pipe Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Orlik was an English pipe manufacturer founded in 1899 by Louis Orlik. While originally the company’s mission was to produce low-cost pipes, the make would ultimately be known for the distinctly high quality of their products. Consequently, Orlik pipes are today a favorite among pipe smokers and collectors, especially those who prefer the hobby’s Great…
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SOLD OUT!Chacom Volute Bent Cobra Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Chacom is one of France’s most historic and iconic makes. Its founders, the Comoy family, began their career as boxwood pipe-makers in the early 1800s, before briar had even been discovered, with Henri Comoy (of Comoy’s fame) emigrating to England in 1879 and founding the country’s first briar pipe factory. In 1922, Henri and his…
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SOLD OUT!Bari Handmade Smooth Bent Freehand Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Bari was a pipe company founded in Kolding, Denmark, in 1950. Along with Stanwell, Bari was one of the first companies that started the Danish movement in pipe-making, offering innovative designs and propelling its founders and carvers into celebrity status within the pipe world. Bari’s founder was Viggo Nielsen, whose sons Kai Nielsen and Jørgen…
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SOLD OUT!Astleys of London Stacked Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…
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SOLD OUT!Charatans Make Executive Extra Large Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
While Dunhill may be Britain’s most famous pipe brand, Charatan is not only older, but has the honor of being the first to have made its pipes entirely in-house. ‘Charatan’s Make’ referred to the fact that, at a time when other pipe companies were sourcing stummels and stems carved from other companies before assembling them…
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SOLD OUT!Sasieni Patent One Dot Specially Selected Canadian Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
Along with names like Barling, Charatan, and Dunhill Sasieni holds a special place in the history of English smoking pipes – one near to its very beginnings. So the story goes, Sasieni himself worked for Dunhill during its early days. But eventually he left Dunhill, having his own ideas about how pipes should be made,…
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SOLD OUT!Preben Holm Deluxe Matt Smooth Pot Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Though he would tragically pass away at the age of 42, Preben Holm was one of the pioneering figures in the ‘Danish design’ movement in 20th century pipe-making – a movement that still dominates the high-grade pipe scene. By hand-shaping his pipes on a belt sander, Holm was able to make the most of the…
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SOLD OUT!Orlik Hurricane 4278 Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked
Orlik was an English pipe manufacturer founded in 1899 by Louis Orlik. While originally the company’s mission was to produce low-cost pipes, the make would ultimately be known for the distinctly high quality of their products. Consequently, Orlik pipes are today a favorite among pipe smokers and collectors, especially those who prefer the hobby’s Great…
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SOLD OUT!Savinelli Punto Oro Corallo Rusticated Straight Apple Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
It is probably fair to say that Savinelli is Italy’s most famous pipe brand. Founded in Milan in 1876 by Achille Savinelli, the brand has continuously produced high quality pipes for nearly 150 years. Though various Savinelli lines have come and gone over the years, the brand has always been notable for putting out classically…
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SOLD OUT!Ben Wade Danish Hand Model 100 Smooth Freehand Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD]
While Ben Wade was a historic British pipe brand, for a time during the 1970s, production of Ben Wade pipes was contracted out to one of Danish pipe-making’s superstars: Preben Holm. Though he would tragically pass away at the age of 42, Holm was one of the pioneering figures in the ‘Danish design’ movement in…
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SOLD OUT!E.B.C. Best Briar Silver Mounted Bulldog Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
I’m afraid I’m not entirely sure who made this pipe. Even Who Made That Pipe? doesn’t have an entry for the make. But it is very nice, and judging by the design, it looks to be from around the turn of the 20th century. It has a lot in common with pipes from that era, such…
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SOLD OUT!WDC Jumbo Wellington Estate Briar Pipe, American Estates [SOLD OUT]
The William Demuth Company, otherwise known as WDC, was established in 1862 by German-born American William Demuth, and survived as a mainstay brand in the United States until the 1970s. It would not be inappropriate to call such pipes ‘presidential,’ given that, owing initially to Demuth’s friendship with US president James Garfield, WDC pipes became…
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SOLD OUT!Astleys of London Smooth Straight Apple Estate Briar Pipe
Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…
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SOLD OUT!Bari Smooth Straight Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Bari was a pipe company founded in Kolding, Denmark, in 1950. Along with Stanwell, Bari was one of the first companies that started the Danish movement in pipe-making, offering innovative designs and propelling its founders and carvers into celebrity status within the pipe world. Bari’s founder was Viggo Nielsen, whose sons Kai Nielsen and Jørgen…
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SOLD OUT!Gigi Unica Rusticated Bent Egg Estate Briar Pipe Unsmoked, 9mm [SOLD OUT]
Gigi pipes occupy an interesting position in the history of Italian pipe-making. The story begins with the founding of Sociedade Rovera, a pipe-making company in Varese, Italy, by the Rovera family. As members of the Rovera family left to start their own ventures, the dynasty associated with the name would be split into several companies;…
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SOLD OUT!Astleys of London Group 6 Billiard Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…
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SOLD OUT!Astleys of London Smooth Straight Pot Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…
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SOLD OUT!Caminetto Business 118 KS Rusticated Straight Brandy Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Caminetto was, and is to this day, a decisive figure in the history of Italy’s pipe workshop tradition. After spending time developing their skills in the Castello workshop, Sergio Ascorti and Luigi Radice left to found their own venture, which they named, ‘Caminetto.’ Here, Ascorti and Radice were able to create their own now-classic shapes…
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SOLD OUT!Astleys of London Smooth Straight Bulldog Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…
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SOLD OUT!Astleys Smooth Chimney Estate Briar Pipe
Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…
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SOLD OUT!Kiko 86F Rusticated Meerschaum Lined Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Kiko was a brand of pipes produced by the Kilimanjaro Pipe Company, a pipe company based in what is now Tanganyika in the United Republic of Tanzania. Kiko pipes were made from what is commonly known as African meerschaum, a denser variety of the mineral than its Turkish counterpart. Unfortunately, the last African meerschaum pipes…
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SOLD OUT!Astleys Les Wood Made Smooth Apple Military Mount Briar Pipe
Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…
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SOLD OUT!Personal Reserve by Ashton Sandblasted Straight Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
Personal Reserve pipes were made by William Ashton Taylor of Ashton Pipes (those Made in England) and Luigi Radice of Radice (those made in Italy), but their origin is a fascinating story in itself. These pipes were commissioned by Barry Levin, whose venture, Levin Pipes International (LPI), arguably first kicked off the modern estate pipes…
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SOLD OUT!Chacom Artisan 409 Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Chacom is one of France’s most historic and iconic makes. Its founders, the Comoy family, began their career as boxwood pipe-makers in the early 1800s, before briar had even been discovered, with Henri Comoy (of Comoy’s fame) emigrating to England in 1879 and founding the country’s first briar pipe factory. In 1922, Henri and his…
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SOLD OUT!Nording 2004 Hunting Pipe, Cobra Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked
Nørding was founded by Erik Nørding in the 1960s, and is one of the oldest remaining companies to come out of the Scandinavian pipe-making renaissance that began in the mid-20th century. Now in his 80s, Erik Nørding is one of the most experienced and skilled pipe-makers in the world, and over the decades he has…
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SOLD OUT!Orlik London 56071 Smooth Bent Bulldog Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Orlik was an English pipe manufacturer founded in 1899 by Louis Orlik. While originally the company’s mission was to produce low-cost pipes, the make would ultimately be known for the distinctly high quality of their products. Consequently, Orlik pipes are today a favorite among pipe smokers and collectors, especially those who prefer the hobby’s Great…
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SOLD OUT!Sir Del Nobile Rusticated Panel Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked
Ser Del Nobile emerged as a result of S.M. Frank & Co’s expansion of its enterprise into Europe – more specifically, into Italy. Those familiar with 20th century pipe history may recognize S.M. Frank as the American pipe company which, at one time, owned and manufactured the Kaywoodie, Yello-Bole, Medico, Heritage, and William Demuth makes….
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SOLD OUT!Ben Wade Danish Pride Freehand Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
While Ben Wade was a historic British pipe brand, for a time during the 1970s, production of Ben Wade pipes was contracted out to one of Danish pipe-making’s superstars: Preben Holm. Though he would tragically pass away at the age of 42, Holm was one of the pioneering figures in the ‘Danish design’ movement in…
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SOLD OUT!Astleys of London Rusticated Dublin Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…
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SOLD OUT!Orlik Perfect D72 Smooth Canadian Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Orlik was an English pipe manufacturer founded in 1899 by Louis Orlik. While originally the company’s mission was to produce low-cost pipes, the make would ultimately be known for the distinctly high quality of their products. Consequently, Orlik pipes are today a favorite among pipe smokers and collectors, especially those who prefer the hobby’s Great…
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SOLD OUT!Kaywoodie Hi-Bowl H6 Smooth Estate Briar Pipe
Kaywoodie pipes are as American as apple pie. Starting in 1919 as a pipe brand for KB&B, a pipe shop dating all the way back to 1851, Kaywoodie has since then been a staple of American-made pipes. In the present, many Kaywoodies are collectors’ items, in addition to being fantastic smokers. The Kaywoodie Hi-Bowl was…
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SOLD OUT!James Upshall Handmade Magnum-sized Straight Dublin Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
James Upshall was, along with Ferndown and Ashton, part of a new wave of British hand-made, high-grade pipes in the late 20th century, with their founders largely coming from previous positions in the factories of companies such as Dunhill and Charatan. James Upshall was founded in 1978 by Barry Jones and Ken Barnes, both of…
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SOLD OUT!Astleys of London Smooth Straight Apple Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…
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SOLD OUT!Royal Crown Windsor Giant Chubby Straight Pot Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Royal Crown was a make of pipes produced by Hardcastle prior to its merger with Dunhill. Hardcastle was founded by Edmund Hardcastle in 1906, in London, England. Like many pipe-makers of the time, such as Barling and Sasieni Hardcastle was a family-owned business, with its ‘family era’ coming to an end over the course of…
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SOLD OUT!Savinelli Capri Root Briar 824 Rusticated Brandy Estate Briar Pipe, Italian Estates [SOLD OUT]
It is probably fair to say that Savinelli is Italy’s most famous pipe brand. Founded in Milan in 1876 by Achille Savinelli, the brand has continuously produced high quality pipes for nearly 150 years. Though various Savinelli lines have come and gone over the years, the brand has always been notable for putting out classically…
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SOLD OUT!Barling T.V.F. 5697 Military Mount Straight Billiard Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Barling and Sons was originally founded in 1812 by Benjamin Barling and began as a family business making silver-adorned meerschaum pipes. In the early 20th century, however, the Barling family began to produce what the brand is today most famous for – expertly made briar pipes. I m quite fond of this Barling. The design…
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SOLD OUT!Astleys of London Smooth Squat Rhodesian Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…
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SOLD OUT!Savinelli Rolex Smooth Pocket Vest Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
It is probably fair to say that Savinelli is Italy’s most famous pipe brand. Founded in Milan in 1876 by Achille Savinelli, the brand has continuously offered high quality pipes for nearly 150 years. Though various Savinelli lines have come and gone over the years, the brand has always been notable for putting out classically…
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SOLD OUT!Hardcastle Executive 910 Smooth Bent Pot Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Hardcastle is an English make founded by Edmund Hardcastle in 1908. Thanks to a merger in 1946, today it is most commonly known as a Dunhill sub-brand, focusing on mid-range, but nonetheless well made, English pipes. While Dunhill owns Hardcastle, this particular pipe is quite distinct from the shapes Dunhill makes, being a wide, bent…
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SOLD OUT!Charatans Make Free Hand Relief Extra Large Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
While Dunhill may be Britain’s most famous pipe brand, Charatan is not only older, but has the honor of being the first to have made its pipes entirely in-house. ‘Charatan’s Make’ referred to the fact that, at a time when other pipe companies were sourcing stummels and stems carved from other companies before assembling them…
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SOLD OUT!Hilson Mardi Gras Smooth Straight Meerschaum Lined Billiard Estate Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Hilson is something of an outlier in the pipe world, in that it is a successful company not from England, Denmark, France, the USA, or indeed any of the countries typically associated with pipe-making. Instead, Hilson is a pipe company that began in Belgium. Hilson was founded by the Hillen family in Bree in the…
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SOLD OUT!BBB Bolder Grain 20 Estate Bent Brandy Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
‘BBB’ originally stood for ‘Blumfeld’s Best Briars’, so named after Louis Blumfeld after he took over the historic Alfred Frankenau Company in 1856. Later, the pipes came to be known as ‘Britain’s Best Briars’. Though the name might have changed, the quality of the pipes did not – they really were fantastic pipes, made in…
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SOLD OUT!BBB Collector 19 Smooth Bent Dublin Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
‘BBB’ originally stood for ‘Blumfeld’s Best Briars’, so named after Louis Blumfeld after he took over the historic Alfred Frankenau Company in 1856. Later, the pipes came to be known as ‘Britain’s Best Briars’. Though the name might have changed, the quality of the pipes did not – they really were fantastic pipes, made in…
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SOLD OUT!Astleys Les Wood Smooth Zulu Handmade Briar Pipe, Cumberland [SOLD OUT]
Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…
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SOLD OUT!Astleys of London Smooth Straight Billiard Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…
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SOLD OUT!Orlik De Luxe Smooth Straight Stack Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
Orlik was an English pipe manufacturer founded in 1899 by Louis Orlik. While originally the company’s mission was to produce low-cost pipes, the make would ultimately be known for the distinctly high quality of their products. Consequently, Orlik pipes are today a favorite among pipe smokers and collectors, especially those who prefer the hobby’s Great…
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SOLD OUT!BBB Tortoise 765 Smooth Bullmoose Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
‘BBB’ originally stood for ‘Blumfeld’s Best Briars’, so named after Louis Blumfeld after he took over the historic Alfred Frankenau Company in 1856. Later, the pipes came to be known as ‘Britain’s Best Briars’. Though the name might have changed, the quality of the pipes did not – they really were fantastic pipes, made in…
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SOLD OUT!Savinelli Punto Oro Corallo 132 EX Straight Pot Estate Briar Pipe, Italian Estates [SOLD OUT]
It is probably fair to say that Savinelli is Italy’s most famous pipe brand. Founded in Milan in 1876 by Achille Savinelli, the brand has continuously produced high quality pipes for nearly 150 years. Though various Savinelli lines have come and gone over the years, the brand has always been notable for putting out classically…
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SOLD OUT!Astleys of London Smooth Prince Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…
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SOLD OUT!Chacom Safari 3B Smooth Bent Brandy Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked
Chacom is one of France’s most historic and iconic makes. Its founders, the Comoy family, began their career as boxwood pipe-makers in the early 1800s, before briar had even been discovered, with Henri Comoy (of Comoy’s fame) emigrating to England in 1879 and founding the country’s first briar pipe factory. In 1922, Henri and his…
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SOLD OUT!Astleys of London Smooth Stack Estate Briar Pipe
Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…
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SOLD OUT!Kaywoodie Relief Grain 45 Rusticated Panel Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Kaywoodie pipes are as American as apple pie. Starting in 1919 as a pipe brand for KB&B, a pipe shop dating all the way back to 1851, Kaywoodie has since then been a staple of American-made pipes. In the present, many Kaywoodies are collectors’ items, in addition to being fantastic smokers. The ‘Relief Grain’ Kaywoodie…
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SOLD OUT!Viking Classic Smooth Bent Brandy Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Viking was a make originally created by Bjarne Nielsen as a sub-brand of his main-line Bjarne pipes. Nielsen himself was one of the towering figures of Danish pipe-making until his passing in 2008, introducing the world to a generation of talented pipe-makers from his home country. While neither Nielsen nor Bjarne are around anymore, the…
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SOLD OUT!Astleys of London Smooth Canadian Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…
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SOLD OUT!Chacom Volute Smooth Cobra Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked
Chacom is one of France’s most historic and iconic makes. Its founders, the Comoy family, began their career as boxwood pipe-makers in the early 1800s, before briar had even been discovered, with Henri Comoy (of Comoy’s fame) emigrating to England in 1879 and founding the country’s first briar pipe factory. In 1922, Henri and his…
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SOLD OUT!Gigi Giant Smooth Lovat Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked, 9mm [SOLD OUT]
Gigi pipes occupy an interesting position in the history of Italian pipe-making. The story begins with the founding of Sociedade Rovera, a pipe-making company in Varese, Italy, by the Rovera family. As members of the Rovera family left to start their own ventures, the dynasty associated with the name would be split into several companies;…
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SOLD OUT!Vauen Konsul 481 Rusticated Straight Apple Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked, 9mm
Vauen stems from Germany’s oldest tobacco pipe manufacturing company, tracing its roots back to the founding partnership of Karl Ellenberger and Carl August Ziener in Nuremberg, 1848. Out of the Ellenberger-Ziener partnership soon came the Vauen make itself, which grew to become Germany’s largest and most enduring pipe brand – a title that it continues…
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SOLD OUT!James Upshall Handmade 5 Rusticated Bent Billiard Estate Briar, Pipe Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
James Upshall was, along with Ferndown and Ashton, part of a new wave of British hand-made, high-grade pipes in the late 20th century, with their founders largely coming from previous positions in the factories of companies such as Dunhill and Charatan. James Upshall was founded in 1978 by Barry Jones and Ken Barnes, both of…
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SOLD OUT!Dunhill Shell Briar Straight Billiard Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
To veteran pipe smokers, Dunhill needs no introduction. Beginning in 1907, Alfred Dunhill began selling Dunhill pipes at the tobacconist shop he owned on London’s Duke Street. Very quickly, these pipes gained the reputation of being the ‘Rolls-Royce’ of pipes due to how expertly crafted they were. Today, Dunhill is likely Britain’s most famous pipe…
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SOLD OUT!Max Schulte Smooth Freehand Estate Briar Pipe, American Estates [SOLD OUT]
Schulte’s was an American pipe tobacconist, located in New Jersey in the second half of the 20th century. Like many pipe stores, Schulte’s sold house brand pipes, but unlike most pipe stores, many of these house brand pipes were made by the store’s owner, Max Schulte. Similarly to a few other American pipe tobacconists, like…
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SOLD OUT!1935-38 Kaywoodie Super Grain 5132G Prince Estate Briar Pipe, 4 Hole Stinger [SOLD OUT]
Kaywoodie pipes are as American as apple pie. Starting in 1919 as a pipe brand for KB&B, a pipe shop dating all the way back to 1851, Kaywoodie has since then been a staple of American-made pipes. In the present, many Kaywoodies are collectors’ items, in addition to being fantastic smokers. Judging from the nomenclature…
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SOLD OUT!Caminetto Business 119 KS Rusticated Straight Brandy Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Caminetto was, and is to this day, a decisive figure in the history of Italy’s pipe workshop tradition. After spending time developing their skills in the Castello workshop, Sergio Ascorti and Luigi Radice left to found their own venture, which they named, ‘Caminetto.’ Here, Ascorti and Radice were able to create their own now-classic shapes…
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SOLD OUT!Orlik London Smooth Bent Rhodesian Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Orlik was an English pipe manufacturer founded in 1899 by Louis Orlik. While originally the company’s mission was to produce low-cost pipes, the make would ultimately be known for the distinctly high quality of their products. Consequently, Orlik pipes are today a favorite among pipe smokers and collectors, especially those who prefer the hobby’s Great…
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SOLD OUT!Astleys of London Rusticated Bent Billiard Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…
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SOLD OUT!BBB Savoy 539 Smooth Canadian Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
‘BBB’ originally stood for ‘Blumfeld’s Best Briars’, so named after Louis Blumfeld after he took over the historic Alfred Frankenau Company in 1856. Later, the pipes came to be known as ‘Britain’s Best Briars’. Though the name might have changed, the quality of the pipes did not – they really were fantastic pipes, made in…
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SOLD OUT!Taylor Made, Bill Ashton Taylor, Smooth Banker Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
Taylor Made pipes were made by Bill Ashton Taylor, an English artisan who worked for Dunhill before starting his own workshop. Along with other pipe-makers such as Ken Barnes and Barry Jones of James Upshall and Les Wood of Ferndown, Bill Taylor emerged as part of a new wave of high end, hand made British…
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SOLD OUT!Charatan’s Make Special 58, Lane Era Liverpool Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
While Dunhill may be Britain’s most famous pipe brand, Charatan is not only older, but has the honor of being the first to have made its pipes entirely in-house. ‘Charatan’s Make’ referred to the fact that, at a time when other pipe companies were sourcing stummels and stems carved from other companies before assembling them…
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SOLD OUT!Astleys Full Bent Sandblasted Egg Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…
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SOLD OUT!Comoy’s Extraordinare 235, Smooth Oom Paul Estate Briar Pipe
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….
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SOLD OUT!Old Virginia Smooth Panel Estate Briar Pipe, Master Evans [SOLD OUT]
I would have to assume that this pipe was made for the Old Virginia Tobacco Company, which in the past has had esteemed makers such as Savinelli produce pipes for them. This one seems a little different, however, in that it was clearly made by an artisan, rather than a factory – and a talented…
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SOLD OUT!Prince of Wales by GBD Rusticated Bent Rhodesian Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
GBD was one of several prominent examples of a French pipe brand that, due to certain circumstances, became a maker most associated with classic ‘British’ pipes. Founded in 1850 by the French trio Ganneval, Bondier & Donninger, the brand was bought by English company Oppenheimer at the beginning of the 20th century, who opened factories…
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SOLD OUT!Orlik Rose 21478 Smooth Oom Paul Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Orlik was an English pipe manufacturer founded in 1899 by Louis Orlik. While originally the company’s mission was to produce low-cost pipes, the make would ultimately be known for the distinctly high quality of their products. Consequently, Orlik pipes are today a favorite among pipe smokers and collectors, especially those who prefer the hobby’s Great…
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SOLD OUT!Kirsten T Metal and Briar Estate Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Details: Length: 6″ / 152.4mm Bowl Width: 0.96 / 24.3mm Bowl Depth: 1.05″ / 26.6mm Weight: 1.9oz / 54g
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SOLD OUT!S Bang 8 Copenhagen Smooth Bent Horn Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Originally founded in 1968 by Svend Bang, a former store manager at Denmark’s legendary W.Ø. Larsen, S. Bang would go on to become a legend in its own right, one that would rival even Larsen in fame and acclaim. While Svend himself was not a pipe-maker, he was able to enlist some of the most…
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SOLD OUT!Sasieni Trafalgar 41 Sandblasted Billiard Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Along with names like Barling, Charatan, and Dunhill Sasieni holds a special place in the history of English smoking pipes – one near to its very beginnings. So the story goes, Sasieni himself worked for Dunhill during its early days. But eventually he left Dunhill, having his own ideas about how pipes should be made,…
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SOLD OUT!Kiko Rusticated African Meerschaum Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Kiko was a brand of pipes produced by the Kilimanjaro Pipe Company, a pipe company based in what is now Tanganyika in the United Republic of Tanzania. Kiko pipes were made from what is commonly known as African meerschaum, a denser variety of the mineral than its Turkish counterpart. Unfortunately, the last African meerschaum pipes…
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SOLD OUT!Celius Root Pawn 11 Sandblasted Bent Dublin Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Celius pipes were hand made in the workshop of Svend Axel Celius, one of the first generation of iconic carvers in the Danish style that emerged in the mid-20th century. Beginning his career under Poul Rasmussen and Sven Knudsen, Celius later started his own brand of pipes using his last name, while also occasionally carving…
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SOLD OUT!Bari Wiking Handmade Partially Sandblasted Bent Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Bari was a pipe company founded in Kolding, Denmark, in 1950. Along with Stanwell, Bari was one of the first companies that started the Danish movement in pipe-making, offering innovative designs and propelling its founders and carvers into celebrity status within the pipe world. Bari’s founder was Viggo Nielsen, whose sons Kai Nielsen and Jørgen…
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SOLD OUT!Orlik Rose 21478 Smooth Bent Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Orlik was an English pipe manufacturer founded in 1899 by Louis Orlik. While originally the company’s mission was to produce low-cost pipes, the make would ultimately be known for the distinctly high quality of their products. Consequently, Orlik pipes are today a favorite among pipe smokers and collectors, especially those who prefer the hobby’s Great…
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SOLD OUT!Antique Silver Mounted Block Meerschaum Kalmasch Pipe [SOLD OUT]
We’re revisiting our roots! It’s been a while since we’ve undertaken such an extensive restoration of an antique meerschaum pipe. Back in the day, before focusing on estate pipes, we specialized in restoring and selling these valuable pieces. This particular pipe, classified as a Kalmasch due to its shape, is a remarkable example. The securely…
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SOLD OUT!Kiko Genuine Block Meerschaum Straight Bulldog [SOLD OUT]
Kiko was a brand of pipes produced by the Kilimanjaro Pipe Company, a pipe company based in what is now Tanganyika in the United Republic of Tanzania. Kiko pipes were made from what is commonly known as African meerschaum, a denser variety of the mineral than its Turkish counterpart. Unfortunately, the last African meerschaum pipes…
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SOLD OUT!Comoy’s Grand Slam Extraordinare 125, Large Smooth Pot Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
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….
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SOLD OUT!BBB Bolder Grain 10 Rusticated Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
‘BBB’ originally stood for ‘Blumfeld’s Best Briars’, so named after Louis Blumfeld after he took over the historic Alfred Frankenau Company in 1856. Later, the pipes came to be known as ‘Britain’s Best Briars’. Though the name might have changed, the quality of the pipes did not – they really were fantastic pipes, made in…
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SOLD OUT!Stanwell 139, Smooth Bent Egg Estate Briar Pipe, Danish Estates [SOLD OUT]
Stanwell is one of Denmark’s most celebrated and enduring pipe companies, having been founded by Poul Nielsen shortly after the second world war. Over the last six decades, Stanwell has established itself as both a leader in innovative Danish design and for producing well-priced pipes with precision construction and engineering. Many of its designs were…
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SOLD OUT!Vauen by Barontini 64, Smooth Straight Brandy Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked, 9mm
Vauen stems from Germany’s oldest tobacco pipe manufacturing company, tracing its roots back to the founding partnership of Karl Ellenberger and Carl August Ziener in Nuremberg, 1848. Out of the Ellenberger-Ziener partnership soon came the Vauen make itself, which grew to become Germany’s largest and most enduring pipe brand – a title that it continues…
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SOLD OUT!Orlik 7145 Smooth Straight Brandy Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked
Orlik was an English pipe manufacturer founded in 1899 by Louis Orlik. While originally the company’s mission was to produce low-cost pipes, the make would ultimately be known for the distinctly high quality of their products. Consequently, Orlik pipes are today a favorite among pipe smokers and collectors, especially those who prefer the hobby’s Great…
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SOLD OUT!Chacom Hexagone 124 Sandblasted Bent Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Chacom is one of France’s most historic and iconic makes. Its founders, the Comoy family, began their career as boxwood pipe-makers in the early 1800s, before briar had even been discovered, with Henri Comoy (of Comoy’s fame) emigrating to England in 1879 and founding the country’s first briar pipe factory. In 1922, Henri and his…
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SOLD OUT!Comoy’s Grand Slam 186 *7 Smooth Billiard Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
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….
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SOLD OUT!Savinelli Estella 604 EX, Rusticated Oom Paul Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
It is probably fair to say that Savinelli is Italy’s most famous pipe brand. Founded in Milan in 1876 by Achille Savinelli, the brand has continuously produced high quality pipes for nearly 150 years. Though various Savinelli lines have come and gone over the years, the brand has always been notable for putting out classically…
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SOLD OUT!Chacom Inspire Pipe and Briar Pen Set, Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Chacom is one of France’s most historic and iconic makes. Its founders, the Comoy family, began their career as boxwood pipe-makers in the early 1800s, before briar had even been discovered, with Henri Comoy (of Comoy’s fame) emigrating to England in 1879 and founding the country’s first briar pipe factory. In 1922, Henri and his…
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SOLD OUT!Rattrays Canadian Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
The House of Rattray was originally a tobacconist, opening in Perth, Scotland, in 1903, under the oversight of Charles Rattray. House of Rattray soon became a blending house (whose blends are still sold to this day under the Rattray’s name) and a purveyor of Rattray-brand pipes, made for the tobacconist by established English pipe makers….
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SOLD OUT!Antique Block Meerschaum Estate Pipe, Victorian Woman [SOLD OUT]
Beautifully colored antique meers are works of art. The time it takes to color a meer while also keeping it in great condition is difficult. One small issue this pipe has is the golden band has a small split, but doesn’t affect it’s ability to be a great smoker. Details: Length: 6.4″ Bowl Width:…
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SOLD OUT!Antique Oom Paul Block Meerschaum Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Antique Oom Pauls are always among our fastest selling antique meers. This old pipe was restored by Briarville so you can be sure it’s ready to enjoy when it arrives. Details: Length: 4.8″ Bowl Width: 18.7mm Bowl Depth: 1.7″ Weight: 1.4oz / 42g
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SOLD OUT!Stanwell Bench Made Peewit 54, Reg Era Smooth Estate Briar Pipe, Danish Estates [SOLD OUT]
Stanwell is one of Denmark’s most celebrated and enduring pipe companies, having been founded by Poul Nielsen shortly after the second world war. Over the last six decades, Stanwell has established itself as both a leader in innovative Danish design and for producing well-priced pipes with precision construction and engineering. Many of its designs were…
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SOLD OUT!Vintage Oom Paul Block Meerschaum Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Details: Length: 5.4″ Bowl Width: 19.1mm Bowl Depth: 1.5″ Weight: 1.2oz / 36g
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SOLD OUT!Astleys Les Wood Smooth Bent Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…
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SOLD OUT!BBB Fiesta 420, Smooth Bent Bulldog Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
‘BBB’ originally stood for ‘Blumfeld’s Best Briars’, so named after Louis Blumfeld after he took over the historic Alfred Frankenau Company in 1856. Later, the pipes came to be known as ‘Britain’s Best Briars’. Though the name might have changed, the quality of the pipes did not – they really were fantastic pipes, made in…
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SOLD OUT!BBB Tasman 4278 Smooth Bent Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
‘BBB’ originally stood for ‘Blumfeld’s Best Briars’, so named after Louis Blumfeld after he took over the historic Alfred Frankenau Company in 1856. Later, the pipes came to be known as ‘Britain’s Best Briars’. Though the name might have changed, the quality of the pipes did not – they really were fantastic pipes, made in…
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SOLD OUT!Orlik London 5378 Smooth Bent Rhodesian Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Orlik was an English pipe manufacturer founded in 1899 by Louis Orlik. While originally the company’s mission was to produce low-cost pipes, the make would ultimately be known for the distinctly high quality of their products. Consequently, Orlik pipes are today a favorite among pipe smokers and collectors, especially those who prefer the hobby’s Great…
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SOLD OUT!Chacom Volute Smooth Cobra Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Chacom is one of France’s most historic and iconic makes. Its founders, the Comoy family, began their career as boxwood pipe-makers in the early 1800s, before briar had even been discovered, with Henri Comoy (of Comoy’s fame) emigrating to England in 1879 and founding the country’s first briar pipe factory. In 1922, Henri and his…
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SOLD OUT!Chacom Richmond 403, Smooth Bent Dublin Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Chacom is one of France’s most historic and iconic makes. Its founders, the Comoy family, began their career as boxwood pipe-makers in the early 1800s, before briar had even been discovered, with Henri Comoy (of Comoy’s fame) emigrating to England in 1879 and founding the country’s first briar pipe factory. In 1922, Henri and his…
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SOLD OUT!Ben Wade Matt Freehand Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
While Ben Wade was a historic British pipe brand, for a time during the 1970s, production of Ben Wade pipes was contracted out to one of Danish pipe-making’s superstars: Preben Holm. Though he would tragically pass away at the age of 42, Holm was one of the pioneering figures in the ‘Danish design’ movement in…
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SOLD OUT!Nording Hand Made Grade 20 (highest), Smooth Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Nørding was founded by Erik Nørding in the 1960s, and is one of the oldest remaining companies to come out of the Scandinavian pipe-making renaissance that began in the mid-20th century. Now in his 80s, Erik Nørding is one of the most experienced and skilled pipe-makers in the world, and over the decades he has…
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SOLD OUT!Chacom Silver Line 42, Smooth Bent Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked
Chacom is one of France’s most historic and iconic makes. Its founders, the Comoy family, began their career as boxwood pipe-makers in the early 1800s, before briar had even been discovered, with Henri Comoy (of Comoy’s fame) emigrating to England in 1879 and founding the country’s first briar pipe factory. In 1922, Henri and his…
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SOLD OUT!Chacom Cordoba Smooth Straight Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Chacom is one of France’s most historic and iconic makes. Its founders, the Comoy family, began their career as boxwood pipe-makers in the early 1800s, before briar had even been discovered, with Henri Comoy (of Comoy’s fame) emigrating to England in 1879 and founding the country’s first briar pipe factory. In 1922, Henri and his…
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SOLD OUT!Chacom Baltik 214, Smooth Bent Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Chacom is one of France’s most historic and iconic makes. Its founders, the Comoy family, began their career as boxwood pipe-makers in the early 1800s, before briar had even been discovered, with Henri Comoy (of Comoy’s fame) emigrating to England in 1879 and founding the country’s first briar pipe factory. In 1922, Henri and his…
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SOLD OUT!Orlik London 21478 Smooth Bent Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Orlik was an English pipe manufacturer founded in 1899 by Louis Orlik. While originally the company’s mission was to produce low-cost pipes, the make would ultimately be known for the distinctly high quality of their products. Consequently, Orlik pipes are today a favorite among pipe smokers and collectors, especially those who prefer the hobby’s Great…
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SOLD OUT!BBB Filter Deluxe 7263 Smooth Straight Rhodesian Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
‘BBB’ originally stood for ‘Blumfeld’s Best Briars’, so named after Louis Blumfeld after he took over the historic Alfred Frankenau Company in 1856. Later, the pipes came to be known as ‘Britain’s Best Briars’. Though the name might have changed, the quality of the pipes did not – they really were fantastic pipes, made in…
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SOLD OUT!BBB Savoy 667 Smooth Straight Pot Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
‘BBB’ originally stood for ‘Blumfeld’s Best Briars’, so named after Louis Blumfeld after he took over the historic Alfred Frankenau Company in 1856. Later, the pipes came to be known as ‘Britain’s Best Briars’. Though the name might have changed, the quality of the pipes did not – they really were fantastic pipes, made in…
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SOLD OUT!Chacom Artisan 413 Smooth Bent Dublin Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Chacom is one of France’s most historic and iconic makes. Its founders, the Comoy family, began their career as boxwood pipe-makers in the early 1800s, before briar had even been discovered, with Henri Comoy (of Comoy’s fame) emigrating to England in 1879 and founding the country’s first briar pipe factory. In 1922, Henri and his…
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SOLD OUT!Chacom Golden Grain Smooth Bent Rhodesian Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Chacom is one of France’s most historic and iconic makes. Its founders, the Comoy family, began their career as boxwood pipe-makers in the early 1800s, before briar had even been discovered, with Henri Comoy (of Comoy’s fame) emigrating to England in 1879 and founding the country’s first briar pipe factory. In 1922, Henri and his…
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SOLD OUT!Unsmoked Preben Holm Wengholt Rusticated Stack Billiard Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Wengholt pipes were made in the workshop of Preben Holm. Though he would tragically pass away at the age of 42, Holm was one of the pioneering figures in the ‘Danish design’ movement in 20th century pipe-making, a movement that still dominates the high-grade pipe scene. By hand-shaping his pipes on a belt sander, Holm…
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SOLD OUT!Orlik Rose 74965 Smooth Bent Rhodesian Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Orlik was an English pipe manufacturer founded in 1899 by Louis Orlik. While originally the company’s mission was to produce low-cost pipes, the make would ultimately be known for the distinctly high quality of their products. Consequently, Orlik pipes are today a favorite among pipe smokers and collectors, especially those who prefer the hobby’s Great…
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SOLD OUT!BBB Savoy 539, Smooth Canadian Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
‘BBB’ originally stood for ‘Blumfeld’s Best Briars’, so named after Louis Blumfeld after he took over the historic Alfred Frankenau Company in 1856. Later, the pipes came to be known as ‘Britain’s Best Briars’. Though the name might have changed, the quality of the pipes did not – they really were fantastic pipes, made in…
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SOLD OUT!WO Larsen Sandblasted Straight Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
WO Larsen was a tobacconist in Copenhagen Denmark. In the 1960s, when Danish-style pipes were becoming highly sought after, thanks to revolutionary pipe-makers such as Sixten Ivarsson, a workshop was set up on the Larsen premises to produce enough high-grade Danish pipes to meet demand. This workshop was staffed by the emerging masters of Danish…
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SOLD OUT!DiMonte Sandblasted Straight Dublin Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
DiMonte is an American make with a somewhat complicated history. To cut a long story short: in 1919, the Arlington Briar Pipe Corporation was founded in Brooklyn, New York. ABPC made pipes under the name of Arlington Briar Pipe Works, producing various makes for their own brand, and for tobacconists such as the Wilke Pipe…
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SOLD OUT!Chacom Baltik 867 Smooth Bent Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Chacom is one of France’s most historic and iconic makes. Its founders, the Comoy family, began their career as boxwood pipe-makers in the early 1800s, before briar had even been discovered, with Henri Comoy (of Comoy’s fame) emigrating to England in 1879 and founding the country’s first briar pipe factory. In 1922, Henri and his…
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SOLD OUT!Heidemann 1992 Smooth Slightly Bent Dublin Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
According to my research, Heidemann pipes were made by an American artisan called either Craig or Gary Heidemann. Very few records exist of Heidemann’s pipes, but those that do show him (if it was indeed a him) to have been a talented carver. I’m afraid I can’t give much of a background to this pipe,…
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SOLD OUT!BBB Bermuda 6760 Smooth Brandy Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
‘BBB’ originally stood for ‘Blumfeld’s Best Briars’, so named after Louis Blumfeld after he took over the historic Alfred Frankenau Company in 1856. Later, the pipes came to be known as ‘Britain’s Best Briars’. Though the name might have changed, the quality of the pipes did not – they really were fantastic pipes, made in…
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SOLD OUT!GBD Speciale Standard Smooth Bent Bulldog Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
GBD was one of several prominent examples of a French pipe brand that, due to certain circumstances, became a maker most associated with classic ‘British’ pipes. Founded in 1850 by the French trio Ganneval, Bondier & Donninger, the brand was bought by English company Oppenheimer at the beginning of the 20th century, who opened factories…
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SOLD OUT!Orlik Rose 21478 Smooth Oom Paul Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Orlik was an English pipe manufacturer founded in 1899 by Louis Orlik. While originally the company’s mission was to produce low-cost pipes, the make would ultimately be known for the distinctly high quality of their products. Consequently, Orlik pipes are today a favorite among pipe smokers and collectors, especially those who prefer the hobby’s Great…
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SOLD OUT!1961 Dunhill Root Briar 54, Group 2 Bent Billiard Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
To veteran pipe smokers, Dunhill needs no introduction. Beginning in 1907, Alfred Dunhill began selling Dunhill pipes at the tobacconist shop he owned on London’s Duke Street. Very quickly, these pipes gained the reputation of being the ‘Rolls-Royce’ of pipes due to how expertly crafted they were. Today, Dunhill is likely Britain’s most famous pipe…
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SOLD OUT!Mayfair by Sasieni Smooth Straight Billiard Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Along with names like Barling, Charatan, and Dunhill Sasieni holds a special place in the history of English smoking pipes – one near to its very beginnings. So the story goes, Sasieni himself worked for Dunhill during its early days. But eventually he left Dunhill, having his own ideas about how pipes should be made,…
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SOLD OUT!Prince of Wales by GBD, Rusticated Oom Paul Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
GBD was one of several prominent examples of a French pipe brand that, due to certain circumstances, became a maker associated with classic ‘British’ pipes. Founded in 1850 by the French trio Ganneval, Bondier & Donninger, the brand was bought and moved to London at the beginning of the 20th century, were it continued to…
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SOLD OUT!Chacom Volute Smooth Bent Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Chacom is one of France’s most historic and iconic makes. Its founders, the Comoy family, began their career as boxwood pipe-makers in the early 1800s, before briar had even been discovered, with Henri Comoy (of Comoy’s fame) emigrating to England in 1879 and founding the country’s first briar pipe factory. In 1922, Henri and his…
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SOLD OUT!Royal Stuart by Sasieni 70, Smooth Lovat Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates
Sasieni always had particularly exacting standards for its pipes, even within the English pipe scene, so when a bowl was found to have even the tiniest, superficial imperfection, the bowl would be used for one of Sasieni’s many sub-brands. This pipe is one such example. This Royal Stuart is a classic example of the English-French…
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SOLD OUT!Clarence Mickles Smooth Bent Rhodesian Estate Briar Pipe, Handmade [SOLD OUT]
Clarence Mickles was a pipe-maker from Illinois, Chicago, and something of a legend within the North American pipe scene. Before making pipes, Mickles was an auto mechanic, which is one reason why he was affectionately known as the ‘Mechanic.’ The other reason is that he was a supremely gifted pipe repairman, in addition to being…
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SOLD OUT!Early Barling’s Make, Pre-Transition Sandblasted Pot Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Barling and Sons was originally founded in 1812 by Benjamin Barling and began as a family business making silver-adorned meerschaum pipes. In the early 20th century, however, the Barling family began to produce what the brand is today most famous for – expertly made briar pipes. As explained in the MBSD guide on dating Barling…
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SOLD OUT!Barling’s Make 4329 T.V.F. Sandblasted Straight Dublin Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Barling and Sons was originally founded in 1812 by Benjamin Barling and began as a family business making silver-adorned meerschaum pipes. In the early 20th century, however, the Barling family began to produce what the brand is today most famous for – expertly made briar pipes. As you will be able to discover from MBSD’s…
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SOLD OUT!Erik Nording Handmade 506 Smooth Estate Briar Pipe
Nørding was founded by Erik Nørding in the 1960s, and is one of the oldest remaining companies to come out of the Scandinavian pipe-making renaissance that began in the mid-20th century. Now in his 80s, Erik Nørding is one of the most experienced and skilled pipe-makers in the world, and over the decades he has…
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SOLD OUT!Caminetto Business 109, Rusticated Straight Brandy Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Caminetto was, and is to this day, a decisive figure in the history of Italy’s pipe workshop tradition. After spending time developing their skills in the Castello workshop, Sergio Ascorti and Luigi Radice left to found their own venture, which they named, ‘Caminetto.’ Here, Ascorti and Radice were able to create their own now-classic shapes…
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SOLD OUT!Sven Knudsen, Handicraft of Copenhagen, Estate Briar Pipe, Danish Estates [SOLD OUT]
This pipe requires a little explanation. ‘Handicraft of Copenhagen’ is a make that has been associated with two sets of owners in the history of Danish pipes. On the one hand, Handicraft of Copenhagen is thought to have been a make run by Danish pipe dealer Remo Sørensen, who also established the Mr Andersen make….
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SOLD OUT!Pipe Dan by Celius,1966, Smooth Bent Pickaxe Estate Briar Pipe, Handmade, Danish Estates
Celius pipes were hand made in the workshop of Svend Axel Celius, one of the first generation of iconic carvers in the Danish style that emerged in the mid-20th century. Beginning his career under Poul Rasmussen and Sven Knudsen, Celius later started his own brand of pipes using his last name, while also occasionally carving…
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SOLD OUT!Butz Choquin Camargue Bent Rhodesian Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
With its origins in an 1858 collaboration between Jean-Baptiste Choquin and Gustave Butz, Butz-Choquin ultimately become one of the premier smoking pipe companies in 20th century France. The brand is known both for its stylish variations on traditional English-French shapes and for its exploration of atypical and elaborate finishes. The brand is also known for…
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SOLD OUT!GBD Celebrity 268, Smooth Bulldog Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
GBD was one of several prominent examples of a French pipe brand that, due to certain circumstances, became a maker associated with classic ‘British’ pipes. Founded in 1850 by the French trio Ganneval, Bondier & Donninger, the brand was bought and moved to London at the beginning of the 20th century, were it continued to…
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SOLD OUT!Comoy’s Spectrum 186, Smooth Straight Billiard Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
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….
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SOLD OUT!Savinelli Chiara 804 KS Smooth Canadian Estate Briar Pipe, 6mm [SOLD OUT]
It is probably fair to say that Savinelli is Italy’s most famous pipe brand. Founded in Milan in 1876 by Achille Savinelli, the brand has continuously produced high quality pipes for nearly 150 years. Though various Savinelli lines have come and gone over the years, the brand has always been notable for putting out classically…
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SOLD OUT!Kaywoodie Meerschaum Lined Smooth Canadian Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Kaywoodie pipes are as American as apple pie. Starting in 1919 as a pipe brand for KB&B, a pipe shop dating all the way back to 1851, Kaywoodie has since then been a staple of American-made pipes. In the present, many Kaywoodies are collectors’ items, in addition to being fantastic smokers. Meerschaum-lined Kaywoodies were first…
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SOLD OUT!Joura 7 Smooth Bent Apple Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Karlheinz Joura is a fascinating German pipe-maker, based in the town of Bremen. Along with being a pipe-maker of the same stature as Italy’s Baldo Baldi, or Denmark’s Per Hansen and Ulf Noltensmeier of S. Bang, Joura is a former world-class diver. He’s also perhaps the only master pipe-maker to have successfully crossed the Berlin…
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SOLD OUT!Savinelli Estella 815 EX Rusticated Canadian Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
It is probably fair to say that Savinelli is Italy’s most famous pipe brand. Founded in Milan in 1876 by Achille Savinelli, the brand has continuously produced high quality pipes for nearly 150 years. Though various Savinelli lines have come and gone over the years, the brand has always been notable for putting out classically…
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SOLD OUT!Karl Erik 2 Partially Rusticated Bent Volcano Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Karl Erik was a Danish pipe-maker, and one of the originators of the Danish style of pipe-making that swept the world in the 20th century. He was a prolific carver and many who apprenticed in his workshop went on to become iconic pipe-makers in their own right, such as Peder Jeppesen and Bent Nielsen (Benner)….
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SOLD OUT!Unsmoked Block Meerschaum Vest / Pocket Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Here’s an interesting pipe. I’m not sure I’ve seen one like it before – a meerschaum pipe in the vest pocket style. I’m not sure who made it though. Perhaps the simple ‘V P’ stamp indicates that it was made by the Belgian Vinche tobacconist, founded by Jean-Baptiste Vinche in the mid-19th century. I’m afraid…
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SOLD OUT!Kaywoodie Super Grain 45, Smooth Panel Estate Briar Pipe, American Estates [SOLD OUT]
Kaywoodie pipes are as American as apple pie. Starting in 1919 as a pipe brand for KB&B, a pipe shop dating all the way back to 1851, Kaywoodie has since then been a staple of American-made pipes. In the present, many Kaywoodies are collectors’ items, in addition to being fantastic smokers. While dating Kaywoodie pipes…
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SOLD OUT!1964 Dunhill Tanshell 120 FT, 4T Sandblasted Bent Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, 6mm [SOLD OUT]
To veteran pipe smokers, Dunhill needs no introduction. Beginning in 1907, Alfred Dunhill began selling Dunhill pipes at the tobacconist shop he owned on London’s Duke Street. Very quickly, these pipes gained the reputation of being the ‘Rolls-Royce’ of pipes due to how expertly crafted they were. Today, Dunhill is likely Britain’s most famous pipe…
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SOLD OUT!Savinelli Capt Warren Sandblasted Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
It is probably fair to say that Savinelli is Italy’s most famous pipe brand. Founded in Milan in 1876 by Achille Savinelli, the brand has continuously produced high quality pipes for nearly 150 years. Though various Savinelli lines have come and gone over the years, the brand has always been notable for putting out classically…
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SOLD OUT!Sasieni 4Dot Walnut Smooth Prince Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Along with names like Barling, Charatan, and Dunhill Sasieni holds a special place in the history of English smoking pipes – one near to its very beginnings. So the story goes, Sasieni himself worked for Dunhill during its early days. But eventually he left Dunhill, having his own ideas about how pipes should be made,…
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SOLD OUT!GBD New Standard 347, Smooth Straight Apple Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
GBD was one of several prominent examples of a French pipe brand that, due to certain circumstances, became a maker associated with classic ‘British’ pipes. Founded in 1850 by the French trio Ganneval, Bondier & Donninger, the brand was bought and moved to London at the beginning of the 20th century, were it continued to…
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SOLD OUT!Lane Era Charatan’s Make 4420X, Sandblasted Straight Billiard Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
While Dunhill may be Britain’s most famous pipe brand, Charatan is not only older, but has the honor of being the first to have made its pipes entirely in-house. ‘Charatan’s Make’ referred to the fact that, at a time when other pipe companies were sourcing stummels and stems carved from other companies before assembling them…
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SOLD OUT!Fleur De Lis by GBD 9437 Meerschaum Lined Pot, Estate Briar Pipe
From the beginning of the 20th century until the early-1980s, the famed GBD pipe company had factories in England and in France. Fleur de Lis was a sub-brand manufactured in the French GBD factory, specifically for meerschaum-lined pipes. This really is a rather beautiful pot from GBD’s Fleur de Lis make. The straight grain patterns…
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SOLD OUT!King’s Ransom London Made 7190, Rusticated Bent Volcano Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
I’ll admit, this pipe was a bit of a mystery to me. From some research I was led to two possible answers, offered by pipe collectors: either King’s Ransom pipes were made by Comoy’s, or they were made by John Redman, both being major London pipe-makers from last century. Whoever made it, it’s an interesting…
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SOLD OUT!WDC Triangle, Genuine Bakelite Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
The William Demuth Company, otherwise known as WDC, was established in 1862 by German-born American William Demuth, and survived as a mainstay brand in the United States until the 1970s. It would not be inappropriate to call such pipes ‘presidential,’ given that, owing initially to Demuth’s friendship with US president James Garfield, WDC pipes became…
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SOLD OUT!Age Bogelund Smooth Bent Dublin Estate Briar Pipe, Danish Estates (9mm) [SOLD OUT]
Age (or rather, Åge) Bogelund is a somewhat less known carver from the 20th century Danish pipe-making tradition – though he was no less a master than his contemporaries. Originally, he worked for Viggo Nielsen’s Bari pipe company, being charged with making some of its higher-grade freehands. Later, Bogelund made pipes under his own name,…
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SOLD OUT!Irish Seconds Smooth Straight Bulldog Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Irish Seconds is a seconds make used by Peterson. The pipes are functionally equivalent to the world-famous pipes sold under the Peterson name, but have very minor visual imperfections that do not meet Peterson’s exacting aesthetic standards. In other words, Irish Seconds are a chance to buy a Peterson pipe at a lower cost. This…
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SOLD OUT!Savinelli Luxor 602 Sandblasted Bent Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, 6mm [SOLD OUT]
It is probably fair to say that Savinelli is Italy’s most famous pipe brand. Founded in Milan in 1876 by Achille Savinelli, the brand has continuously produced high quality pipes for nearly 150 years. Though various Savinelli lines have come and gone over the years, the brand has always been notable for putting out classically…
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SOLD OUT!GBD New Era 135 Smooth Straight Billiard Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
GBD was one of several prominent examples of a French pipe brand that, due to certain circumstances, became a maker most associated with classic ‘British’ pipes. Founded in 1850 by the French trio Ganneval, Bondier & Donninger, the brand was bought by English company Oppenheimer at the beginning of the 20th century, who opened factories…
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SOLD OUT!Roma Smooth Straight Author Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
I’m not entirely sure who makes Roma pipes, but my research appears to point to them being seconds produced by the many pipe factories in Italy. By ‘seconds’ I of course mean pipes that have minor, superficial imperfections that meant the pipe did not meet the exceedingly high visual standards of Italy’s great makers. …
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SOLD OUT!WO Larsen Select Smooth Brandy Estate Briar Pipe, Danish Estates
WO Larsen was a tobacconist in Copenhagen Denmark. In the 1960s, when Danish-style pipes were becoming highly sought after, thanks to revolutionary pipe-makers such as Sixten Ivarsson, a workshop was set up on the Larsen premises to produce enough high-grade Danish pipes to meet demand. This workshop was staffed by the emerging masters of Danish…
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SOLD OUT!Mincer Era Custombilt Churchwarden Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Custom-Bilt pipes were originally created in the early 20th century by Tracy Mincer, an American pipe-maker. Later adopting the slogan, ‘As Individual as a Thumbprint,’ Custom-Bilts were each rusticated by hand, giving them their signature rugged look, and ensuring that no two Custom-Bilts were exactly alike. Today, these pipes are prized by collectors, pipe history…
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SOLD OUT!Comoy’s London Pride 291, Smooth Straight Billiard Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
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….
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SOLD OUT!Weber Blackthorne 735, Sandblasted Canadian Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Weber Pipe Co. was a major American pipe company established by German immigrant Carl B. Weber in 1938, also known for writing the book Weber’s Guide to Pipes and Pipe Smoking. In addition to manufacturing Weber pipes, WPC also manufactured Jobey pipes and contracted Karl Erik to produce the Jobey Dansk line during the Danish pipe…
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SOLD OUT!SON (Skovbo Nording) Smooth Freehand Estate Briar Pipe, Danish Estates [SOLD OUT]
if you’re not familiar with the SON name itself, if you know anything about Danish pipes, you’ll probably recognize one of the names that it was an acronym for. The brand was created as a partnership between Aage Skovbo and (in Danish, ‘og‘) Erik Nording, but Skovbo soon left, with Nording taking over as the sole…
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SOLD OUT!WO Larsen Super Sandblasted Bent Egg Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
WO Larsen was a tobacconist in Copenhagen Denmark. In the 1960s, when Danish-style pipes were becoming highly sought after, thanks to revolutionary pipe-makers such as Sixten Ivarsson, a workshop was set up on the Larsen premises to produce enough high-grade Danish pipes to meet demand. This workshop was staffed by the emerging masters of Danish…
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SOLD OUT!Sashar by Sasieni, Rusticated Pot Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Along with names like Barling, Charatan, and Dunhill Sasieni holds a special place in the history of English smoking pipes – one near to its very beginnings. So the story goes, Sasieni himself worked for Dunhill during its early days. But eventually he left Dunhill, having his own ideas about how pipes should be made,…
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SOLD OUT!Chacom Verlaine 898 Smooth Canadian Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Chacom is one of France’s most historic and iconic makes. Its founders, the Comoy family, began their career as boxwood pipe-makers in the early 1800s, before briar had even been discovered, with Henri Comoy (of Comoy’s fame) emigrating to England in 1879 and founding the country’s first briar pipe factory. In 1922, Henri and his…
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SOLD OUT!1962 Dunhill Tanshell R, Sandblasted Pot 4T Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
To veteran pipe smokers, Dunhill needs no introduction. Beginning in 1907, Alfred Dunhill began selling Dunhill pipes at the tobacconist shop he owned on London’s Duke Street. Very quickly, these pipes gained the reputation of being the ‘Rolls-Royce’ of pipes due to how expertly crafted they were. Today, Dunhill is likely Britain’s most famous pipe…
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SOLD OUT!Wilmer Bel Air Bing Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
H. Willmer and Sons was an English pipe workshop founded at some point in the mid-20th century. Harold Willmer himself was the brother of Dan Tennyson, one of Charatan’s freehand carvers, and would, according to Ken Barnes, often buy bowls from Charatan’s freehand workshop, which would be subsequently finished by Willmer’s craftsmen. In addition to…
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SOLD OUT!Custombilt Straight Bulldog Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Custom-Bilt (later, as in this case, Custombilt) pipes were originally created in the early 20th century by Tracy Mincer, an American pipe-maker. Later adopting the slogan, ‘As Individual as a Thumbprint,’ Custom-Bilts were each rusticated by hand, giving them their signature rugged look, and ensuring that no two Custom-Bilts were exactly alike. Today, these pipes…
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SOLD OUT!Bjarne Handmade Magnum Bent Apple Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Bjarne Nielsen was one of the towering figures of Danish pipe-making until his passing in 2008. As the founder of Bjarne, Nielsen employed talented pipe-makers from Denmark to produce distinctly Danish pipes and sold them to a devoted international audience. Among those in his employ were figures such as Mogens Johansen (also known as Johs),…
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SOLD OUT!Weber Blackthorne 415, Sandblasted Billiard Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Weber Pipe Co. was a major American pipe company established by German immigrant Carl B. Weber in 1938, also known for writing the book Weber’s Guide to Pipes and Pipe Smoking. In addition to manufacturing Weber pipes, WPC also manufactured Jobey pipes and contracted Karl Erik to produce the Jobey Dansk line during the Danish…
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SOLD OUT!GBD Militaire 2006, Sandblasted Bulldog Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
GBD was one of several prominent examples of a French pipe brand that, due to certain circumstances, became a maker most associated with classic ‘British’ pipes. Founded in 1850 by the French trio Ganneval, Bondier & Donninger, the brand was bought by English company Oppenheimer at the beginning of the 20th century, who opened factories…
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SOLD OUT!Royal Danish 989 by Stanwell Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Royal Danish was a sub-brand of Denmark’s Stanwell company. Using the same shapes as the main Stanwell line, Royal Danish is now a great way for customers to get their hands on iconic Danish pipes that are no longer manufactured by Stanwell or by any of its sub-brands. What’s more, Stanwell sub-brands were of a…
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SOLD OUT!Randy Wiley Smooth Freehand Estate Briar Pipe, USA [SOLD OUT]
Beginning his career as a pipe-maker in the 1970s, Randy Wiley was a key figure in the new wave of American artisans in the late-20th century pipe scene – and still is today, nearly 50 years later. Wiley’s pipes might be characterized as American freehand in style; though he has occasionally made more traditional pieces,…
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SOLD OUT!Sasieni 4 Dot Ruff Root Dark, Sandblasted Dublin Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Along with names like Barling, Charatan, and Dunhill Sasieni holds a special place in the history of English smoking pipes – one near to its very beginnings. So the story goes, Sasieni himself worked for Dunhill during its early days. But eventually he left Dunhill, having his own ideas about how pipes should be made,…
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SOLD OUT!Ashton Pebble Grain 19 XX, Sandblasted Panel Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Ashton is an English pipe brand created by William Ashton Taylor, a former Dunhill pipe-maker who left Dunhill in the 1980s to make pipes under his own name. Along with other pipe-makers such as Ken Barnes and Barry Jones of James Upshall and Les Wood of Ferndown, Ashton emerged as part of a new wave…
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SOLD OUT!Selected Straight Grain 126, Smooth Straight Pot Estate Briar Pipe (Comoy’s) [SOLD OUT]
Selected Straight Grain was a ‘seconds’ make from Comoy’s, the historic English-French pipe manufacturer. Selected Straight Grains were made from stummels that were destined to be Comoy’s rare, high-grade Specimen Straight Grain pipes, but which were ultimately discovered to have a small imperfection. As you might have guessed, Selected Straight Grains could well be the…
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SOLD OUT!Hilson Fantasia Meerschaum Lined Estate Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Hilson is something of an outlier in the pipe world, in that it is a successful company not from England, Denmark, France, the USA, or indeed any of the countries typically associated with pipe-making. Instead, Hilson is a pipe company that began in Belgium. Hilson was founded by the Hillen family in Bree in the…
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SOLD OUT!1949 Dunhill Shell 104, Patent Era Sandblasted Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
To veteran pipe smokers, Dunhill needs no introduction. Beginning in 1907, Alfred Dunhill began selling Dunhill pipes at the tobacconist shop he owned on London’s Duke Street. Very quickly, these pipes gained the reputation of being the ‘Rolls-Royce’ of pipes due to how expertly crafted they were. Today, Dunhill is likely Britain’s most famous pipe…
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SOLD OUT!GBD New Standard 9282 Smooth Bent Bulldog Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
GBD was one of several prominent examples of a French pipe brand that, due to certain circumstances, became a maker most associated with classic ‘British’ pipes. Founded in 1850 by the French trio Ganneval, Bondier & Donninger, the brand was bought by English company Oppenheimer at the beginning of the 20th century, who opened factories…
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SOLD OUT!SON (Skovbo Nording) Smooth Freehand Estate Briar Pipe, Danish Estates [SOLD OUT]
if you’re not familiar with the SON name itself, if you know anything about Danish pipes, you’ll probably recognize one of the names that it was an acronym for. The brand was created as a partnership between Jan Skovbo and (in Danish, ‘og‘) Erik Nording, but Skovbo soon left, with Nording taking over as the…
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SOLD OUT!Charatans Make 281, Sandblasted Straight Dublin Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
While Dunhill may be Britain’s most famous pipe brand, Charatan is not only older, but has the honor of being the first to have made its pipes entirely in-house. ‘Charatan’s Make’ referred to the fact that, at a time when other pipe companies were sourcing stummels and stems carved from other companies before assembling them…
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SOLD OUT!Barling’s Make Ye Olde Wood 309 EXEXEL TVF Sandblasted Billiard Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Barling and Sons was originally founded in 1812 by Benjamin Barling and began as a family business making silver-adorned meerschaum pipes. In the early 20th century, however, the Barling family began to produce what the brand is today most famous for – expertly made briar pipes. For those that don’t know, Barling pipes can be…
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SOLD OUT!Jean LaCroix Diamant 33G3, Smooth Panel Estate Briar Pipe, Handmade [SOLD OUT]
The Lacroix brand was founded in the 1960s in France, however its roots go back over a century, owing to the Lacroix family’s historic ties to pipe-making. Eugene Lacroix, for example, worked at the Delacour factory in the 19th century; his sons established a factory of their own; and his grandsons, Jean being one, created…
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SOLD OUT!Custombilt Partially Rusticated Straight Pot Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Custom-Bilt (later, as in this case, Custombilt) pipes were originally created in the early 20th century by Tracy Mincer, an American pipe-maker. Later adopting the slogan, ‘As Individual as a Thumbprint,’ Custom-Bilts were each rusticated by hand, giving them their signature rugged look, and ensuring that no two Custom-Bilts were exactly alike. Today, these pipes…
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SOLD OUT!Sasieni Mayfair 55, Smooth Straight Billiard Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Along with names like Barling, Charatan, and Dunhill Sasieni holds a special place in the history of English smoking pipes – one near to its very beginnings. So the story goes, Sasieni himself worked for Dunhill during its early days. But eventually he left Dunhill, having his own ideas about how pipes should be made,…
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SOLD OUT!Weber Blackthorne 215, Sandblasted Straight Billiard Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Weber Pipe Co. was a major American pipe company established by German immigrant Carl B. Weber in 1938, also known for writing the book Weber’s Guide to Pipes and Pipe Smoking. In addition to manufacturing Weber pipes, WPC also manufactured Jobey pipes and contracted Karl Erik to produce the Jobey Dansk line during the Danish…
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SOLD OUT!Don Roberto Meerschaum Lined Rusticated Billiard Estate Briar Pipe
There is little in recorded pipe history about the maker, or makers, of Don Roberto pipes. Collectors have pointed out the similarities between Don Roberto shapes and shape codes and those of GBD and Savinelli, suggesting that the pipes were made, at various times and in various places, for or by those companies. Sometimes it…
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SOLD OUT!True Lattice Straight Apple Block Meerschaum Pipe [SOLD OUT]
A lot of “Lattice” block meerschaum pipes have the appearance of lattice but aren’t true lattice meers. This old meer is a true “Lattice” meaning the outer part of the bowl has been carved around the inner bowl. Only true Master pipe makers in Turkey have the skill needed to pull of such a feat….
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SOLD OUT!Comoy’s Grand Slam 291, Smooth Straight Billiard Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
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….
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SOLD OUT!Nording Handmade 1, Smooth Freehand Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Nørding was founded by Erik Nørding in the 1960s, and is one of the oldest remaining companies to come out of the Scandinavian pipe-making renaissance that began in the mid-20th century. Now in his 80s, Erik Nørding is one of the most experienced and skilled pipe-makers in the world, and over the decades he has…
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SOLD OUT!Orlik De Luxe L20, Smooth Straight Billiard Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Orlik was an English pipe manufacturer founded in 1899 by Louis Orlik. While originally the company’s mission was to produce low-cost pipes, the make would ultimately be known for the distinctly high quality of their products. Consequently, Orlik pipes are today a favorite among pipe smokers and collectors, especially those who prefer the hobby’s Great…
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SOLD OUT!GBD Conquest Fantasy 9624 Bent Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
GBD was one of several prominent examples of a French pipe brand that, due to certain circumstances, became a maker most associated with classic ‘British’ pipes. Founded in 1850 by the French trio Ganneval, Bondier & Donninger, the brand was bought by English company Oppenheimer at the beginning of the 20th century, who opened factories…
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SOLD OUT!Roaring Tiger Block Meerschaum Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
The gentlemen who originally owned this meer purchased it in Turkey back in the early 80s. He said he thought it looked so cool that he didn’t smoke it. The meerschaum used to carve it is fairly porous as it weighs right at 50g, which also tells me it’ll color quickly. Details: Length: 6.8″…
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SOLD OUT!Primo Flammee Sand 1, Sandblasted Dublin Estate Briar Pipe, Italy [SOLD OUT]
‘Primo’ pipes are something of a mystery. To my knowledge, there are two significant pipe-makers in recorded history to have been called ‘Primo.’ The first, was the Italian Primo Soriani, who was something of a mentor figure for Bruno Sordini of Ser Jacopo and Don Carlos. The other is Primo Polidori, who was an Italian-American…
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SOLD OUT!Savinelli Capri Root Briar Square Shank Straight Billiard Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
It is probably fair to say that Savinelli is Italy’s most famous pipe brand. Founded in Milan in 1876 by Achille Savinelli, the brand has continuously produced high quality pipes for nearly 150 years. Though various Savinelli lines have come and gone over the years, the brand has always been notable for putting out classically…
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SOLD OUT!Chacom Manet Smooth Bent Rhodesian Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Chacom is one of France’s most historic and iconic makes. Its founders, the Comoy family, began their career as boxwood pipe-makers in the early 1800s, before briar had even been discovered, with Henri Comoy (of Comoy’s fame) emigrating to England in 1879 and founding the country’s first briar pipe factory. In 1922, Henri and his…
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SOLD OUT!Peterson’s Drymeer Sandblasted Straight Pot Estate Briar Pipe, Meerschaum Lined [SOLD OUT]
Peterson pipes generally need no introduction, but just in case you’re unfamiliar: in 1876, a Latvian named Charles Peterson immigrated to Ireland and was hired making pipes in a workshop owned by Frederick and George Kapp. After rising through the ranks to become head craftsman, Peterson bought into the Kapp’s business, which was renamed, Kapp…
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SOLD OUT!Torben Dansk Asa Sandblasted Rhodesian Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Torben Dansk is something of a sleeper in the world of Danish pipes. Originally made by Denmark’s Torben Hetler, formerly a Stanwell pipe-maker, Torben Dansk offered Danish-style pipes that were nonetheless their own, achieving a fair amount of success during the country’s rise to prominence in the pipe world. Later, the pipes were made under…
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SOLD OUT!Ascorti Smooth Bent Dublin Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Ascorti belongs to a historic lineage in Italian artisan pipe-making. Guiseppe ‘Peppino’ Ascorti was first employed as a pipe-maker in the 1950s, in Carlo Scotti’s Castello workshop in Cantu. There he met Luigi Radice, and in the 1960s the two decided to leave Castello to create their own pipe-making workshop, under the name ‘Caminetto.’ At…
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SOLD OUT!Ben Wade Smooth Calabash Estate Briar Pipe, French Estates [SOLD OUT]
Ben Wade was founded, as might be expected, by Leeds-based English pipe merchant Benjamin Wade in 1860. Soon after, Wade opened his own workshop to produce quintessentially British pipes. As one of the first makes to create pipes from briar, Ben Wade has a special place in pipe history, one only made more special by…
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SOLD OUT!Comoy’s Pebble Grain 337 Sandblasted Prince Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
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….
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SOLD OUT!Nording A Sandblasted Freehand Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Nørding was founded by Erik Nørding in the 1960s, and is one of the oldest remaining companies to come out of the Scandinavian pipe-making renaissance that began in the mid-20th century. Now in his 80s, Erik Nørding is one of the most experienced and skilled pipe-makers in the world, and over the decades he has…
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SOLD OUT!Astleys of London Plateau Grain Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…
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SOLD OUT!1940s Kaywoodie Block Meerschaum & Gourd Calabash Estate Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Kaywoodie pipes are as American as apple pie. Starting in 1919 as a pipe brand for KB&B, a pipe shop dating all the way back to 1851, Kaywoodie has since then been a staple of American-made pipes. In the present, many Kaywoodies are collectors’ items, in addition to being fantastic smokers. Earlier this year, at…
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SOLD OUT!Dr Grabow Meerschaum Lined Bent Bulldog Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Dr Grabow might just be the quintessential American working man’s pipe. Created in 1932 by Linkman & Co., the Dr Grabow name soon became a staple in the American pipe world, being still produced today and enjoyed by novices and veterans alike. Here’s something you don’t see every day – a meerschaum-lined Dr Grabow. This…
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SOLD OUT!Kirsten K, Metal and Briar Estate Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Details: Length: 5.5″ Bowl Width: 23.4mm Bowl Depth: 1.0″ Weight: 1.5oz / 45g
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SOLD OUT!Digby 584 by GBD, Sandblasted Bent Bulldog Estate Briar Pipe, [SOLD OUT]
Digby was a sub-brand made by GBD. GBD itself was founded in 1850 by the French trio Ganneval, Bondier & Donninger, before the brand was bought by English company Oppenheimer at the beginning of the 20th century. Retaining the name, Oppenheimer opened GBD factories in London and Paris to meet an increasing demand for the…
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SOLD OUT!Savinelli Moka 207, Rusticated Straight Apple Estate Briar Pipe, 6mm [SOLD OUT]
It is probably fair to say that Savinelli is Italy’s most famous pipe brand. Founded in Milan in 1876 by Achille Savinelli, the brand has continuously produced high quality pipes for nearly 150 years. Though various Savinelli lines have come and gone over the years, the brand has always been notable for putting out classically…
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SOLD OUT!Astleys of London, Group 6 Bent Prince Estate Briar Pipe
Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…
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SOLD OUT!Age Bogelund AG Smooth Bent Apple Briar Pipe, Danish Estates [SOLD OUT]
Age (or rather, Åge) Bogelund is a somewhat less known carver from the 20th century Danish pipe-making tradition – though he was no less a master than his contemporaries. Originally, he worked for Viggo Nielsen’s Bari pipe company, being charged with making some of its higher-grade freehands. Later, Bogelund made pipes under his own name,…
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SOLD OUT!Fe-Ro Straight Grain Dublin Estate Briar Pipe, Italian Estates [SOLD OUT]
Fe-Ro, also known as fe.ro (lowercase) pipes were the creation of Federico Rovera, an Italian pipe-maker who, with his four brothers, first took up the craft in 1911, in Varese, in northern Italy. With his sons, Federico established the Figli di Federico Rovera pipe factory, which quickly became the second largest in Italy. Fe-Ro continues…
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SOLD OUT!Roma Smooth Bent Vase Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Details: Length: 6.2″ Bowl Width: 19.9mm Bowl Depth: 1.9″ Weight: 2.0oz / 58g
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SOLD OUT!Peterson’s Premier Selection 493, Squat Bulldog Briar Pipe, Republic Era Estate [SOLD OUT]
Peterson pipes generally need no introduction, but just in case you’re unfamiliar: in 1876, a Latvian named Charles Peterson immigrated to Ireland and was hired making pipes in a workshop owned by Frederick and George Kapp. After rising through the ranks to become head craftsman, Peterson bought into the Kapp’s business, which was renamed, Kapp…
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SOLD OUT!Butz Choquin Supermate 1325 Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
With its origins in an 1858 collaboration between Jean-Baptiste Choquin and Gustave Butz, Butz-Choquin ultimately become one of the premier smoking pipe companies in 20th century France. The brand is known both for its stylish variations on traditional English-French shapes and for its exploration of atypical and elaborate finishes. The brand is also known for…
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SOLD OUT!Fleur de Lis 549 by GBD, Meerschaum Lined Bent Bulldog Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
From the beginning of the 20th century until the early-1980s, the famed GBD pipe company had factories in England and in France. Fleur de Lis was a sub-brand manufactured in the French GBD factory, specifically for meerschaum-lined pipes. This GBD-made Fleur de Lis is quite delightful. It has the stout and stubby proportions famous to…
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SOLD OUT!Erik Nording Handmade Smooth Freehand Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Nørding was founded by Erik Nørding in the 1960s, and is one of the oldest remaining companies to come out of the Scandinavian pipe-making renaissance that began in the mid-20th century. Now in his 80s, Erik Nørding is one of the most experienced and skilled pipe-makers in the world, and over the decades he has…
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SOLD OUT!Barlings Make Ye Olde Wood T.V.F. Smooth Poker Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Barling and Sons was originally founded in 1812 by Benjamin Barling and began as a family business making silver-adorned meerschaum pipes. In the early 20th century, however, the Barling family began to produce what the brand is today most famous for – expertly made briar pipes. As any Barling collector will tell you, the first…
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SOLD OUT!GBD Virgin 133, Straight Grain Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
GBD was one of several prominent examples of a French pipe brand that, due to certain circumstances, became a maker associated with classic ‘British’ pipes. Founded in 1850 by the French trio Ganneval, Bondier & Donninger, the brand was bought and moved to London at the beginning of the 20th century, were it continued to…
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SOLD OUT!Nording, Jumbo Smooth Acorn Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Nørding was founded by Erik Nørding in the 1960s, and is one of the oldest remaining companies to come out of the Scandinavian pipe-making renaissance that began in the mid-20th century. Now in his 80s, Erik Nørding is one of the most experienced and skilled pipe-makers in the world, and over the decades he has…
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SOLD OUT!Savinelli Estella 111 EX, Rusticated Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
It is probably fair to say that Savinelli is Italy’s most famous pipe brand. Founded in Milan in 1876 by Achille Savinelli, the brand has continuously produced high quality pipes for nearly 150 years. Though various Savinelli lines have come and gone over the years, the brand has always been notable for putting out classically…
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SOLD OUT!GBD Virgin 1345 Smooth Poker Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
GBD was one of several prominent examples of a French pipe brand that, due to certain circumstances, became a maker associated with classic ‘British’ pipes. Founded in 1850 by the French trio Ganneval, Bondier & Donninger, the brand was bought and moved to London at the beginning of the 20th century, were it continued to…
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SOLD OUT!Savinelli Sherwood Rock Briar 906 EX, Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
It is probably fair to say that Savinelli is Italy’s most famous pipe brand. Founded in Milan in 1876 by Achille Savinelli, the brand has continuously produced high quality pipes for nearly 150 years. Though various Savinelli lines have come and gone over the years, the brand has always been notable for putting out classically…
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SOLD OUT!Michel Smooth Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Michel pipes were store-brand pipes made for Maison Michel, a North Carolina (USA) tobacconist run by Michel J. Mitchell between 1951 and 1980. Over the years, several prominent pipe-makers made pipes for Maison Michel, such as Charatan, Barling, and others. Details: Length: 5.8″ Bowl Width: 20.1mm Bowl Depth: 1.5″ Weight: 1.5oz / 43g
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SOLD OUT!CAO Lattice Bent Author Block Meerschaum Pipe [SOLD OUT]
While today COA is known for their cigars, that wasn’t always the case. COA employed some of the best master carvers in Turkey. This beautiful bent author is a true lattice pipe, meaning the outer part of the bowl has been carved around the inner bowl. The trademark CAO inlay is in the stem and comes…
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SOLD OUT!S Bang Kobenhavn 7, Smooth Bent Apple Estate Briar Pipe, Danish Estates [SOLD OUT]
Originally founded in 1968 by Svend Bang, a former store manager at Denmark’s legendary W.Ø. Larsen, S. Bang would go on to become a legend in its own right, one that would rival even Larsen in fame and acclaim. While Svend himself was not a pipe-maker, he was able to enlist some of the most…
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SOLD OUT!Hilson Smooth Meerschaum Lined Bent Dublin Estate Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Hilson is something of an outlier in the pipe world, in that it is a successful company not from England, Denmark, France, the USA, or indeed any of the countries typically associated with pipe-making. Instead, Hilson is a pipe company that began in Belgium. Hilson was founded by the Hillen family in Bree in the…
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SOLD OUT!Wilmer Straight Grain AAA, Panel Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Willmer was brand established by Dennis Marshall in London, England. Marshall had previously worked for Barling in the 1950s, later going on to run production at Charatan until the latter was sold to Dunhill. While at Charatan, Marshall worked with other notable British pipe-makers such as Barry Jones and Ken Barnes (later of James Upshall)…
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SOLD OUT!Viggo Nielsen Handmade Partially Sandblasted Freehand Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Viggo Nielsen was one of the pioneers of the Danish style in pipe-making, founding the Bari pipe company in 1948. While at Bari, Viggo, his sons Jørgen Nielsen and Kai Nielsen, and budding carvers such as Age Bogelund Åge Bogelund and Helmer Thomsen, created pipes that would help set the standard for Danish design. After…
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SOLD OUT!GBD Sablee Standard 135, Sandblasted Billiard Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
GBD was one of several prominent examples of a French pipe brand that, due to certain circumstances, became a maker associated with classic ‘British’ pipes. Founded in 1850 by the French trio Ganneval, Bondier & Donninger, the brand was bought and moved to London at the beginning of the 20th century, were it continued to…
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SOLD OUT!Savinelli De Luxe Milano 814 KS, Smooth Canadian Estate Briar Pipe, Italian Estates [SOLD OUT]
It is probably fair to say that Savinelli is Italy’s most famous pipe brand. Founded in Milan in 1876 by Achille Savinelli, the brand has continuously produced high quality pipes for nearly 150 years. Though various Savinelli lines have come and gone over the years, the brand has always been notable for putting out classically…
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SOLD OUT!Sasieni Fantail 41, Patent Era Estate Briar Pipe, Family Era [SOLD OUT]
Along with names like Barling, Charatan, and Dunhill Sasieni holds a special place in the history of English smoking pipes – one near to its very beginnings. So the story goes, Sasieni himself worked for Dunhill during its early days. But eventually he left Dunhill, having his own ideas about how pipes should be made,…
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SOLD OUT!The Tinder Box Exotica Sandblasted Bent Billiard Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
The TinderBox, a once flourishing establishment, annually sold countless pipes, much like Ashleys. TinderBox collaborated with various makers to create pipes branded under the TinderBox name, including renowned names such as Charatan’s Make, Ascorti, and Mario Armellini. The specific pipe in question, part of the Exotica line, was crafted by the Shalom Pipe Factory. It’s…
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SOLD OUT!GBD Seventy Six 9438 Bent Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
GBD was one of several prominent examples of a French pipe brand that, due to certain circumstances, became a maker associated with classic ‘British’ pipes. Founded in 1850 by the French trio Ganneval, Bondier & Donninger, the brand was bought and moved to London at the beginning of the 20th century, were it continued to…
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SOLD OUT!Savinelli Punto Oro 1011 EX, Sandblasted Straight Billiard Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
It is probably fair to say that Savinelli is Italy’s most famous pipe brand. Founded in Milan in 1876 by Achille Savinelli, the brand has continuously produced high quality pipes for nearly 150 years. Though various Savinelli lines have come and gone over the years, the brand has always been notable for putting out classically…
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SOLD OUT!American Smoking Pipe Co. Smooth Poker Estate Briar Pipe, American Estates [SOLD OUT]
The American Smoking Pipe Company was founded in 1978 by artisans Mark Tinsky and Curt Rollar. Tinsky and Rollar’s venture was part of a new wave of North American hand made pipe making that emerged in the 1970s and ’80s, including artisan carvers such as Mike Butera, Tim West, Elliot Nachtwalter and Jorg Jemelka. Despite…
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SOLD OUT!Comoy’s Tradition 87, Smooth Zulu Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
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….
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SOLD OUT!Savinelli Capri Cameo Grain 111 Straight Billiard Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
It is probably fair to say that Savinelli is Italy’s most famous pipe brand. Founded in Milan in 1876 by Achille Savinelli, the brand has continuously produced high quality pipes for nearly 150 years. Though various Savinelli lines have come and gone over the years, the brand has always been notable for putting out classically…
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SOLD OUT!Ben Wade Majestic Sandblasted Bent Brandy Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
While Ben Wade was a historic British pipe brand, for a time during the 1970s, production of Ben Wade pipes was contracted out to one of Danish pipe-making’s superstars: Preben Holm. Though he would tragically pass away at the age of 42, Holm was one of the pioneering figures in the ‘Danish design’ movement in…
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SOLD OUT!Ser Jacopo L1, Smooth Squat Bulldog Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Ser Jacopo is likely the most famous contemporary example of high-grade, workshop-made Italian pipes. It also belongs to a very special tradition in Italian pipe-making, having been established by Giancarlo Guidi and Bruno Sordini after the two had left another great Italian workshop, Mastro de Paja. Together, Guidi and Sordini created a brand of pipes…
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SOLD OUT!Dr Plumb Junior Slightly Bent Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Dr Plumb is a GBD sub-brand pretty popular amongst GBD collectors. This was owned by a large pipe shop in Charlotte until the early 80s when the shop closed. This pipe, and many others would end up sitting in storage for the next 4 decades until the owners family was left to liquidate the estate….
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SOLD OUT!Rogers Rarity Chubby Rusticated Panel Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
When delving into pipe research, it’s frequently discovered that Reborn Pipes has undertaken a substantial portion of the groundwork. The enduring work of Steve Laug is destined to outlast us all. Now, turning our attention to the Rogers Rarity—a pipe crafted by Custombilt starting in 1945 and until around 1949. By 1950, the brand was…
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SOLD OUT!Preben Holm Wengholt Collector 200, Rusticated Stacked Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD]
Wengholt pipes were made in the workshop of Preben Holm. Though he would tragically pass away at the age of 42, Holm was one of the pioneering figures in the ‘Danish design’ movement in 20th century pipe-making, a movement that still dominates the high-grade pipe scene. By hand-shaping his pipes on a belt sander, Holm…
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SOLD OUT!Savinelli Oscar 8002 Smooth Canadian Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
It is probably fair to say that Savinelli is Italy’s most famous pipe brand. Founded in Milan in 1876 by Achille Savinelli, the brand has continuously produced high quality pipes for nearly 150 years. Though various Savinelli lines have come and gone over the years, the brand has always been notable for putting out classically…
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SOLD OUT!Jarl Chieftan 3111, Smooth Acorn Estate Briar Pipe, Danish Estates [SOLD OUT]
Jarl pipes were made by Niels Mogens Jørgensen, a Danish pipe-maker in the 20th century. Jarl pipes were manufactured in Kolding, Denmark, not far from the factory of another Danish company, Bari. While Jarl pipes are less well known than Bari or other contemporaries, their designs were as innovative and distinctly ‘Scandinavian’ or ‘Danish’ as…
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SOLD OUT!Comoy’s MG 42, Smooth Bent Apple Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
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….
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SOLD OUT!Bjarne Handmade Smooth Straight Apple Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Bjarne Nielsen was one of the towering figures of Danish pipe-making until his passing in 2008. As the founder of Bjarne, Nielsen employed talented pipe-makers from Denmark to produce distinctly Danish pipes and sold them to a devoted international audience. Among those in his employ were figures such as Mogens Johansen (also known as Johs),…
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SOLD OUT!Kaywoodie Handmade Rusticated Panel Estate Briar Pipe, 4 Hole [SOLD OUT]
Kaywoodie pipes are as American as apple pie. Starting in 1919 as a pipe brand for KB&B, a pipe shop dating all the way back to 1851, Kaywoodie has since then been a staple of American-made pipes. In the present, many Kaywoodies are collectors items, in addition to being fantastic smokers. If my dating is…
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SOLD OUT!Age Bogelund D Sandblasted Bent Apple Estate Briar Pipe, Danish Estates (9mm)
Age (or rather, Åge) Bogelund is a somewhat less known carver from the 20th century Danish pipe-making tradition – though he was no less a master than his contemporaries. Originally, he worked for Viggo Nielsen’s Bari pipe company, being charged with making some of its higher-grade freehands. Later, Bogelund made pipes under his own name,…
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SOLD OUT!Sasieni Englandaire Smooth St Andrews Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Along with names like Barling, Charatan, and Dunhill Sasieni holds a special place in the history of English smoking pipes – one near to its very beginnings. So the story goes, Sasieni himself worked for Dunhill during its early days. But eventually he left Dunhill, having his own ideas about how pipes should be made,…
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SOLD OUT!Kaywoodie London Made 235 Oom Paul Estate Briar Pipe (Comoy’s) [SOLD OUT]
Kaywoodie pipes are as American as apple pie. Starting in 1919 as a pipe brand for KB&B, a pipe shop dating all the way back to 1851, Kaywoodie has since then been a staple of American-made pipes. In the present, many Kaywoodies are collectors’ items, in addition to being fantastic smokers. This particular Kaywoodie certainly…
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SOLD OUT!Custombilt Like Rusticated Bent Dublin Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
This pipe arrived to us mixed in with a large Custombilt collection. While I don’t believe it was made by Custombilt, it definitely looks like it could be. It’s sporting a large bowl at almost 23mm, and fits well in the hand. Details: Length: 5.5″ Bowl Width: 22.9mm Bowl Depth: 1.9″ Weight: 1.9oz / 55g
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SOLD OUT!Custombilt Rusticated Oom Paul Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Custom-Bilt (later, as in this case, Custombilt) pipes were originally created in the early 20th century by Tracy Mincer, an American pipe-maker. Later adopting the slogan, ‘As Individual as a Thumbprint,’ Custom-Bilts were each rusticated by hand, giving them their signature rugged look, and ensuring that no two Custom-Bilts were exactly alike. Today, these pipes…
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SOLD OUT!Kaywoodie Super Grain 011, Smooth Billiard Briar Pipe, American Estates [SOLD OUT]
Kaywoodie pipes are as American as apple pie. Starting in 1919 as a pipe brand for KB&B, a pipe shop dating all the way back to 1851, Kaywoodie has since then been a staple of American-made pipes. In the present, many Kaywoodies are collectors’ items, in addition to being fantastic smokers. This Kaywoodie is absolutely…
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SOLD OUT!JM Boswell Partially Sandblasted Bent Rhodesian Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
J.M. Boswell is one of North America’s most revered artisan pipe-makers, with Boswell pipes typically selling out within minutes of going on sale. With a pipe-making career that started in the 1970s, J.M. Boswell has become the equivalent of a household name in the pipe world, both for his pipes and for serving as the…
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SOLD OUT!Antique Bull Estate Block Meerschaum Cheroot Pipe [SOLD OUT]
A gentleman in Pennsylvania reached out to us to help him sell his antique meerschaum collection. Among the collection was this cheeroot pipe, used many decaded ago to smoke small cigars. The detail in this old meer is about as good as it gets. Both horns are still intact which isn’t all that common for…
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SOLD OUT!Bent Apple Bamboo Shank Estate Block Meerschaum Pipe [SOLD OUT]
This pipe arrived to us from a collection out of Tennessee. When I first spotted it I assumed it was made by Kiko, but upon closer inspection there is no makers mark. The mouthpiece screws into the bamboo shank. Details: Length: 6.5″ Bowl Width: 19.8mm Bowl Depth: 1.6″ Weight: 1.5oz / 44g
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SOLD OUT!Comoy’s Grand Slam 126B, Smooth Straight Pot Estate Briar Pipe
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….
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SOLD OUT!Bari Senior Handcut 601, Black Pickaxe Estate Briar Pipe, Danish Estates [SOLD OUT]
Bari was a pipe company founded in Kolding, Denmark, in 1950. Along with Stanwell, Bari was one of the first companies that started the Danish movement in pipe-making, offering innovative designs and propelling its founders and carvers into celebrity status within the pipe world. Bari’s founder was Viggo Nielsen, whose sons Kai Nielsen and Jørgen…
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SOLD OUT!Rattray Perth Smooth Canadian Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
The House of Rattray was originally a tobacconist, opening in Perth, Scotland, in 1903, under the oversight of Charles Rattray. House of Rattray soon became a blending house (whose blends are still sold to this day under the Rattray’s name) and a purveyor of Rattray-brand pipes, made for the tobacconist by established English pipe makers….
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SOLD OUT!Comoy’s Patina 802, Magnum Smooth Pot Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
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….
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SOLD OUT!Comoy’s Tradition 87, Smooth Zulu Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
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….
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SOLD OUT!Ropp Supreme 9 Cherry Wood Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Ropp is a historic French make, founded in 1870 by Eugène-Léon Ropp. Ropp’s original claim to fame was patenting the first pipes made from cherry wood, at a time when pipe-makers were still exploring which materials were most suitable to meet the needs and increasing numbers of tobacco pipe smokers. Later, Ropp established a workshop…
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SOLD OUT!Kaywoodie Block Meerschaum Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Kaywoodie pipes are as American as apple pie. Starting in 1919 as a pipe brand for KB&B, a pipe shop dating all the way back to 1851, Kaywoodie has since then been a staple of American-made pipes. In the present, many Kaywoodies are collectors’ items, in addition to being fantastic smokers. While a rarity to…
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SOLD OUT!Peterson Killarney 106, Straight Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, P-Lip [SOLD OUT]
Peterson pipes generally need no introduction, but just in case you’re unfamiliar: in 1876, a Latvian named Charles Peterson immigrated to Ireland and was hired making pipes in a workshop owned by Frederick and George Kapp. After rising through the ranks to become head craftsman, Peterson bought into the Kapp’s business, which was renamed, Kapp…
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SOLD OUT!Savinelli De Luxe Siena Sand 814 EX, Meerschaum Lined Briar Pipe, Italian Estates [SOLD OUT]
It is probably fair to say that Savinelli is Italy’s most famous pipe brand. Founded in Milan in 1876 by Achille Savinelli, the brand has continuously produced high quality pipes for nearly 150 years. Though various Savinelli lines have come and gone over the years, the brand has always been notable for putting out classically…
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SOLD OUT!Custombilt Partially Rusticated Squat Pot Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Custom-Bilt (later, as in this case, Custombilt) pipes were originally created in the early 20th century by Tracy Mincer, an American pipe-maker. Later adopting the slogan, ‘As Individual as a Thumbprint,’ Custom-Bilts were each rusticated by hand, giving them their signature rugged look, and ensuring that no two Custom-Bilts were exactly alike. Today, these pipes…
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SOLD OUT!Royal Danish by Stanwell 912, Straight Billiard Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Royal Danish was a sub-brand of Denmark’s Stanwell company. Using the same shapes as the main Stanwell line, Royal Danish is now a great way for customers to get their hands on iconic Danish pipes that are no longer manufactured by Stanwell or by any of its sub-brands. What’s more, Stanwell sub-brands were of a…
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SOLD OUT!Kaywoodie Handmade Rusticated Bent Pot, Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Kaywoodie pipes are as American as apple pie. Starting in 1919 as a pipe brand for KB&B, a pipe shop dating all the way back to 1851, Kaywoodie has since then been a staple of American-made pipes. In the present, many Kaywoodies are collectors items, in addition to being fantastic smokers. If my dating is…
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SOLD OUT!Antique Lion Estate Block Meerschaum Pipe
A kind individual from Pennsylvania contacted us, offering a collection of antique meerschaum pipes amassed over the past few decades. Having run a furniture shop, he used these pipes as decorative pieces throughout his establishment. Among his acquisitions is a striking roaring lion, initially procured in Italy. The pipe boasts remarkable coloring, particularly featuring a…
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SOLD OUT!Legion of Honor Briar Burl Straight Billiard Briar Pipe, French Estates [SOLD OUT]
According to Wilczak & Colwell’s Who Made That Pipe?, Legion of Honor pipes were made under the umbrella of Mastercraft, a 20th century American pipe company whose clientele included Bing Crosby. This pipe is probably not Bing’s style, but don’t let that put you off. It’s quite charming in the way it embodies an almost perfectly…
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SOLD OUT!Savinelli De Luxe Milano 803 EX, Sandblasted Straight Billiard Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
It is probably fair to say that Savinelli is Italy’s most famous pipe brand. Founded in Milan in 1876 by Achille Savinelli, the brand has continuously produced high quality pipes for nearly 150 years. Though various Savinelli lines have come and gone over the years, the brand has always been notable for putting out classically…
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SOLD OUT!Savinelli Gigantes 811 EX, Rusticated Billiard Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
It is probably fair to say that Savinelli is Italy’s most famous pipe brand. Founded in Milan in 1876 by Achille Savinelli, the brand has continuously produced high quality pipes for nearly 150 years. Though various Savinelli lines have come and gone over the years, the brand has always been notable for putting out classically…
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SOLD OUT!Dr Grabow Viscount 39, Patent Era Pickaxe Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Dr Grabow might just be the quintessential American working man’s pipe. Created in 1932 by Linkman & Co., the Dr Grabow name soon became a staple in the American pipe world, being still produced today and enjoyed by novices and veterans alike. This particular Dr Grabow is not only a lovely looking pipe, but appears…
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SOLD OUT!Savinelli Punto Oro 111, Silver Mounted Straight Billiard Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
It is probably fair to say that Savinelli is Italy’s most famous pipe brand. Founded in Milan in 1876 by Achille Savinelli, the brand has continuously produced high quality pipes for nearly 150 years. Though various Savinelli lines have come and gone over the years, the brand has always been notable for putting out classically…
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SOLD OUT!North Dane Pipes Special 72, Dublin Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
North Dane Pipes was a sub-brand of Georg Jensen, a pipe factory founded Copenhagen, Denmark in 1954. Georg Jensen itself was first owned by Per Georg Jensen Sr., before the reins were passed to Lis Jensen and Per Georg Jensen Jr. in the 1980s. Along with Stanwell, Kriswill and Bari, Georg Jensen was one of…
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SOLD OUT!Unsmoked CPF Gold Mounted Bulldog Estate Block Meerschaum Pipe [SOLD OUT]
CPF is something of a mystery in the annals of pipe-making. It stood for either Colossus Pipe Factory, Consolidated Pipe Factory, or C. P. Fenner, depending on who you ask. But it is generally agreed that CPF was affiliated with Kaufman Bros. & Bondy, AKA KB&B, who are today most famous for creating Kaywoodie pipes….
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SOLD OUT!Astleys of London Silver 72, Group 6 Straight Billiard Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…
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SOLD OUT!Royal Danish by Stanwell Estate Briar Pipe, Danish Estates [SOLD OUT]
Royal Danish was a sub-brand of Denmark’s Stanwell company. Using the same shapes as the main Stanwell line, Royal Danish is now a great way for customers to get their hands on iconic Danish pipes that are no longer manufactured by Stanwell or by any of its sub-brands. What’s more, Stanwell sub-brands were of a…
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SOLD OUT!Stanwell Handmade 13, Reg era, Sandblasted Billiard Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Stanwell is one of Denmark’s most celebrated and enduring pipe companies, having been founded by Poul Nielsen shortly after the second world war. Over the last six decades, Stanwell has established itself as both a leader in innovative Danish design and for producing well-priced pipes with precision construction and engineering. Many of its designs were…
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SOLD OUT!Astleys of London Straight Bulldog Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…
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SOLD OUT!Savinelli De Luxe Milano 111 KS, Sandblasted Straight Billiard Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
It is probably fair to say that Savinelli is Italy’s most famous pipe brand. Founded in Milan in 1876 by Achille Savinelli, the brand has continuously produced high quality pipes for nearly 150 years. Though various Savinelli lines have come and gone over the years, the brand has always been notable for putting out classically…
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SOLD OUT!Ben Wade Refection 015, Smooth Freehand Briar Pipe, Danish Estates [SOLD OUT]
While Ben Wade was a historic British pipe brand, for a time during the 1970s, production of Ben Wade pipes was contracted out to one of Danish pipe-making’s superstars: Preben Holm. Though he would tragically pass away at the age of 42, Holm was one of the pioneering figures in the ‘Danish design’ movement in…
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SOLD OUT!Unsmoked Clarence Mickles Rusticated Panel Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Clarence Mickles was a pipe-maker from Illinois, Chicago, and something of a legend within the North American pipe scene. Before making pipes, Mickles was an auto mechanic, which is one reason why he was affectionately known as the ‘Mechanic.’ The other reason is that he was a supremely gifted pipe repairman, in addition to being…
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SOLD OUT!BBB Best Make 515, Smooth Zulu Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
‘BBB’ originally stood for ‘Blumfeld’s Best Briars’, so named after Louis Blumfeld after he took over the historic Alfred Frankenau Company in 1856. Later, the pipes came to be known as ‘Britain’s Best Briars’. Though the name might have changed, the quality of the pipes did not – they really were fantastic pipes, made in…
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SOLD OUT!Ascorti New Dear KS, Wax Drip Egg Estate Briar Pipe, Italian Estates [SOLD OUT]
Ascorti belongs to a historic lineage in Italian artisan pipe-making. Guiseppe ‘Peppino’ Ascorti was first employed as a pipe-maker in the 1950s, in Carlo Scotti’s Castello workshop in Cantu. There he met Luigi Radice, and in the 1960s the two decided to leave Castello to create their own pipe-making workshop, under the name ‘Caminetto.’ At…
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SOLD OUT!Barling 6589 T.V.F. Sandblasted Straight Billiard Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Barling and Sons was originally founded in 1812 by Benjamin Barling and began as a family business making silver-adorned meerschaum pipes. In the early 20th century, however, the Barling family began to produce what the brand is today most famous for – expertly made briar pipes. This particular Barling may be large and long, but…
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SOLD OUT!Bjarne Handmade Smooth Brandy Estate Briar Pipe, Danish Estates [SOLD OUT]
Bjarne Nielsen was one of the towering figures of Danish pipe-making until his passing in 2008. As the founder of Bjarne, Nielsen employed talented pipe-makers from Denmark to produce distinctly Danish pipes and sold them to a devoted international audience. Among those in his employ were figures such as Mogens Johansen (also known as Johs),…
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SOLD OUT!Charatan’s Make Special 4, Lane Era Smooth Freehand Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
While Dunhill may be Britain’s most famous pipe brand, Charatan is not only older, but has the honor of being the first to have made its pipes entirely in-house. ‘Charatan’s Make’ referred to the fact that, at a time when other pipe companies were sourcing stummels and stems carved from other companies before assembling them…
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SOLD OUT!Caminetto Business 116 KS, Rusticated Brandy Briar Pipe, Italian Estates [SOLD OUT]
Caminetto was, and is to this day, a decisive figure in the history of Italy’s pipe workshop tradition. After spending time developing their skills in the Castello workshop, Sergio Ascorti and Luigi Radice left to found their own venture, which they named, ‘Caminetto.’ Here, Ascorti and Radice were able to create their own now-classic shapes…
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SOLD OUT!Kirsten M, Metal and Briar Estate Pipe, USA [SOLD OUT]
Details: Length: 5.5″ Bowl Width: 22.5mm Bowl Depth: 1.5″ Weight: 1.7oz / 50g
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SOLD OUT!Michel Smooth Zulu Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Michel pipes were store-brand pipes made for Maison Michel, a North Carolina (USA) tobacconist run by Michel J. Mitchell between 1951 and 1980. Over the years, several prominent pipe-makers made pipes for Maison Michel, such as Charatan, Barling, and others. Details: Length: 6″ Bowl Width: 20.4mm Bowl Depth: 1.2″ Weight: 1.1oz / 32g
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SOLD OUT!Custombilt Rusticated Bent Tomato Estate Briar Pipe, [SOLD OUT]
Custom-Bilt (later, as in this case, Custombilt) pipes were originally created in the early 20th century by Tracy Mincer, an American pipe-maker. Later adopting the slogan, ‘As Individual as a Thumbprint,’ Custom-Bilts were each rusticated by hand, giving them their signature rugged look, and ensuring that no two Custom-Bilts were exactly alike. Today, these pipes…
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SOLD OUT!Caminetto Business 101 KS, Rusticated Brandy Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Caminetto was, and is to this day, a decisive figure in the history of Italy’s pipe workshop tradition. After spending time developing their skills in the Castello workshop, Sergio Ascorti and Luigi Radice left to found their own venture, which they named, ‘Caminetto.’ Here, Ascorti and Radice were able to create their own now-classic shapes…
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SOLD OUT!Sasieni 4Dot Walnut, Bent Bulldog Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Along with names like Barling, Charatan, and Dunhill Sasieni holds a special place in the history of English smoking pipes – one near to its very beginnings. So the story goes, Sasieni himself worked for Dunhill during its early days. But eventually he left Dunhill, having his own ideas about how pipes should be made,…
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SOLD OUT!Ben Wade Royal Danish Freehand Estate Briar Pipe, Danish Estates [SOLD OUT]
While Ben Wade was a historic British pipe brand, for a time during the 1970s, production of Ben Wade pipes was contracted out to one of Danish pipe-making’s superstars: Preben Holm. Though he would tragically pass away at the age of 42, Holm was one of the pioneering figures in the ‘Danish design’ movement in…
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SOLD OUT!Astleys of London Smooth Rhodesian Churchwarden Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…
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SOLD OUT!Utor B-9 Bent Apple Sitter Estate Briar Pipe, 9mm [SOLD OUT]
Utor pipes were produced in what was, at the time, West Germany, around the mid-20th century, before production stopped in 1970. The make’s namesake comes from a shortening of Uwe Thormann, the German artisan who carved them. While not as well known as other German brands and artisans, such as Vauen or Peter Klein, Utor…
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SOLD OUT!Custombilt His Nibs Rusticated Bent Apple Briar Pipe, American Estates [SOLD OUT]
Custom-Bilt pipes were originally created in the early 20th century by Tracy Mincer, an American pipe-maker. Later adopting the slogan, ‘As Individual as a Thumbprint,’ Custom-Bilts were each rusticated by hand, giving them their signature rugged look, and ensuring that no two Custom-Bilts were exactly alike. Today, these pipes are prized by collectors, pipe history…
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SOLD OUT!Jean LaCroix Nizza De Luxe Smooth Bulldog Briar Pipe, French Estates [SOLD OUT]
The Lacroix brand was founded in the 1960s in France, however its roots go back over a century, owing to the Lacroix family’s historic ties to pipe-making. Eugene Lacroix, for example, worked at the Delacour factory in the 19th century; his sons established a factory of their own; and his grandsons, Jean being one, created…
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SOLD OUT!Comoy’s Magnum, Rusticated Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
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….
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SOLD OUT!Brakner Antique Royal Danois 813, Sandblasted Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Peter Brakner (né Micklson) was one of the godfathers of the Danish pipe-making movement that emerged in the mid-20th century. He began his career at Suhr’s Pibemageri, a pipe workshop whose foreman at the time was Sixten Ivarsson. There he also met Poul Rasmussen, who took over as foreman after Ivarsson departed. Along with Ivarsson…
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SOLD OUT!Michel Naturals 255, Smooth Canadian Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Michel pipes were store-brand pipes made for Maison Michel, a North Carolina (USA) tobacconist run by Michel J. Mitchell between 1951 and 1980. Over the years, several prominent pipe-makers made pipes for Maison Michel, such as Charatan, Barling, and others. Details: Length: 5.8″ Bowl Width: 19.4mm Bowl Depth: 1.6″ Weight: 0.9oz / 28g
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SOLD OUT!Astleys of London, Les Wood Bent Brandy Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…
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SOLD OUT!Peterson D7 Danish Market 2001 Pipe of the Year, Briar Pipe, Irish Estates [SOLD OUT]
Peterson pipes generally need no introduction, but just in case you’re unfamiliar: in 1876, a Latvian named Charles Peterson immigrated to Ireland and was hired making pipes in a workshop owned by Frederick and George Kapp. After rising through the ranks to become head craftsman, Peterson bought into the Kapp’s business, which was renamed, Kapp…
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SOLD OUT!Kiko 6, Straight Billiard Estate Block Meerschaum Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Kiko was a brand of pipes produced by the Kilimanjaro Pipe Company, a pipe company based in what is now Tanganyika in the United Republic of Tanzania. Kiko pipes were made from what is commonly known as African meerschaum, a denser variety of the mineral than its Turkish counterpart. Unfortunately, the last African meerschaum pipes…
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SOLD OUT!Zenia Queen, Handmade Pickaxe Estate Briar Pipe, Danish Estates [SOLD OUT]
Zenia was a line of pipes made by Svend Axel Celius, one of the first generation of iconic carvers in the Danish style that emerged in the mid-20th century. Beginning his career under Poul Rasmussen and Sven Knudsen, Celius later started his own brand of pipes using his last name, while also occasionally carving pipes…
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SOLD OUT!Ascot Rusticated Straight Billiard Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
I’m not entirely sure who made this Ascot pipe. Pipedia points to a number of possible answers – Chacom, Henry Perkins (via Dunhill), Barracini – but nothing conclusive as regards this one. In any case, it’s a nice, lightweight billiard with tactile rustication. It would be a perfect workhorse or fishing pipe. It is also…
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SOLD OUT!GBD Unique Polished 7, Anvil Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
GBD was one of several prominent examples of a French pipe brand that, due to certain circumstances, became a maker associated with classic ‘British’ pipes. Founded in 1850 by the French trio Ganneval, Bondier & Donninger, the brand was bought and moved to London at the beginning of the 20th century, were it continued to…
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SOLD OUT!Custombilt His Nibs Rusticated Bent Billiard Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Custom-Bilt pipes were originally created in the early 20th century by Tracy Mincer, an American pipe-maker. Later adopting the slogan, ‘As Individual as a Thumbprint,’ Custom-Bilts were each rusticated by hand, giving them their signature rugged look, and ensuring that no two Custom-Bilts were exactly alike. Today, these pipes are prized by collectors, pipe history…
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SOLD OUT!James Upshall Tilshead FH 6, Military Mount Bent Apple Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
James Upshall was, along with Ferndown and Ashton, part of a new wave of British hand-made, high-grade pipes in the late 20th century, with their founders largely coming from previous positions in the factories of companies such as Dunhill and Charatan. James Upshall was founded in 1978 by Barry Jones and Ken Barnes, both of…
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SOLD OUT!Cesare Ultra Splendida Sandblasted Ring Grain Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
While not as well known as other Italian pipe brands, Barontini is one of the oldest in the country. Founded in 1890 in Tuscany by Turildo Barontini, the company initially only produced briar, but in 1925, Turildo’s son Bruno shifted the operation to making pipes from this briar. Later, the company was inherited by Cesare…
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SOLD OUT!Savinelli Polo Giant 9486 EX, Rusticated Panel Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
It is probably fair to say that Savinelli is Italy’s most famous pipe brand. Founded in Milan in 1876 by Achille Savinelli, the brand has continuously produced high quality pipes for nearly 150 years. Though various Savinelli lines have come and gone over the years, the brand has always been notable for putting out classically…
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SOLD OUT!Mincer Era Custombilt Panel Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Custom-Bilt (later, as in this case, Custombilt) pipes were originally created in the early 20th century by Tracy Mincer, an American pipe-maker. Later adopting the slogan, ‘As Individual as a Thumbprint,’ Custom-Bilts were each rusticated by hand, giving them their signature rugged look, and ensuring that no two Custom-Bilts were exactly alike. Today, these pipes…
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SOLD OUT!Parker Super Bruyere 109, Bent Bulldog Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
The name ‘Parker’ is closely linked with that of Dunhill in pipe smokers’ minds and in the brand’s history, as Parker was originally something of a seconds outlet for Dunhill pipes, before becoming an independent product whose brand name was simply owned and overseen by the Dunhill company. In either case, they’re great, British pipes,…
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SOLD OUT!Castello Sea Rock KK225 Bent Dublin Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Founded in 1947 by Carlo Scotti, Castello quickly became known for producing some of the finest smoking pipes in the world. Over the years, the people involved in making Castello pipes has changed – such as Luigi Radice and Sergio Ascorti, who developed their skills in the Cantu workshop before leaving to start Caminetto, or…
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SOLD OUT!Custombilt Partially Rusticated Lovat Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Custom-Bilt (later, as in this case, Custombilt) pipes were originally created in the early 20th century by Tracy Mincer, an American pipe-maker. Later adopting the slogan, ‘As Individual as a Thumbprint,’ Custom-Bilts were each rusticated by hand, giving them their signature rugged look, and ensuring that no two Custom-Bilts were exactly alike. Today, these pipes…
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SOLD OUT!Peterson’s Deluxe 608, Smooth Straight Pot Estate Briar Pipe, Irish Estates [SOLD OUT]
Peterson pipes generally need no introduction, but just in case you’re unfamiliar: in 1876, a Latvian named Charles Peterson immigrated to Ireland and was hired making pipes in a workshop owned by Frederick and George Kapp. After rising through the ranks to become head craftsman, Peterson bought into the Kapp’s business, which was renamed, Kapp…
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SOLD OUT!Kaywoodie Hand Made, Meerschaum Lined Rusticated Panel Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Kaywoodie pipes are as American as apple pie. Starting in 1919 as a pipe brand for KB&B, a pipe shop dating all the way back to 1851, Kaywoodie has since then been a staple of American-made pipes. In the present, many Kaywoodies are collectors items, in addition to being fantastic smokers. If my dating is…
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SOLD OUT!GBD Conquest New Standard 9579 Panel Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
GBD was one of several prominent examples of a French pipe brand that, due to certain circumstances, became a maker associated with classic ‘British’ pipes. Founded in 1850 by the French trio Ganneval, Bondier & Donninger, the brand was bought and moved to London at the beginning of the 20th century, were it continued to…
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SOLD OUT!Custombilt Partially Rusticated Straight Billiard Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Custom-Bilt (later, as in this case, Custombilt) pipes were originally created in the early 20th century by Tracy Mincer, an American pipe-maker. Later adopting the slogan, ‘As Individual as a Thumbprint,’ Custom-Bilts were each rusticated by hand, giving them their signature rugged look, and ensuring that no two Custom-Bilts were exactly alike. Today, these pipes…
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SOLD OUT!Parker Super Briar Bark 134, Sandblasted Pot Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
The name ‘Parker’ is closely linked with that of Dunhill in pipe smokers’ minds and in the brand’s history, as Parker was originally something of a seconds outlet for Dunhill pipes, before becoming an independent product whose brand name was simply owned and overseen by the Dunhill company. In either case, they’re great, British pipes,…
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SOLD OUT!Custombilt Partially Rusticated Loavt, Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Custom-Bilt (later, as in this case, Custombilt) pipes were originally created in the early 20th century by Tracy Mincer, an American pipe-maker. Later adopting the slogan, ‘As Individual as a Thumbprint,’ Custom-Bilts were each rusticated by hand, giving them their signature rugged look, and ensuring that no two Custom-Bilts were exactly alike. Today, these pipes…
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SOLD OUT!Mincer Era Custombilt Bent Tomato Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Custom-Bilt pipes were originally created in the early 20th century by Tracy Mincer, an American pipe-maker. Later adopting the slogan, ‘As Individual as a Thumbprint,’ Custom-Bilts were each rusticated by hand, giving them their signature rugged look, and ensuring that no two Custom-Bilts were exactly alike. Today, these pipes are prized by collectors, pipe history…
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SOLD OUT!Don Carlos Rusticated Straight Rhodesian Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Don Carlos belongs to a historic lineage within Italian pipe making. The workshop was founded by Bruto Sordini (along with his wife Rosaria), who had previously made pipes for Mastro de Paja, where he also met Giancarlo Guidi. In 1981, Sordini and Guidi left Mastro de Paja to found their own workshop, Ser Jacopo. After…
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SOLD OUT!Charatans Make Relief Grain Sandblasted Dublin Briar Pipe, English Estates (Lane Era)
While Dunhill may be Britain’s most famous pipe brand, Charatan is not only older, but has the honor of being the first to have made its pipes entirely in-house. ‘Charatan’s Make’ referred to the fact that, at a time when other pipe companies were sourcing stummels and stems carved from other companies before assembling them…
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SOLD OUT!Comoy’s Pebble Grain 184, Bent Apple Estate Briar Pipe Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
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….
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SOLD OUT!Colossals Custom Made Smooth Panel Briar Pipe, American Estates
Colossals is a name that has been used by a number of pipe manufacturers, which made pinning down precisely who made this one a bit of a challenge. Thankfully, I think I managed to track this one down. It appears this particular ‘Colossals’ was a line of pipes produced by Linkman & Co., a historic…
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SOLD OUT!Stanwell 50 R, Sandblasted Bent Dublin Briar Pipe, Danish Estates
Stanwell is one of Denmark’s most celebrated and enduring pipe companies, having been founded by Poul Nielsen shortly after the second world war. Over the last six decades, Stanwell has established itself as both a leader in innovative Danish design and for producing well-priced pipes with precision construction and engineering. Many of its designs were…
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SOLD OUT!GBD Collector 9530, Smooth Bent Poker Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
GBD was one of several prominent examples of a French pipe brand that, due to certain circumstances, became a maker associated with classic ‘British’ pipes. Founded in 1850 by the French trio Ganneval, Bondier & Donninger, the brand was bought and moved to London at the beginning of the 20th century, were it continued to…
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SOLD OUT!Celius 175, Handmade Sandblasted Egg, Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Celius pipes were hand made in the workshop of Svend Axel Celius, one of the first generation of iconic carvers in the Danish style that emerged in the mid-20th century. Beginning his career under Poul Rasmussen and Sven Knudsen, Celius later started his own brand of pipes using his last name, while also occasionally carving…
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SOLD OUT!Custombilt Partially Rusticated Apple, Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Custom-Bilt (later, as in this case, Custombilt) pipes were originally created in the early 20th century by Tracy Mincer, an American pipe-maker. Later adopting the slogan, ‘As Individual as a Thumbprint,’ Custom-Bilts were each rusticated by hand, giving them their signature rugged look, and ensuring that no two Custom-Bilts were exactly alike. Today, these pipes…
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SOLD OUT!Astleys of London, Les Wood Made Lovat Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…
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SOLD OUT!Savinelli Estella Handmade Rusticated Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
It is probably fair to say that Savinelli is Italy’s most famous pipe brand. Founded in Milan in 1876 by Achille Savinelli, the brand has continuously produced high quality pipes for nearly 150 years. Though various Savinelli lines have come and gone over the years, the brand has always been notable for putting out classically…
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SOLD OUT!Brakner Antique Hand Cut Straight Apple Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Peter Brakner (né Micklson) was one of the godfathers of the Danish pipe-making movement that emerged in the mid-20th century. He began his career at Suhr’s Pibemageri, a pipe workshop whose foreman at the time was Sixten Ivarsson. There he also met Poul Rasmussen, who took over as foreman after Ivarsson departed. Along with Ivarsson…
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SOLD OUT!1974 Dunhill Red Bark 592, 4 RB Oom Paul Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
To veteran pipe smokers, Dunhill needs no introduction. Beginning in 1907, Alfred Dunhill began selling Dunhill pipes at the tobacconist shop he owned on London’s Duke Street. Very quickly, these pipes gained the reputation of being the ‘Rolls-Royce’ of pipes due to how expertly crafted they were. Today, Dunhill is likely Britain’s most famous pipe…
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SOLD OUT!Custombilt Partially Rusticated Lovat Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Custom-Bilt (later, as in this case, Custombilt) pipes were originally created in the early 20th century by Tracy Mincer, an American pipe-maker. Later adopting the slogan, ‘As Individual as a Thumbprint,’ Custom-Bilts were each rusticated by hand, giving them their signature rugged look, and ensuring that no two Custom-Bilts were exactly alike. Today, these pipes…
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SOLD OUT!1948 Patent Parker Super Briar Bark 135, Straight Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
The name ‘Parker’ is closely linked with that of Dunhill in pipe smokers’ minds and in the brand’s history, as Parker was originally something of a seconds outlet for Dunhill pipes, before becoming an independent product whose brand name was simply owned and overseen by the Dunhill company. In either case, they’re great, British pipes,…
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SOLD OUT!Astleys of London, Smooth Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…
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SOLD OUT!Charatan’s Make Special, Lane Era Smooth Lovat Estate Briar Pipe
While Dunhill may be Britain’s most famous pipe brand, Charatan is not only older, but has the honor of being the first to have made its pipes entirely in-house. ‘Charatan’s Make’ referred to the fact that, at a time when other pipe companies were sourcing stummels and stems carved from other companies before assembling them…
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SOLD OUT!Savinelli Polo Giant 9552 EX, Sandblasted Bent Dublin Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
It is probably fair to say that Savinelli is Italy’s most famous pipe brand. Founded in Milan in 1876 by Achille Savinelli, the brand has continuously produced high quality pipes for nearly 150 years. Though various Savinelli lines have come and gone over the years, the brand has always been notable for putting out classically…
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SOLD OUT!Castello Sea Rock KKKK Bent Billiard Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Founded in 1947 by Carlo Scotti, Castello quickly became known for producing some of the finest smoking pipes in the world. Over the years, the people involved in making Castello pipes has changed – such as Luigi Radice and Sergio Ascorti, who developed their skills in the Cantu workshop before leaving to start Caminetto, or…
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SOLD OUT!Kaywoodie Collector, Large Bent Apple Estate Briar Pipe, 4 Hole
Kaywoodie pipes are as American as apple pie. Starting in 1919 as a pipe brand for KB&B, a pipe shop dating all the way back to 1851, Kaywoodie has since then been a staple of American-made pipes. In the present, many Kaywoodies are collectors’ items, in addition to being fantastic smokers. Speaking of collectors, this…
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SOLD OUT!Charatans Make Executive 4, Cavalier Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
While Dunhill may be Britain’s most famous pipe brand, Charatan is not only older, but has the honor of being the first to have made its pipes entirely in-house. ‘Charatan’s Make’ referred to the fact that, at a time when other pipe companies were sourcing stummels and stems carved from other companies before assembling them…
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SOLD OUT!Radice Rind, 1984 Signed Luigi Radice Panel Briar Pipe, Italian Estates [SOLD OUT]
Radice is one of the great Italian workshop pipe makes, belonging to a historic lineage of such workshops. The company began as a family affair, being established in 1980 by Luigi Radice, along with his son, Gianluca, and father, Paolo. But Radice’s pipe-making ‘family’ is a little larger than that. Prior to founding Radice, Luigi…
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SOLD OUT!KBB Yello-Bole Carburetor, Rusticated Canadian Briar Pipe, American Estates [SOLD OUT]
Yello-Bole was a brand of pipes made by Kaufmann Bros. & Bondy, otherwise known as KB&B or KBB, who are famous for also having created the Kaywoodie brand. The Yello-Bole was introduced in 1932 and was produced under the direction of Kaufmann & co until KB&B was purchased by S. M. Frank in 1955, under…
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SOLD OUT!Sasieni Trafalgar Sandblasted Lovat Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
Along with names like Barling, Charatan, and Dunhill Sasieni holds a special place in the history of English smoking pipes – one near to its very beginnings. So the story goes, Sasieni himself worked for Dunhill during its early days. But eventually he left Dunhill, having his own ideas about how pipes should be made,…
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SOLD OUT!GBD Unique Smooth Vase Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
GBD was one of several prominent examples of a French pipe brand that, due to certain circumstances, became a maker associated with classic ‘British’ pipes. Founded in 1850 by the French trio Ganneval, Bondier & Donninger, the brand was bought and moved to London at the beginning of the 20th century, were it continued to…
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SOLD OUT!Caminetto Business 118 KS, Rusticated Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Caminetto was, and is to this day, a decisive figure in the history of Italy’s pipe workshop tradition. After spending time developing their skills in the Castello workshop, Sergio Ascorti and Luigi Radice left to found their own venture, which they named, ‘Caminetto.’ Here, Ascorti and Radice were able to create their own now-classic shapes…
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SOLD OUT!Kiko Natural Block Meerschaum Pipe, African Estates [SOLD OUT]
Kiko meerschaum pipes consistently enjoy high demand whenever they’re available in our inventory. African Meerschaum, renowned for its density and durability, was a favored material in the mid to late 20th century, employed by esteemed manufacturers like Peterson, Nording, and Comoy’s. Notably, Kiko held the position as the largest producer during that era, situated in…
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SOLD OUT!Savinelli Estella Rusticated Estate Briar Pipe, Italian Estates [SOLD OUT]
It is probably fair to say that Savinelli is Italy’s most famous pipe brand. Founded in Milan in 1876 by Achille Savinelli, the brand has continuously produced high quality pipes for nearly 150 years. Though various Savinelli lines have come and gone over the years, the brand has always been notable for putting out classically…
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SOLD OUT!Custombilt Horse Rusticated Canadian Estate Briar Pipe, Rare (Eugene Rich Era) [SOLD OUT]
Custom-Bilt (later, as in this case, Custombilt) pipes were originally created in the early 20th century by Tracy Mincer, an American pipe-maker. Later adopting the slogan, ‘As Individual as a Thumbprint,’ Custom-Bilts were each rusticated by hand, giving them their signature rugged look, and ensuring that no two Custom-Bilts were exactly alike. Today, these pipes…
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SOLD OUT!1940s Kaywoodie Goard Calabash Estate Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Kaywoodie pipes are as American as apple pie. Starting in 1919 as a pipe brand for KB&B, a pipe shop dating all the way back to 1851, Kaywoodie has since then been a staple of American-made pipes. In the present, many Kaywoodies are collectors’ items, in addition to being fantastic smokers. Earlier this year, at…
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SOLD OUT!WO Larsen Sandblast Dublin Estate Briar Pipe, Danish Estates [SOLD OUT]
WO Larsen was a tobacconist in Copenhagen Denmark. In the 1960s, when Danish-style pipes were becoming highly sought after, thanks to revolutionary pipe-makers such as Sixten Ivarsson, a workshop was set up on the Larsen premises to produce enough high-grade Danish pipes to meet demand. This workshop was staffed by the emerging masters of Danish…
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SOLD OUT!Smokers Den Matt Grain Smooth Prince Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Details: Length: 6.4″ Bowl Width: 22.4mm Bowl Depth: 1.2″ Weight: 1.3oz / 37g
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SOLD OUT!Wilmer Sandblasted Ring Grain Faux Cavalier Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
Willmer and Sons was an English pipe workshop founded at some point in the mid-20th century and closed in the mid-2000s. Harold Willmer himself was the brother of Dan Tennyson, one of Charatan’s freehand carvers, and would, according to Ken Barnes, often buy bowls from Charatan’s freehand workshop, which would be subsequently finished by Willmer’s…
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SOLD OUT!1954 Patent Era Dunhill Tanshell OX Straight Bulldog Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
To veteran pipe smokers, Dunhill needs no introduction. Beginning in 1907, Alfred Dunhill began selling Dunhill pipes at the tobacconist shop he owned on London’s Duke Street. Very quickly, these pipes gained the reputation of being the ‘Rolls-Royce’ of pipes due to how expertly crafted they were. Today, Dunhill is likely Britain’s most famous pipe…
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SOLD OUT!Custombilt Original 646, Rusticated Panel Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Custom-Bilt (later, as in this case, Custombilt) pipes were originally created in the early 20th century by Tracy Mincer, an American pipe-maker. Later adopting the slogan, ‘As Individual as a Thumbprint,’ Custom-Bilts were each rusticated by hand, giving them their signature rugged look, and ensuring that no two Custom-Bilts were exactly alike. Today, these pipes…
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SOLD OUT!Custombilt Rusticated Canadian Estate Briar Pipe, American Estates [SOLD OUT]
Custom-Bilt (later, as in this case, Custombilt) pipes were originally created in the early 20th century by Tracy Mincer, an American pipe-maker. Later adopting the slogan, ‘As Individual as a Thumbprint,’ Custom-Bilts were each rusticated by hand, giving them their signature rugged look, and ensuring that no two Custom-Bilts were exactly alike. Today, these pipes…
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SOLD OUT!Medico Block Meerschaum Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Among the remarkable assortment of pipes in our inventory, these Medico meerschaum pipes hold a special place as some of our personal favorites. As an avid collector of older unsmoked pipes, I am particularly drawn to those that come in their original boxes and packaging, as they offer a captivating glimpse into the past. This…
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SOLD OUT!Caminetto Business 101 KS, Rusticated Brandy Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Caminetto was, and is to this day, a decisive figure in the history of Italy’s pipe workshop tradition. After spending time developing their skills in the Castello workshop, Sergio Ascorti and Luigi Radice left to found their own venture, which they named, ‘Caminetto.’ Here, Ascorti and Radice were able to create their own now-classic shapes…
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SOLD OUT!Reuben Era Charatan’s Make 402, Sandblasted Canadian Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
While Dunhill may be Britain’s most famous pipe brand, Charatan is not only older, but has the honor of being the first to have made its pipes entirely in-house. ‘Charatan’s Make’ referred to the fact that, at a time when other pipe companies were sourcing stummels and stems carved from other companies before assembling them…
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SOLD OUT!Unsmoked J. T. Cooke for Levin Pipes International LPI, Briar Pipe, American [SOLD OUT]
LPI, or Levin Pipes International, was a brand of pipes commissioned by Barry Levin, a major figure in the American tobacco pipes scene who was, among other things, instrumental in popularizing estate pipes collecting. He would later go on to have pipes made for his company, LPI, by his collaboration in estates restorations, J. T….
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SOLD OUT!Ashby Hall, Hand Made Straight Grain Dublin Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
Ashby Hall is somewhat of a mystery in the English pipe world. For a long time no one knew who made these pipes, and it didn’t help that the make was short-lived. But what’s the saying? ‘The flame that burn twice as bright burns half as long?’ Anyway, it turns out the pipes were made…
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SOLD OUT!Becker One Club Lumberman Rusticated Estate Briar Pipe, Italian Estates [SOLD OUT]
The Becker family is one of Italy’s most renowned pipe-making lineages. Beginning with the painter, sculptor, and WW2 British intelligence officer Fritz Becker, the Becker name became synonymous with Italian high-quality pipes after Fritz was discovered by Giorgio Musico, a pipe-maker himself, and owner of a popular pipe shop in Rome. Both Fritz and Giorgio…
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SOLD OUT!No Name All Briar Smooth Straight Egg Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
This is an interesting pipe. I haven’t been able to discover any markings on it that would indicate who made it, but the style is very old indeed. I’ve listed it as an ‘all briar’ pipe, which is what companies like Kaywoodie called their briar-stemmed pipes in the 20th century. But those pipes were two…
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SOLD OUT!1930s Kaywoodie Rock Ambera 7609, Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Kaywoodie pipes are as American as apple pie. Starting in 1919 as a pipe brand for KB&B, a pipe shop dating all the way back to 1851, Kaywoodie has since then been a staple of American-made pipes. In the present, many Kaywoodies are collectors’ items, in addition to being fantastic smokers. This is a fantastic…
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SOLD OUT!Smokers Den Matt Grain 7, Bent Bulldog Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
If you’re looking for a well made but affordable pipe, this Smokers Den bulldog is a great option. Details: Length: 5.7″ Bowl Width: 22.0mm Bowl Depth: 1.4″ Weight: 1.4oz / 42g
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SOLD OUT!Jean Lacroix Nizza De Luxe Smooth Panel Estate Briar Pipe, French Estates [SOLD OUT]
The Lacroix brand was founded in the 1960s in France, however its roots go back over a century, owing to the Lacroix family’s historic ties to pipe-making. Eugene Lacroix, for example, worked at the Delacour factory in the 19th century; his sons established a factory of their own; and his grandsons, Jean being one, created…
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SOLD OUT!Castello Sea Rock G, Slightly Bent Rhodesian Estate Briar Pipe, Italian Estates [SOLD OUT]
Founded in 1947 by Carlo Scotti, Castello quickly became known for producing some of the finest smoking pipes in the world. Over the years, the people involved in making Castello pipes has changed – such as Luigi Radice and Sergio Ascorti, who developed their skills in the Cantu workshop before leaving to start Caminetto, or…
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SOLD OUT!Michel Naturals 9436, Saddle Straight Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Michel pipes were store-brand pipes made for Maison Michel, a North Carolina (USA) tobacconist run by Michel J. Mitchell between 1951 and 1980. Over the years, several prominent pipe-makers made pipes for Maison Michel, such as Charatan, Barling, and others. Details: Length: 6.5″ Bowl Width: 20.8mm Bowl Depth: 1.8″ Weight: 1.7oz / 51g
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SOLD OUT!Caminetto Business 118 KS, Rusticated Brandy Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Caminetto was, and is to this day, a decisive figure in the history of Italy’s pipe workshop tradition. After spending time developing their skills in the Castello workshop, Sergio Ascorti and Luigi Radice left to found their own venture, which they named, ‘Caminetto.’ Here, Ascorti and Radice were able to create their own now-classic shapes…
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SOLD OUT!Savinelli Estella 111 EX, Straight Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
It is probably fair to say that Savinelli is Italy’s most famous pipe brand. Founded in Milan in 1876 by Achille Savinelli, the brand has continuously produced high quality pipes for nearly 150 years. Though various Savinelli lines have come and gone over the years, the brand has always been notable for putting out classically…
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SOLD OUT!Ascorti New Dear KS, Wax Drip Estate Briar Pipe, Italian Estates [SOLD OUT]
Ascorti belongs to a historic lineage in Italian artisan pipe-making. Guiseppe ‘Peppino’ Ascorti was first employed as a pipe-maker in the 1950s, in Carlo Scotti’s Castello workshop in Cantu. There he met Luigi Radice, and in the 1960s the two decided to leave Castello to create their own pipe-making workshop, under the name ‘Caminetto.’ At…
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SOLD OUT!1986 Eyup Sabri Wolf #67 Block Meerschaum Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
In the contemporary world of pipes, it is not often that master meerschaum carvers receive the fame and acclaim of master briar carvers, which is a shame. There are exceptions, however, Eyup Sabri being one of them. Rightfully considered to have been one of the best meerschaum carvers to have ever lived, Sabri died in…
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SOLD OUT!Astleys of London, Les Wood Smooth Pot Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…
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SOLD OUT!Butz Choquin Maitre-Pipier Deluxe SP, Smooth Calabash Estate Briar Pipe, French Estates [SOLD OUT]
With its origins in an 1858 collaboration between Jean-Baptiste Choquin and Gustave Butz, Butz-Choquin ultimately become one of the premier smoking pipe companies in 20th century France. The brand is known both for its stylish variations on traditional English-French shapes and for its exploration of atypical and elaborate finishes. The brand is also known for…
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SOLD OUT!Unsmoked Frasorteret Partially Sandblasted Freehand Estate Briar Pipe, Danish [SOLD OUT]
Frasorteret was one of the many pipe brands made in the workshop of the legendary Preben Holm. Though he would tragically pass away at the age of 42, Holm was one of the pioneering figures in the ‘Danish design’ movement in 20th century pipe-making, a movement that still dominates the high-grade pipe scene. By hand-shaping…
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SOLD OUT!Kaywoodie Custom Grain Zulu Estate Briar Pipe, American Estates [SOLD OUT]
Kaywoodie pipes are as American as apple pie. Starting in 1919 as a pipe brand for KB&B, a pipe shop dating all the way back to 1851, Kaywoodie has since then been a staple of American-made pipes. In the present, many Kaywoodies are collectors items, in addition to being fantastic smokers. This is a nice,…
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SOLD OUT!1967 Dunhill Root Briar 142, 4R Straight Dublin Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
To veteran pipe smokers, Dunhill needs no introduction. Beginning in 1907, Alfred Dunhill began selling Dunhill pipes at the tobacconist shop he owned on London’s Duke Street. Very quickly, these pipes gained the reputation of being the ‘Rolls-Royce’ of pipes due to how expertly crafted they were. Today, Dunhill is likely Britain’s most famous pipe…
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SOLD OUT!James Upshall Tilshead FH 6, Army Mount Bent Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
James Upshall was, along with Ferndown and Ashton, part of a new wave of British hand-made, high-grade pipes in the late 20th century, with their founders largely coming from previous positions in the factories of companies such as Dunhill and Charatan. James Upshall was founded in 1978 by Barry Jones and Ken Barnes, both of…
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SOLD OUT!Skipper Rustication Panel Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
While this ole pipe is nothing fancy, it has great size and is a cool shape. Not much is known about the maker, but if you want to pickup an affordable pipe, this is a great option. Details: Length: 6″ Bowl Width: 21.2mm Bowl Depth: 1.7″ Weight: 1.5oz / 45g
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SOLD OUT!Il Ceppo Freeline F1692, Rusticated Bent Apple Spigot Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Il Ceppo is an Italian brand that has been producing high-grade pipes since the 1970s. Founded by the architect Giorgio Imperatori in Pesaro, Italy, Il Ceppo is a central figure in what has been called the Pesaro School of pipe design, along with other companies such as Ser Jacopo and Mastro de Paja. This is…
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SOLD OUT!Castello Sea Rock Rusticated Stacked Billiard Military Mount Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Founded in 1947 by Carlo Scotti, Castello quickly became known for producing some of the finest smoking pipes in the world. Over the years, the people involved in making Castello pipes has changed – such as Luigi Radice and Sergio Ascorti, who developed their skills in the Cantu workshop before leaving to start Caminetto, or…
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SOLD OUT!Michel Naturals 1350 Slightly Bent Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Michel pipes were store-brand pipes made for Maison Michel, a North Carolina (USA) tobacconist run by Michel J. Mitchell between 1951 and 1980. Over the years, several prominent pipe-makers made pipes for Maison Michel, such as Charatan, Barling, and others. Details: Length: 5.8″ Bowl Width: 18.2mm Bowl Depth: 1.5″ Weight: 1.1oz / 34g
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SOLD OUT!Nording Straight Pot African Block Meerschaum Estate Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Nørding was founded by Erik Nørding in the 1960s, and is one of the oldest remaining companies to come out of the Scandinavian pipe-making renaissance that began in the mid-20th century. Now in his 80s, Erik Nørding is one of the most experienced and skilled pipe-makers in the world, and over the decades he has…
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SOLD OUT!J.M. Boswell Sandblasted Estate Briar Pipe, American Estates
With a legacy spanning several decades, J.M. Boswell has solidified his place as a distinguished artisan among the top of American pipe making. Hailing from Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, Boswell’s journey into the world of pipe craftsmanship began in the early 1970s. Fueled by a passion for both art and tobacco, he embarked on a quest to…
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SOLD OUT!Kiko 104, Jumbo Bent Billiard Estate Block Meerschaum Pipe [SOLD OUT]
I’m fairly this is the first jumbo African meerschaum we’ve run across. At just shy of 25mm this bent billiard sports a large bowl. Details: Length: 6.8″ Bowl Width: 24.6mm Bowl Depth: 2.1″ Weight: 2.9oz / 84g
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SOLD OUT!Ferndown Bark, One Star Rusticated Straight Billiard Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
Ferndown pipes were made by the legendary British pipe-maker Leslie ‘Les’ John Wood, along with his wife Dolly. Both Les and Dolly previously worked for Dunhill, where Les developed his skills and reputation as Britain’s premier pipe silversmith, as well as one of its premier pipe carvers. Ferndown pipes are highly coveted by pipe-smokers due…
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SOLD OUT!Savinelli Jumbo 111 JU, Rusticated Straight Pot Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
It is probably fair to say that Savinelli is Italy’s most famous pipe brand. Founded in Milan in 1876 by Achille Savinelli, the brand has continuously produced high quality pipes for nearly 150 years. Though various Savinelli lines have come and gone over the years, the brand has always been notable for putting out classically…
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SOLD OUT!Caminetto Business 151 KS, Rusticated Oom Paul Briar Pipe, Italian Estates [SOLD OUT]
Caminetto was, and is to this day, a decisive figure in the history of Italy’s pipe workshop tradition. After spending time developing their skills in the Castello workshop, Sergio Ascorti and Luigi Radice left to found their own venture, which they named, ‘Caminetto.’ Here, Ascorti and Radice were able to create their own now-classic shapes…
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SOLD OUT!Charatan’s Make Distinction Deluxe Extra Large Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
While Dunhill may be Britain’s most famous pipe brand, Charatan is not only older, but has the honor of being the first to have made its pipes entirely in-house. ‘Charatan’s Make’ referred to the fact that, at a time when other pipe companies were sourcing stummels and stems carved from other companies before assembling them…
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SOLD OUT!Savinelli Estella Handmade Rusticated Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
It is probably fair to say that Savinelli is Italy’s most famous pipe brand. Founded in Milan in 1876 by Achille Savinelli, the brand has continuously produced high quality pipes for nearly 150 years. Though various Savinelli lines have come and gone over the years, the brand has always been notable for putting out classically…
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SOLD OUT!Michel Naturals 124, Straight Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Michel pipes were store-brand pipes made for Maison Michel, a North Carolina (USA) tobacconist run by Michel J. Mitchell between 1951 and 1980. Over the years, several prominent pipe-makers made pipes for Maison Michel, such as Charatan, Barling, and others. Details: Length: 5.8″ Bowl Width: 19.9mm Bowl Depth: 1.6″ Weight: 1.2oz / 36g
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SOLD OUT!Ben Wade Prominence A2, Sandblasted Egg Briar Pipe, Danish Estates
While Ben Wade was a historic British pipe brand, for a time during the 1970s, production of Ben Wade pipes was contracted out to one of Danish pipe-making’s superstars: Preben Holm. Though he would tragically pass away at the age of 42, Holm was one of the pioneering figures in the ‘Danish design’ movement in…
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SOLD OUT!Bari Wiking, Handmade Bent Bulldog Estate Briar Pipe, Danish Estates [SOLD OUT]
Bari was a Danish pipe-making company founded by Viggo Nielsen in the early 1950s. During the company’s lifetime. Viggo, his two sons Kai and Jørgen, and Åge Bogelund, and Helmer Thomsen all worked for Bari, producing high quality pipes in the Danish style. After Bari, each of these pipe makers would later continue to produce…
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SOLD OUT!Charatans Make Perfection 348 D.C, Smooth Pot Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
While Dunhill may be Britain’s most famous pipe brand, Charatan is not only older, but has the honor of being the first to have made its pipes entirely in-house. ‘Charatan’s Make’ referred to the fact that, at a time when other pipe companies were sourcing stummels and stems carved from other companies before assembling them…
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SOLD OUT!Parker Super Bruyere 4, Smooth Lovat Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
The name ‘Parker’ is closely linked with that of Dunhill in pipe smokers’ minds and in the brand’s history, as Parker was originally something of a seconds outlet for Dunhill pipes, before becoming an independent product whose brand name was simply owned and overseen by the Dunhill company. In either case, they’re great, British pipes,…
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SOLD OUT!1950 Patent Era Dunhill London, Dublin Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
To veteran pipe smokers, Dunhill needs no introduction. Beginning in 1907, Alfred Dunhill began selling Dunhill pipes at the tobacconist shop he owned on London’s Duke Street. Very quickly, these pipes gained the reputation of being the ‘Rolls-Royce’ of pipes due to how expertly crafted they were. Today, Dunhill is likely Britain’s most famous pipe…
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SOLD OUT!BBB 126, Two Star Straight Prince Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
‘BBB’ originally stood for ‘Blumfeld’s Best Briars’, so named after Louis Blumfeld after he took over the historic Alfred Frankenau Company in 1856. Later, the pipes came to be known as ‘Britain’s Best Briars’. Though the name might have changed, the quality of the pipes did not – they really were fantastic pipes, made in…
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SOLD OUT!Charatans Make Distinction Extra Large Lane Era Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
While Dunhill may be Britain’s most famous pipe brand, Charatan is not only older, but has the honor of being the first to have made its pipes entirely in-house. ‘Charatan’s Make’ referred to the fact that, at a time when other pipe companies were sourcing stummels and stems carved from other companies before assembling them…
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SOLD OUT!Ser Jacopo Sandblasted Bent Dublin Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Ser Jacopo is likely the most famous contemporary example of high-grade, workshop-made Italian pipes. It also belongs to a very special tradition in Italian pipe-making, having been established by Giancarlo Guidi and Bruno Sordini after the two had left another great Italian workshop, Mastro de Paja. Together, Guidi and Sordini created a brand of pipes…
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SOLD OUT!Cucciola Rusticated Bent Author, Horn Stem Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
We’re fairly certain Cucciola was made in Italy in the 1970s. The rustication and horn bit gives this bent author a rugged feel. Details: Length: 5.2″ Bowl Width: 19.3mm Bowl Depth: 1.4″ Weight: 2.3oz / 67g
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SOLD OUT!Rare Castello Sea Rock Briar “Amicizia” Bent Apple Briar Pipe, Italian Estates [SOLD OUT]
Founded in 1947 by Carlo Scotti, Castello quickly became known for producing some of the finest smoking pipes in the world. Over the years, the people involved in making Castello pipes has changed – such as Luigi Radice and Sergio Ascorti, who developed their skills in the Cantu workshop before leaving to start Caminetto, or…
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SOLD OUT!1985 Dunhill Shell 5105 F, Straight Sandblasted Dublin Estate Briar Pipe, 6mm [SOLD OUT]
To veteran pipe smokers, Dunhill needs no introduction. Beginning in 1907, Alfred Dunhill began selling Dunhill pipes at the tobacconist shop he owned on London’s Duke Street. Very quickly, these pipes gained the reputation of being the ‘Rolls-Royce’ of pipes due to how expertly crafted they were. Today, Dunhill is likely Britain’s most famous pipe…
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SOLD OUT!Castello Sea Rock SC 35 Rusticated Billiard Estate Briar Pipe [SOLD OUT]
Founded in 1947 by Carlo Scotti, Castello quickly became known for producing some of the finest smoking pipes in the world. Over the years, the people involved in making Castello pipes has changed – such as Luigi Radice and Sergio Ascorti, who developed their skills in the Cantu workshop before leaving to start Caminetto, or…
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SOLD OUT!Bjarne Nielsen Signature Grade, Sandblasted Bent Egg, Estate Briar Pipe, Danish Estates [SOLD OUT]
Bjarne Nielsen was one of the towering figures of Danish pipe-making until his passing in 2008. As the founder of Bjarne, Nielsen employed talented pipe-makers from Denmark to produce distinctly Danish pipes and sold them to a devoted international audience. Among those in his employ were figures such as Mogens Johansen (also known as Johs),…
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SOLD OUT!Barontini 500, Matt Bent Apple Estate Briar Tobacco Pipe, Italian Estates [SOLD OUT]
While not as well known as other Italian pipe brands, Barontini is one of the oldest in the country. Founded in 1890 in Tuscany by Turildo Barontini, the company initially only produced briar, but in 1925, Turildo’s son Bruno shifted the operation to making pipes from this briar. Later, the company was inherited by Cesare…
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SOLD OUT!Rossi Siesta 30125, Smooth Bent Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, Italian Estates [SOLD OUT]
If you’re familiar with Rossi pipes, you’ll probably know them as a brand owned by Savinelli, typically offering affordable versions of Savinelli lines. The history of the Rossi brand, however, is one almost as long as Savinelli’s, and indeed the two were competitors for a long time. Rossi was formally established in 1886 (just ten…
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SOLD OUT!Savinelli Estella Rusticated Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
It is probably fair to say that Savinelli is Italy’s most famous pipe brand. Founded in Milan in 1876 by Achille Savinelli, the brand has continuously produced high quality pipes for nearly 150 years. Though various Savinelli lines have come and gone over the years, the brand has always been notable for putting out classically…
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SOLD OUT!Michel Naturals 124, Smooth Straight Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Michel pipes were store-brand pipes made for Maison Michel, a North Carolina (USA) tobacconist run by Michel J. Mitchell between 1951 and 1980.This lightweight, blonde stained Billiard won’t break the bank, and is also a nice piece of American pipe smoking history. Details: Length: 6″ Bowl Width: 19.7mm Bowl Depth: 1.6″ Weight: 1.2oz /…
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SOLD OUT!Astleys of London, Les Wood Smooth Lovat Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…
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SOLD OUT!GBD Collector Prestige A, Smooth Lumberman Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
GBD was one of several prominent examples of a French pipe brand that, due to certain circumstances, became a maker associated with classic ‘British’ pipes. Founded in 1850 by the French trio Ganneval, Bondier & Donninger, the brand was bought and moved to London at the beginning of the 20th century, were it continued to…
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SOLD OUT!Comoy’s, The Carlyle Pipe 112, Smooth Straight Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
Details: Length: 5.5″ Bowl Width: 19.1mm Bowl Depth: 1.6″ Weight: 0.8oz / 23g
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SOLD OUT!Rad Davis, Smooth Bent Apple Estate Briar Pipe, American Estates [SOLD OUT]
Robert ‘Rad’ Davis is an American pipe-maker from Foley, Alabama. A life-long pipe smoker, Davis was introduced to making pipes by Mark Tinsky, and has since become one of North America’s most respected carvers, with a devoted following. Along the way, Davis has been able to tutor other American pipe-makers who have gone on to…
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SOLD OUT!Ropp Altesse F83, Smooth Straight Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, French Estates [SOLD OUT]
Ropp is one of France’s oldest pipe brands. Founded by Eugène-Léon Ropp in the late 1800s, the company made a name for itself through the manufacture of cherry wood pipes (i.e., pipes made from the wood of the cherry tree, rather than the shape named after such pipes). In the 20th century, Ropp also began…
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SOLD OUT!Pre-Republic Peterson’s Dublin and London 450, Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, Irish Estates [SOLD OUT]
Peterson pipes generally need no introduction, but just in case you’re unfamiliar: in 1876, a Latvian named Charles Peterson immigrated to Ireland and was hired making pipes in a workshop owned by Frederick and George Kapp. After rising through the ranks to become head craftsman, Peterson bought into the Kapp’s business, which was renamed, Kapp…
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SOLD OUT!SON, Partially Sandblasted Freehand Estate Briar Pipe, Danish Estates (Nording) [SOLD OUT]
if you’re not familiar with the SON name itself, if you know anything about Danish pipes, you’ll probably recognize one of the names that it was an acronym for. The brand was created as a partnership between Aage Skovbo and (in Danish, ‘og‘) Erik Nording, but Skovbo soon left, with Nording taking over as the sole…
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SOLD OUT!Sasieni 4 Dot Ruff Root Dark, Sandblasted Prince Estate Briar Pipe, French Estates [SOLD OUT]
Along with names like Barling, Charatan, and Dunhill Sasieni holds a special place in the history of English smoking pipes – one near to its very beginnings. So the story goes, Sasieni himself worked for Dunhill during its early days. But eventually he left Dunhill, having his own ideas about how pipes should be made,…
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SOLD OUT!Kaywoodie Colt, Smooth Horn Estate Briar Pipe, American Estates [SOLD OUT]
Compact and portable, this bent Billiard is a member of Kaywoodie’s Colt line, measuring just under four and a half inches in length. Its slender taper of shank and stem gracefully descends, providing a comfortable smoking experience as it flows out of the transition. The pipe boasts a unique design with aerodynamic flair. The briar…
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SOLD OUT!Comoy’s Tradition 296, Smooth Canadian Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
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….
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SOLD OUT!Bari Wiking, Handmade Danish Egg, Estate Briar Pipe, Danish Estates [SOLD OUT]
Bari was a Danish pipe-making company founded by Viggo Nielsen in the early 1950s. During the company’s lifetime. Viggo, his two sons Kai and Jørgen, and Åge Bogelund, and Helmer Thomsen all worked for Bari, producing high quality pipes in the Danish style. After Bari, each of these pipe makers would later continue to produce…
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SOLD OUT!Charatan’s Make 409, Lane Era, Sandblasted Canadian Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
While Dunhill may be Britain’s most famous pipe brand, Charatan is not only older, but has the honor of being the first to have made its pipes entirely in-house. ‘Charatan’s Make’ referred to the fact that, at a time when other pipe companies were sourcing stummels and stems carved from other companies before assembling them…
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SOLD OUT!1949 Dunhill London, FET Smooth Prince Estate Briar Pipe, Patent Era [SOLD OUT]
To veteran pipe smokers, Dunhill needs no introduction. Beginning in 1907, Alfred Dunhill began selling Dunhill pipes at the tobacconist shop he owned on London’s Duke Street. Very quickly, these pipes gained the reputation of being the ‘Rolls-Royce’ of pipes due to how expertly crafted they were. Today, Dunhill is likely Britain’s most famous pipe…
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SOLD OUT!1946 Dunhill Root Briar 127, Chubby Straight Billiard Briar Pipe, English Estates, Patent Era [SOLD OUT]
To veteran pipe smokers, Dunhill needs no introduction. Beginning in 1907, Alfred Dunhill began selling Dunhill pipes at the tobacconist shop he owned on London’s Duke Street. Very quickly, these pipes gained the reputation of being the ‘Rolls-Royce’ of pipes due to how expertly crafted they were. Today, Dunhill is likely Britain’s most famous pipe…
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SOLD OUT!Ben Wade Danish Pride Partially Sandblasted Freehand Estate Briar Pipe, Danish Estates [SOLD OUT]
While Ben Wade was a historic British pipe brand, for a time during the 1970s, production of Ben Wade pipes was contracted out to one of Danish pipe-making’s superstars: Preben Holm. Though he would tragically pass away at the age of 42, Holm was one of the pioneering figures in the ‘Danish design’ movement in…
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SOLD OUT!Royal Danish By Stanwell, Smooth Lovat Estate Briar Pipe, Danish Estates [SOLD OUT]
Royal Danish was a sub-brand of Denmark’s Stanwell company. Using the same shapes as the main Stanwell line, Royal Danish is now a great way for customers to get their hands on iconic Danish pipes that are no longer manufactured by Stanwell or by any of its sub-brands. What’s more, Stanwell sub-brands were of a…
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SOLD OUT!Astleys of London, Les Wood Straight Billiard, Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…
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SOLD OUT!Barling’s Make Ye Olde Wood Special Billiard Briar Pipe, English Estates
B. Barling and Sons was originally founded in 1812 by Benjamin Barling, and began as a family business making silver-adorned meerschaum pipes. In the early 20th century, however, the Barling family began to produce what the brand is today most famous for – expertly made briar pipes. While Barling pipes still continue to be manufactured,…
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SOLD OUT!Peterson Sherlock Holmes Estate Briar Pipe, Irish Estates [SOLD OUT]
Details: Length: 6″ Bowl Width: 20.7mm Bowl Depth: 2″ Weight: 2.1oz / 62g
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SOLD OUT!Savoy London Made 667 (BBB), Smooth Straight Billiard Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]
Featuring an almost neoclassically-proportioned Billiard shape, this meticulously crafted piece by BBB is a striking example. With a generous chamber capacity and adorned in a rich dark walnut finish, this pipe exudes timeless appeal. While there is slight fading to the finish and a few minor scratches and dings around the bowl, overall, the condition…
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SOLD OUT!Stanwell Prestige Smooth Freehand Briar Pipe, Danish Estates [SOLD OUT]
Stanwell is one of Denmark’s most celebrated and enduring pipe companies, having been founded by Poul Nielsen shortly after the second world war. Over the last six decades, Stanwell has established itself as both a leader in innovative Danish design and for producing well-priced pipes with precision construction and engineering. Many of its designs were…
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SOLD OUT!Astleys of London, Rusticated Lovat Briar Pipe, English Estates, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…
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SOLD OUT!Astleys of London, Rusticated Straight Bulldog Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked [SOLD OUT]
Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and…