1933 Patent Era Dunhill Shell 112 Sandblasted Apple Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates

Description

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 manufacturer, and continues to produce some of the most treasured pipes a smoker can buy.

So-called “patent era” Dunhills are prized by collectors, and in the case of patent era Shell Briars, this is not least because of their distinctly deep and craggy sandblasting. This Dunhill, from 1933, is certainly representative of that, which is all the more impressive given the pipe’s smaller stature. In keeping with typical early-20th century proportions, the pipe is a slender, lightweight apple, dressed in Dunhill’s reserved, dark burgundy blast finish.

The condition is good. Some rim darkening and minor residual oxidation on the stem.

 

Details:

Length: 5.7″ / 144.7mm

Bowl Width: 0.69 / 17.52mm

Bowl Depth: 1.07″ / 27.17mm

Weight: 0.9oz / 26g