1960 Dunhill Root Briar O Squat Bulldog 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.

Dunhill’s “O”is both an uncommon shape and an uncommonly influential one. While similar shapes have been in Dunhill’s catalog since the early-20th century, it is the mid-century “O” squat bulldog that has found the strongest foothold in the minds of collectors and pipe-makers alike. In the latter category, tributes have been made by various renowned artisans, from England’s Les Wood (of Ferndown), to North America’s J.T. Cooke, Michael Parks, and Jesse Jones. This particular O is a group 4 Root Briar, with exactly the kind of briar patterns to be expected from Dunhill’s iconic blonde line.

The condition is very good. Some rim darkening and minor handling marks.

 

Details:

Length: 5.2″ / 132.0mm

Bowl Width: 0.78 / 19.81mm

Bowl Depth: 1.03″ / 26.16mm

Weight: 1.2oz / 36g