GBD Seventy Six 9438 Bent Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates [SOLD OUT]

Description

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 produce high-quality and highly desirable pipes.

This GBD is an example of the make’s famous – and now quite collectible – ‘9438’ shape, once known as the ‘Bullmoose.’ It’s a decidedly short, squat, and stout Rhodesian, yielding a great, full feeling in the hand. This particular 9438 is dressed in a beautiful, golden brown stain, with plenty of lovely bird’s-eye grain around the bowl. This stain is paired with a simple black vulcanite stem, making for a classy, classic pipe.

This pipe predates the merger of GBD with Cadogan Investments in the 1980s. The condition is excellent – a hair of inner rim darkening and a tiny scratch on the outside of the right side of the bowl are present, but not especially notable.

 

Details:

Length: 5.4″

Bowl Width: 19.5mm

Bowl Depth: 1.2″

Weight: 2.0oz / 58g