Ropp N88 Smooth Pot Sitter Estate Briar Pipe, French Estates

Description

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 in Saint-Claude, the birthplace of the briar pipe, to produce pipes from this new standard of pipe production. Ropp still continued to produce cherry wood pipes alongside their briars, however, as many smokers favored the distinct look and smoking properties of the former.

This particular Ropp is a very classically inclined bent pot sitter which, along with its compact stature and lightweight proportions, makes it eminently ergonomic. It isn’t all function though; it also features some exceptional grain and a warm, chestnut stain to accentuate it.

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

 

Details:

Length: 5″ / 127.0mm

Bowl Width: 0.82 / 20.82mm

Bowl Depth: 1.18″ / 29.97mm

Weight: 1.4oz / 40g