B Barling & Sons 2nd 4895 TVF Smooth Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates

Description

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’s main-brands for briar pipes were “Barling’s Make”, then later “Barling,” “B. Barling & Sons” was a sub-brand used in the second half of the 20th century during Barling’s post-transition period.

Here we have a nice, simple billiard from Barling’s post-transition period, though with a dash of brandy added to the shaping of the bowl. It’s a little longer than average, also giving it a bit of a “Bing” figure. Despite the added length, it’s not especially heavy. An all round elegant, traditional piece.

The condition is very good. Minor handling marks and some slight scratches and darkening on the rim.

 

Details:

Length: 6.2″ / 157.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.76 / 19.30mm

Bowl Depth: 1.58″ / 40.13mm

Weight: 1.4oz / 40g