Astleys Long Smooth Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates

Description

Astleys was one of London’s most historic pipe and tobacco shops. Like many pipe tobacconists, its owners had pipes made specially to be sold under the shop’s name. Astleys pipes, however, were made by some of the premier pipe manufacturers and artisans in the UK, such as Dunhill, Charatan, Les Wood, and Ken Barnes and Barry Jones of James Upshall. As a result, Astleys pipes are prized for their quality, and as examples of the very finest British pipes.

This Astleys is a little bit different than many of the ones we’ve had come through over the years. While it is, at heart, a quintessentially English billiard in the traditional mold, it is also especially long, giving it something of a “Bing” physique. The finishing is also very classical, with a light brown, smooth polished finish contrasting nicely with the pipe’s black ebonite stem.

The condition is great. Some minor wear to the rim.

 

Details:

Length: 6.5″ / 165.1mm

Bowl Width: 0.77 / 19.55mm

Bowl Depth: 1.61″ / 40.89mm

Weight: 1.4oz / 40g