B. Barling & Sons 4059 Sandblasted Pot Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates

Description

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.

Among the most iconic shapes associated with the Barling name (while it was still an English make, of course) was the humble pot. This continued even after ownership and management of B. Barling & Sons shifted to various other English companies, though in something of a different guise. Among the companies contracted to produce Barling pipes in this “post-transition era” was Charatan, and I have a funny feeling that this might be another iconic English pot shape, Charatan’s 148 “Outsize Pot,” by another name. I can’t be sure, but that would be my guess. Whoever was responsible, the sandblasting is crisp, the chamber is wide and well suited for a ribbon or mixture cut, and it isn’t too heavy, either.

The condition is also very good. Some rim darkening.

 

Details:

Length: 5.5″ / 139.7mm

Bowl Width: 0.93 / 23.62mm

Bowl Depth: 1.46″ / 37.08mm

Weight: 1.4oz / 40g