Barling 5399 Regency EXEL Smooth Acorn Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates
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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.
A rather interesting Barling from the make’s post-transition era, all things considered. Taking the form of an acorn—more Anglo-French than Danish, but still quite distinctive in form—the pipe shows off a healthy amount of bird’s-eye and flame grain and is exceptionally lightweight. Curiously, the pipe is designated as an EXtra Extra Large piece, in keeping with the size standards of the family and transition era pieces (i.e., much smaller than the “extra, extra large” pipes from the later 20th century to today). Perhaps an early post-transition piece? A nice pipe, regardless.
The condition is very good. Some wear to the inner rim and minor handling marks.
Details:
Length: 5.2″ / 132.0mm
Bowl Width: 0.80 / 20.32mm
Bowl Depth: 1.50″ / 38.10mm
Weight: 1.2oz / 36g
Additional information
| Weight | 15 oz |
|---|
| Condition | Used |
|---|---|
| Notes | Restored. |