Butz Choquin Camargue 1026 Smooth Rhodesian Estate Briar Pipe, French Estates

Description

With its origins in an 1858 collaboration between Jean-Baptiste Choquin and Gustave Butz, Butz-Choquin ultimately become one of the premier smoking pipe companies in 20th century France. The brand is known both for its stylish variations on traditional English-French shapes and for its exploration of atypical and elaborate finishes. The brand is also known for its collaborations with celebrated French pipe-makers, such as Paul Lanier and Alain Albuisson, who made some of Butz-Choquin’s highest-grade pipes for the company.

Named after the Camargue region in France, Butz-Choquin’s Camargue line featured classic shapes, a light brown stain, and a horn-hued acrylic army mount. This one is a nicely modernized rendtion of the Rhodesian, with its black, blonde, and gold palette gelling perfectly with its slender form.

The condition is very good. Very minor inner rim darkening and a couple of very small, superficial nicks on the bowl.

 

Details:

Length: 6.4″ / 162.5mm

Bowl Width: 0.80 / 20.32mm

Bowl Depth: 1.09″ / 27.68mm

Weight: 1.4oz / 42g