Butz-Choquin Camargue 1310 Smooth Bent Billiard 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, in Butz-Choquin’s shape 1310, is a relatively large bent billiard, with a capacious chamber and an overall pleasant demeanor.

The condition is good. Minor wear to the rim, slight over-reaming of the chamber, and a couple of very small scratches on the bowl.

 

Details:

Length: 6.3″ / 160.0mm

Bowl Width: 0.86 / 21.84mm

Bowl Depth: 1.72″ / 43.68mm

Weight: 1.9oz / 54g