Comoy’s Crescent 182 Smooth Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates

Description

Comoy’s is a historic brand in pipe making, and possibly the most historic brand in the making of briar pipes. Though originally founded in 1825 by a French family from Saint Claude, France, production of Comoy’s pipes was soon moved to London, England, where it established itself as one of the quintessential English pipe companies.

The Comoy’s Crescent was a very traditional line pipes, save for one thing which, as a consequence, made it rather unusual. The finish was golden brown, the mouthpiece was ebonite, and the shapes were, for the most part, classic Anglo-French staples, except each one had a distinctive ridge carved around the top of the bowl, not unlike the bead-lines on a bulldog. I would have to think that was where the name came from, as the latter did look a little like a crescent shape from the side. On the other hand, it’s not a line that I’ve seen often, so there may have been something else to it that I’ve missed.

The condition is good. Some wear to the rim and some finish fading.

Details:

Length: 6″ / 152.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.92 / 23.36mm

Bowl Depth: 1.67″ / 42.41mm

Weight: 1.4oz / 42g