Dunhill 1995 Christmas Pipe “Three French Hens” Bruyere 4202 Smooth Bent Billiard with Silver Wind Cap and Tamper (Unsmoked Estate)

To veteran pipe smokers, Dunhill needs no introduction. Beginning in 1907, Alfred Dunhill began selling Dunhill pipes at the tobacconist shop he owned on London’s Duke Street. Very quickly, these pipes gained the reputation of being the “Rolls-Royce” of pipes due to how expertly crafted they were. Today, Dunhill is likely Britain’s most famous pipe manufacturer, and continues to produce some of the most treasured pipes a smoker can buy.

While special, annual “Christmas” pipes today are most commonly associated with Peterson and Savinelli, there was a time when this trend was dominated by English pipe companies. BBB, for example, made Christmas pipes at least as early as the 1960s, and Comoy’s soon followed. Similarly, Dunhill began releasing its own, limited edition Christmas Pipes in 1980 but, being Dunhill, the make went a little further in their celebrations than most. In the 1990s, Dunhill began to add extra thematic elements to these seasonal releases, with 1993-2004 being a series of pipes based on the Christmas carol “The Twelve Days of Christmas”; 1993 was “A Patridge In a Pear Tree,” for example, 1994 was “Two Turtle Doves,” and so on.

In accordance with the aforementioned carol, Dunhill’s 1995 Christmas pipe took the theme of the “Three French Hens,” including a meticulously worked sterling silver tamper depicting the three birds. The pipe itself was similarly luxurious, and was arguably one of the luxurious in the entire Twelve Days series. Taking the form of a full bent billiard dressed in Dunhill’s storied Bruyere finish, each pipe was mounted with a thick, engraved sterling silver collar and a matching silver wind-cap. Only 500 of these pipes were made for the 2005 run, of which this pipe was number 96.

This pipe is completely unsmoked, with an original bowl coating. It comes with its original presentation case, tamper, and certificate of authenticity.

Details:

Length: 5.6″ / 142.2mm

Bowl Width: 0.80 / 20.32mm

Bowl Depth: 1.57″ / 39.87mm

Weight: 1.9oz / 54g