GBD Triumph 73 100 Smooth Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, English Estates

Description

GBD was one of several prominent examples of a French pipe brand that, due to certain circumstances, became a maker most associated with classic ‘British’ pipes. Founded in 1850 by the French trio Ganneval, Bondier & Donninger, the brand was bought by English company Oppenheimer at the beginning of the 20th century, who opened factories in London and Paris to meet an increasing demand for the make’s high-quality and highly desirable pipes. Partly owing to the make’s inventive, yet traditional shapes, and partly due to the high standards of their production, GBD pipes are particularly coveted by collectors, as well as those who simply appreciate classic, well-made smoking instruments.

The Triumph appears to have been a later, post-Cadogan merger GBD line, one that was very traditional in design, but for one thing: the mouthpieces. Instead of a simple taper or saddle cut, the Triumph featured “pinched” stem designs slightly reminiscent of Danish pipes in the 1960s and 1970s. This was far from new for GBD, who had experimented with their own take on “Danish” freehand pipes, in addition to the more “English” freehands of Horry Jamieson, though in the case of the Triumph the old and the new came together in a more subtle way, as in the case of this billiard rendition.

The condition is very good. Some minor scratches on the bowl.

Details:

Length: 6.1″ / 154.9mm

Bowl Width: 0.87 / 22.09mm

Bowl Depth: 1.74″ / 44.19mm

Weight: 1.9oz / 54g