Sasieni 4 Dot Ruff Root 3 Sandblasted Bulldog (Estate)

Sasieni holds a special place in the history of English smoking pipes—one near to its very beginnings. So the story goes, Sasieni himself worked for Dunhill during its early days. But eventually he left Dunhill, having his own ideas about how pipes should be made, and founded Sasieni. This was 1919, and Sasieni has been the closest thing to a household name in English pipes ever since.

The Ruff-Root was a rather late addition to the Sasieni catalog, all things considered. Deriving from a special, labor-intensive finishing process, the “Ruff-Root” would ultimately become Sasieni’s flagship sandblast line, taking a place alongside Sasieni’s smooth and rusticated finishes in its high-end “Four Dot” series. After the Sasieni family sold the make in 1979, the “Four Dot” became the “4 Dot” and the “Ruff-Root” became the Ruff Root. And, alongside the Ruff Root was the Ruff Root Dark, a deep burgundy variation on the make’s flagship sandblast line, seen here in the form of a decidedly craggy take on the English bent bulldog.

The condition is good. Minor inner rim darkening and some finish fading. This pipe comes with its original (slightly time-worn) box and sleeve.

Details:

Length: 6.1″ / 154.9mm

Bowl Width: 0.80 / 20.32mm

Bowl Depth: 1.31″ / 33.27mm

Weight: 1.6oz / 48g