Sasieni 4 Dot Ruff Root Dark 3 Sandblasted Bulldog Estate Briar Pipe, French Estates

Description

Along with names like Barling, Charatan, and Dunhill 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 the 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. Alongside the Ruff Root was the Ruff Root Dark, an alternative, deep burgundy sandblast finish, of which this beautifully finished, ring grain sandblast bulldog is an example.

The condition is very good. Some rim darkening.

Details:

Length: 6″ / 152.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.82 / 20.82mm

Bowl Depth: 1.22″ / 30.98mm

Weight: 1.8oz /52g