Sasieni Old England 74R Rusticated Canadian Estate Briar Pipe, English 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

Sasieni always had particularly exacting standards for its pipes, even within the English pipe scene, so when a bowl was found to have even the tiniest, superficial imperfection, the bowl would be used for one of Sasieni’s many sub-brands. The Old England was one such sub-brand. Here we find one dressed in the signature Sasieni Rusticated (later known as the Rustic) finish, rendered in an exceedingly lightweight Canadian shape.

The condition is fair. Some darkening and charring on the rim.

Details:

Length: 6.2″ / 157.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.77 / 19.55mm

Bowl Depth: 1.54″ / 39.11mm

Weight: 0.9oz / 28g