Italy, 2007-2015 “Savinelli started in 2007 a series dedicated to Leonardo Da Vinci. For nine years Savinelli has designed an exclusive model, related it to a drawing made by the Italian genius. Each pipe was produced in limited number with the reproduction of the draw in silver, applied to the shank”. These pipes “… are…
Italy This pipe is definitely worth your attention: the most successful and recognizable Savilellis canadian shape Nr.804, distinct almost ideal straight grain, thoroughly and precisely carried out carving and drilling – that’s really a great Italian pipe from great Italian manufacturer!
Ireland, 1950-80s According to many experts Kildare series was launched yet in the 1950s and was being produced until 1990s. The 69 shape is perhaps the most attractive and elegant implementation of the bent pipe concept. So the pipe is still a good old “Irish Peterson” made in Dublin unlike todays “Italian Petersons” – both…
England, 1950-70s H. Simmons was one of the most famous London tobacconists with a long history and very nice tobacco shop in the Burlington Arcade. The pipes were ordered from different sources including the Dunhill company. In the 1980 the business was acquired by Dunhill. We can’t confirm that this pipe was made by Dunhill;…
Germany A fancy creature with the attractive silver work and twin bore stem born at the German “Design Berlin” pipe factory. Design Berlin (DB, or Pfeifenstudio Hartmann before 1975) was the first German company started producing pipes after the World War II and is currently the second German manufacturer after Vauen. The models range contains…
Germany One of the luxury pipes from the largest and most famous German manufacturer. Large well balanced billiard with nicely rusticated surface, elegant silver collar, shiny acrylic stem and of course 9 mm filter. The white spot on VAUEN pipes was sometime ago a subject of litigation with Dunhill, and since then pipes with such…
England An upper middle grade pipe from the John Redman LTD & British Empire Pipe Co. factory in London in the middle of the XX century. Flawless briar with nice hairline grain, absolutely traditional English billiard shape, capacious chamber – it’s definitely worth your attention!
Italy Here’s an eye popping, incredible, large & heavy and lightly smoked top grade pipe from Il Ceppo. Along with Mastro de Paja and Ser Jacopo Il Ceppo belongs to the famous Pesaro school of design. Yes, the company was started in 1978 in Pesaro, Italy (this city name you may read on numberous more…
Denmark, 1970s Such was the Dunhill’s responce to the increasing demand and constantly growing interest in freehand pipes in the 1970s. The Harcourt series has been sold through own Dunhill stores and a few of Dunhill’s dealers. The majority of the pipes were made by Preben Holm, during a short period Erik Nording made Harcourts…
England, 1960s A large and very accurately smoked high grade Charatan’s pipe from the most glorious period of the company history: in 1960s Charatan’ factory lead by Herman Lane was perhaps the most famous and blossoming English pipe brand and the top competitor to the Dunhill white spot. The pipe has no shape number ,…