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England, 1960s An unsmoked very high grade Charatan’s pipe from the “Second Lane era” (1965-76), the period of the brightest blossoming of this brand, delightful shapes and grains which eclipsed all others pipe makers including Dunhill. Every Charatan’s admirer knows … Continued
Denmark, 1960-70s An amazing large, heavy and still unsmoked pipe made by Danish genius Preben Holm in 1960-70s. You still may see the artisan’s original bowl coat in the chamber. The condition is practically ideal, we may remark only slight … Continued
Italy, 2000s An unsmoked pipe of the very rare Savinelli series produced in the early 2000s. As it’s typical for the great Italian brand – excellent work with finish, shape, engineering. The pipe comes with the bag, papers, box (marked … Continued
England, 1930-40s An unsmoked Hardcastle’s pipe of the very popular and collectable “Jack O’London” trade mark made yet in pre-Dunhill “family era” times. And very probably – before 1946 and possibly before the World War II. A middle size classical … Continued
Italy An unsmoked and really large Collection grade pipe of the one of the most respected and collected modern Italian high grade pipe makers. Luigi Viprati (1953) started to carve pipes during his military service and since 1982 he’s a … Continued
Italy, 1984 An unsmoked 4-star “Jubilee” pipe from Luigi “Gigi” Crugnola made the most probably in 1984 when the artisan celebrated his 50-years anniversary (cinquantenario).
England, 1960-70s The Charatan’s pipe of a quite rare series: the Perfection grade was introduced during the “second Lane era”, 1965-1976 and followed the highly popular and respected Special grade, though production of Perfection pipes seemed to be rather occasional … Continued
England, 2007 The pipe made by Ian Walker, world-known by his splendid brand “Northern Briars” for the British pipe smoking championship in 2007 (“BPSC 07” on the shank). And yes, this pipe is still unsmoked: organizators of the event foreseeingly … Continued
England, 1930-40s An unsmoked lightweight and highly traditional British (British made!) Hardcastle’s pipe from the family period in other words it has been made before 1946 and the most probably – in the 1930s. Highly recommended!
England, 1960s Preben Holm wrote in his autobiographic article: “When I was called up for military service I had 18 pieces of these pipes which I was unable to sell. Therefore I left them in my father’s shop. One day … Continued