James Upshall Tilshead Group 6 Smooth Pot Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked

Description: James Upshall Tilshead Group 6 Smooth Pot Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked James Upshall Tilshead Group 6 Smooth Pot Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked James Upshall was, along with Ferndown and Ashton, part of a new wave of British hand-made, high-grade pipes in the late 20th century, with their founders largely coming from previous positions in the factories of companies such as Dunhill and Charatan. James Upshall was founded in 1978 by Barry Jones and Ken Barnes, both of whom had previously worked for Charatan and who had worked their way up to being carvers Charatan’s higher-end, non-standard shapes. Jones and Barnes’ pipes quickly grew to being something of a status symbol, and were enjoyed by King Hussein of Jordan, Anwar Sadat, Bing Crosby, Yul Brynner, Robert Wagner and Tom Selleck. The company also made house-brand pipes for Astleys in London. Sadly, James Upshall pipes are no longer made, but their reputation as some of the very best handmade British pipes lives on. The Tilshead was the first rung on the ladder of James Upshall’s grading system, named for the English village where the company’s workshop was located (a naming practice that is something of a tradition in English pipe-making). They were made the exact same way as the various grades above them, being hand turned and having hand cut stems, and even shared similar finishes with these other grades, such as the A and S. The only difference was the grain patterns, but even then, it’s hard to consider the Tilshead a “second,” as one finds, for example with Dunhill’s Parker, or even Comoy’s Guildhall pipes. This one is a beautiful, stout specimen, with wonderfully thick bowl walls. I was trying to work out whether it looks to be more of an apple or a pot shape, but then I recalled that Charatan had a Large Pot shape (the 48, as opposed to the wider, 148 Outsize Pot) that was eerily similar in proportions to this one. Given Barry Jones history with the venerable London make, I imagine turning designs like this one will have been firmly ingrained in his muscle memory. This pipe is completely unsmoked, with an original bowl coating. It comes with its original box, too. Details: Length: 6″ / 152.4mm Bowl Width: 0.82 / 20.82mm Bowl Depth: 1.45″ / 36.83mm Weight: 2.4oz / 70g Shipping Shipping cost:replace this text with your shipping information Delivery time:replace this text with your shipping information Payment We accept the following payment methods: first payment option second payment option third payment option Please contact us if you have any questions. Service replace this text with your service information

Price: 195 USD

Location: Rockmart, Georgia

End Time: 2025-02-12T02:12:52.000Z

Shipping Cost: 5.5 USD