This large curved tobacco pipe boasts a generous Billiard bowl with very straight sides, combining elegance and stature.
It pays tribute to Basil Rathbone, one of the earliest actors to portray Sherlock Holmes on screen.
His profile is used on the box, and stamped on the hallmarked sterling silver band.
This is an intriguing pipe.
In one way it can look as if a textured rough cover has been fitted over part of the bowl.
There is even a fine ridge along the edge of the covered section.
But what has actually happened is that the whole pipe was sandblasted, with the front panel and the sides of the shank carefully polished removing the surface sandblasting in order to display the lovely grain.
The careful Free Styling between the smooth and the sandblasted areas warrant the Autograph status.
A lovely flame grain on two sides of the bowl, with Birdseye front and back, all curling back over the rim.
The bowl has been specially carved into the apple shape to make the most of that grain.
Not wanting to break the round line of the bowl, the shank and mouthpiece are round, then stepping into a saddle so that the lip is thinner for extra comfort in the mouth