An Investment-Grade, New-Old-Stock French Masterwork Featuring a Flawless Flame Grain Stummel & Hallmarked Sterling Silver Military Mount
For collectors who revere the historic golden age of French pipemaking, this Butz-Choquin Alliance is an absolute crown jewel. Crafted in the legendary briar capital of Saint-Claude, France, this premium Shape 1400 Billiard remains entirely New Old Stock (NOS), completely unsmoked, unlit, and factory-fresh.
The Architecture & Premium Silver Engineering
Cut to a textbook, commanding Straight Billiard profile, the Alliance showcases robust, thick-walled insulating geometry that transitions into a stout, authoritative shank. The stummel is dressed in a magnificent, highly translucent golden-tan contrast stain, allowing a flawless display of tight, parallel flame grain to charge up the flanks of the bowl, terminating in a dense field of natural birdseye across the rim.
The defining feature of this high-tier piece is its heavy, brilliant hallmarked Sterling Silver military mount. This precision-engineered army style ferrule allows the high-grade vulcanite saddle stem to be removed safely while the pipe is still hot. The contrast of the gleaming silver against the warm briar and the deep jet-black stem creates an incredibly regal, timeless aesthetic. Pouch only no box.
Curation Notes:
Condition: Vault Mint / New Old Stock. Totally unsmoked and pristine. The raw briar chamber is perfectly fresh, the rim is immaculate and razor-sharp, and the sterling silver ferrule holds a flawless mirror polish. The vulcanite stem is deep black with zero oxidation.
Nomenclature: Stamped with absolute precision on the shank panels: Left side reads BUTZ-CHOQUIN over ALLIANCE, while the right side carries ST CLAUDE FRANCE over the shape number 1400. The silver band is clearly struck with Sterling Silver.
If you are interested in purchasing this pipe, please use the contact form, we are also open to receiving offers on any pipe.
Maker: Butz Choquin
Shape: Billiard with Military Mount
Line / Finish: Smooth
Country: France
Era: 1980s
Stem Material: Vulcanite
Filter System: None
Length: 155 mm
Weight: 44 g
Chamber Diameter: 22 mm
Ships from The Netherlands
International shipping available
Secure packaging and tracked shipment included
An Investment-Grade, New-Old-Stock French Masterwork Featuring a Flawless Flame Grain Stummel & Hallmarked Sterling Silver Military Mount
For collectors who revere the historic golden age of French pipemaking, this Butz-Choquin Alliance is an absolute crown jewel. Crafted in the legendary briar capital of Saint-Claude, France, this premium Shape 1400 Billiard remains entirely New Old Stock (NOS), completely unsmoked, unlit, and factory-fresh.
The Architecture & Premium Silver Engineering
Cut to a textbook, commanding Straight Billiard profile, the Alliance showcases robust, thick-walled insulating geometry that transitions into a stout, authoritative shank. The stummel is dressed in a magnificent, highly translucent golden-tan contrast stain, allowing a flawless display of tight, parallel flame grain to charge up the flanks of the bowl, terminating in a dense field of natural birdseye across the rim.
The defining feature of this high-tier piece is its heavy, brilliant hallmarked Sterling Silver military mount. This precision-engineered army style ferrule allows the high-grade vulcanite saddle stem to be removed safely while the pipe is still hot. The contrast of the gleaming silver against the warm briar and the deep jet-black stem creates an incredibly regal, timeless aesthetic. Pouch only no box.
Curation Notes:
Condition: Vault Mint / New Old Stock. Totally unsmoked and pristine. The raw briar chamber is perfectly fresh, the rim is immaculate and razor-sharp, and the sterling silver ferrule holds a flawless mirror polish. The vulcanite stem is deep black with zero oxidation.
Nomenclature: Stamped with absolute precision on the shank panels: Left side reads BUTZ-CHOQUIN over ALLIANCE, while the right side carries ST CLAUDE FRANCE over the shape number 1400. The silver band is clearly struck with Sterling Silver.
If you are interested in purchasing this pipe, please use the contact form, we are also open to receiving offers on any pipe.
Maker: Butz Choquin
Shape: Billiard with Military Mount
Line / Finish: Smooth
Country: France
Era: 1980s
Stem Material: Vulcanite
Filter System: None
Length: 155 mm
Weight: 44 g
Chamber Diameter: 22 mm
Ships from The Netherlands
International shipping available
Secure packaging and tracked shipment included
