An Unsmoked Collector's Piece Featuring Deep Contrast Rustication, Warm Natural Briar Accents, and Inlaid Sterling Details
The Architecture & French Craftsmanship The Millesime annual Pipe of the Year releases from Saint-Claude represent Butz-Choquin's highest creative expression. This 1989 edition showcases a sweeping, organic bent profile with heavy, dark rustication across the stummel, beautifully balanced by a smooth, flame-grained rim stained in a rich cognac tone. The contrast continues along the shank bottom, where a smooth polished oval displays the hand-stamped maker’s mark, alongside a sterling silver inset badge engraved with the year 1989. Finished with a matching smooth briar accent ring and a comfortable acrylic stem, this piece balances dramatic texture with refined French elegance.
Curation Notes:
Condition: New Old Stock (NOS) / Unsmoked. The chamber is factory-fresh, clean, and unsmoked. The rim, rustication, and smooth grain panels are in pristine original condition. The stem is flawless with zero chatter or wear.
Nomenclature: Crisp stamping on the smooth shank panel: Butz Choquin over MILLESIME 805. The upper shank side features an inlaid silver plate stamped 1989. The shank collar reads ST CLAUDE FRANCE.
Inclusions: Original BC pouch included.
Since everyone has their own preferred methods to clean and sterilise internals of the shank and stem, we have intentionally not done this.
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
Line / Finish: Millesime
Country: France
Era: 1989
Stem Material: Vulcanite
Filter System: None
Length: 150 mm
Weight: 45 g
Chamber Diameter: 21 mm
Ships from The Netherlands
International shipping available
Secure packaging and tracked shipment included
An Unsmoked Collector's Piece Featuring Deep Contrast Rustication, Warm Natural Briar Accents, and Inlaid Sterling Details
The Architecture & French Craftsmanship The Millesime annual Pipe of the Year releases from Saint-Claude represent Butz-Choquin's highest creative expression. This 1989 edition showcases a sweeping, organic bent profile with heavy, dark rustication across the stummel, beautifully balanced by a smooth, flame-grained rim stained in a rich cognac tone. The contrast continues along the shank bottom, where a smooth polished oval displays the hand-stamped maker’s mark, alongside a sterling silver inset badge engraved with the year 1989. Finished with a matching smooth briar accent ring and a comfortable acrylic stem, this piece balances dramatic texture with refined French elegance.
Curation Notes:
Condition: New Old Stock (NOS) / Unsmoked. The chamber is factory-fresh, clean, and unsmoked. The rim, rustication, and smooth grain panels are in pristine original condition. The stem is flawless with zero chatter or wear.
Nomenclature: Crisp stamping on the smooth shank panel: Butz Choquin over MILLESIME 805. The upper shank side features an inlaid silver plate stamped 1989. The shank collar reads ST CLAUDE FRANCE.
Inclusions: Original BC pouch included.
Since everyone has their own preferred methods to clean and sterilise internals of the shank and stem, we have intentionally not done this.
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
Line / Finish: Millesime
Country: France
Era: 1989
Stem Material: Vulcanite
Filter System: None
Length: 150 mm
Weight: 45 g
Chamber Diameter: 21 mm
Ships from The Netherlands
International shipping available
Secure packaging and tracked shipment included
