Dunhill Amber Flame Saucer (DR) (Three Flame) (2023) (Unsmoked) Tobacco Pipe

Part of Dunhill's coveted Amber Flame series, this bent Saucer falls outside of the English firm's usual shape chart and therefore lacks a shape code. That said, this piece resembles the Quaint line's Rhodesian design, possessing the same broad, Tomato-like bowl, ridgeline-wrapped waist, and lean, arrow-straight shank-and-stem arrangement. The uniqueness of this piece's shaping is matched by its designation: Amber Flame, reserved for pipe's with exceptional grain. A warm, ruby-hued smooth finish highlights the aforemention grain, providing a beautiful flourish to the flame grain and birdseye throughout the stummel.

One of Dunhill's more recent finishes, the Amber Root was introduced in 1995. Like the Root Briar, it showcases a smooth stain, accentuating the briar's natural grain in traditional style. Typically auburn-hued, the Amber Root is often a touch darker in color than that of the Root Briar, pairing handsomely with the jet-black stem for an aesthetic that combines the grain definition of the Root Briar finish with the darker, smokier tones of the Bruyere. The Amber Flame designates those pipes dressed in this finish that display superlative grain and, much like the Dead Root, have a secondary grading system: Each pipe is graded with flames which increase in quantity as the quality of the grain revealed becomes even more brilliant.