The Tutankhamun pipes have been created and manufactured to celebrate the centenary of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922.
The pipe is mounted with a hand-sculpted precious metal Tutankhamun windshield, in solid Sterling Silver and is mounted with matching bands. The beard of the windshield serves as handle to lift the windshield.
The pipe is acc by a solid Sterling silver tamper in shape of richly decorated sarcophagus of the Pharaoh,
The highly collectable Tutankhamun pipes & tampers are presented in a prestigious leather-bound book and come with a numbered and hand-signed limited edition certificate.
*only 25 pipes made
Dunhill Pipes creates some of the highest quality smoking instruments and accessories in the world. They are inventive, glamorous, worldly, effortless and of ultimate quality - the definitive source of pleasure and status for people the world over.
Subject
- The discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun on 4th November 1922 in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt by Howard Carter
Diplomat
- Shape 28
- classic quarter-bent shape
Finishes
Bruyere: smooth, mahogany colour, Vulcanite mouthpiece
Mouthpieces:
Taper mouthpieces, individually cut, shaped, and finished for each single pipe.
Size
Gp.5 – large size
Precious metal bands
- Sterling Silver = 92.5% pure silver
- 9ct Yellow Gold = 37.5% pure gold
- 10mm band, engraved with TUTANKHAMUN 1922 – 2022, embraced by two Scarab beetles, the symbol of death and rebirth in ancient Egypt
Windshields
- Hand-sculpted precious metal windshield, either in -
- Sterling silver: weight approximately 49 grams of Sterling silver
- the beard serves as handle to lift the windshield
Tamper
Represents in great detail the sarcophagus of Tutankhamun
- Height approximately 58mm
- Weight approximately 71 grams of Sterling silver
- for the Amber Root edition, the tamper has been gold-plated (Vermeil)
Presentation book
Prestigious leather-bound book
Limited Editions: Exclusive & very collectable - worldwide only 100 pipes:
- 10 pipes in Amber Root (9ct Gold windshield / Vermeil tamper)
- 15 pipes in Bruyere (with Sterling silver windshield & tamper)
- 25 pipes in Cumberland (with Sterling silver windshield & tamper) - 25 pipes in County (with Sterling silver windshield & tamper)
- 25 pipes in Shell Briar (with Sterling silver windshield & tamper)
