P. Viou Super Bruyere Extra XL Smooth Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, French Estates

P. Viou pipes were originally made by Paul Viou, an early French artisan working around the early to mid-20th century. The P. Viou trademark was, however, later acquired by various major French pipe companies, including Vuillard and Genod. As with a couple of other P. Vious that came in recently I have a feeling this one will be from Genod, in whose safe hands the make has been for a while now (the Genod workshop, after all, has about 150 years of accumulated expertise in pipe making). The design of this one is a fairly classic billiard, though by “classic” I mean it’s an especially large billiard in the vein of, say, a post-war Dunhill ODA 835. The condition is good. Some general wear to the rim and a few small scratches on the bowl.   Details: Length: 6.4″ / 162.5mm Bowl Width: 0.82 / 20.82mm Bowl Depth: 1.71″ / 43.43mm Weight: 1.8oz / 52g