Christmas Pipe
2012
This Christmas pipe continues the 12-year
theme ‘The Nutcracker and the Mouse King’, which began in 2011 and will
end in 2022. It is based the characters of the children’s book ‘The Nutcracker
and the Mouse King’ by German author Ernst Theodor Amadeus Hoffmann and the
famous ballet ‘The Nutcracker’ by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich
Tchaikovsky.
This being the 2nd pipe in the series, it depicts
STAHLBAUM’S HOUSE, the family home of the Stahlbaum’s.
The pipe is a very elegant group 4 Brandy (4134) in
County finish with polished rim. It features a Sterling Silver band intricately
engraved with scrollwork and the image of the Stahlbaum’s House.
The impressive architectural pipe tamper is 60mm long
and crafted from solid Sterling Silver. It is inspired by one of the historical
town houses still standing on Frankfurt am Main’s famous Römerplatz, the central
square where traditionally the annual Christmas market takes place.
The highly collectable White Spot Christmas pipes and
tampers are presented in a leather-bound book held in attractive blue & red
colours with gold embossing to represent the uniform of the Nutcracker. Each set
is accompanied by its numbered limited edition certificate.
This edition series is strictly limited to annually
only 300 pipes worldwide.
IMPORTANT
Please note that
the allocations to markets will be as per last year (both in quantity of pipes
and edition numbers.
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FEATURES |
BENEFITS
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| Subject ‘The Nutcracker’ |
Popular children’s story by German author E.T.A. Hoffmann
Famous & prolific ballet by Russian composer P.I.
Tchaikovsky. |
| Brandy shape |
Shape 34 – Classic, straight pipe shape. |
| County finish |
- Light-brown sandblasted finish with smoother surface compared
to standard sandblasted pipes
- polished rim
- Alfred Dunhill invented the
sandblasted pipe in 1917
- Sandblasting the pipe substantially enlarges its
surface; thus, the pipe becomes lighter and smokes cooler than a smooth pipe and
is more robust |
| Cumberland mouthpiece |
Traditional taper mouthpiece individually cut, shaped, finished
and fitted from marbled, rough rod Cumberland. |
| Size |
Gr. 4 – medium to large size |
| Sterling Silver band |
- Sterling Silver
- 92.5% pure Silver
- Engraved with
image of Stahlbaum’s House and scroll work. |
| Tamper |
- Stahlbaum’s House
- 60mm long, delicately crafted from
approximately 55 grams of finest Sterling Silver
- inspired by historic town
house standing on Römer Square in Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
| Book case |
Prestigious leather-bound presentation in blue & red
inspired by Nutcracker uniform. |
| Limited Edition |
Exclusive & collectable. Each pipe is one of only 300
worldwide. |
| Certificate |
Individually numbered between
1-300. |
Copyright © 2012 by TECON GmbH
with friendly support of Alfred Dunhill LTD. London |
