Alfred Dunhill - Christmas Pipe 2019 - The Nutcracker and Mouse King - 170/300

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 on 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 9^thpipe in the series, it depicts the battle between the Nutcracker and the Mouse King, both central characters in the story.

The pipe is an elegant group 3 Dublinpipe (3105)in Shell Briar finish with smooth, semi-bevel rim. It features a hallmarked Sterling Silver Spigot mount decoratively engraved.

The impressive pipe tamper is 67 mm long and crafted from solid Sterling Silver. It depicts in great detail the battle between the Nutcracker and the Mouse King.

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 only300 pipesworldwide. 

Subject ‘The Nutcracker’         Popular children’s story by German author E.T.A. Hoffmann

                                                Famous & prolific ballet by Russian composer P.I. Tchaikovsky.

Shape                                       Dublin (3105).

Shell Briar finish                      - Black sandblast finish

                                                - first sandblasted pipe finish, invented & patented by

Alfred Dunhill in 1917

Size                                          Gr. 3 – medium size

Mouthpiece                              Taper mouthpiece, individually cut, shaped, finished 

                                                and fitted from black Vulcaniterod.

Sterling Silver Spigot               - Sterling Silver (= 92.5% pure Silver)

                                                - hand-made real Spigot mount

                                                - Engraved with 2019and a decorative pattern.

Tamper                                    - depicts in great detail the battle between the Nutcracker and the Mouse King

- crafted from finest Sterling Silver

                                                - height 67 mm

                                                - weight approximately 53 grams

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.