The White Spot Dunhill Limited Edition Shell Briar 4 Made in England 18 'THE CORONATION OF QUEEN VICTORIA IN 1838'

45 of 110 Pieces in the World

FEATURES - SIGNIFICANT ELEMENTS

Subject - Coronation of Queen Victoria in 1838

Shape - old SA shape taken from a 1920 catalog - Quaint Dublin Octagonal stand-up - Quaint means non-standard shape (group designation only, no 4-digit number indicating shape) -

Semi-chamfered and polished rim

Size - Group 4 – medium size

Finishing -Shell: black sandblasted, black ebonite mouthpiece

Mouthpiece - Traditional full mouthpiece, individually cut and machined from a rough bar of black ebonite.

Bezel - Silver = 92.5% solid silver - 10mm wide - Engraved with the Royal Monogram of Queen Victoria and 1838

Curapipe - Spiral column with the detail of the queen's crown. - Set with a cabochon cut 0.16 ct Garnet gemstone - Finely crafted in solid silver - Height 70 mm - Weight approx. 32 grams

Packaging - Leather Book - Printed Image of Queen Victoria on Coronation Day Limited Edition -

Exclusive collector's pipe. Limited to a few specimens worldwide.

WHITE SPOT PIPE

'THE CORONATION OF QUEEN VICTORIA IN 1838' QUEEN VICTORIA

Victoria (May 1819 - 22 January 1901) was Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837 until her death. On 1 May 1876, she adopted the additional title of Empress of India. Her reign is the second longest in the United Kingdom after that of Queen Elizabeth II.

Victoria was the daughter of Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, the fourth son of King George III. Both duke and king died in 1820, and Victoria grew up under the supervision of her mother, Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. He inherited the throne at the age of 18 after his father's three older brothers had all died, leaving no surviving legitimate children. His coronation took place on June 28, 1838, 180 years ago, at Westminster Abbey in London.

Victoria married her first cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha in 1840. Their nine children intermarried with other members of the European aristocracy and nobility, uniting them, thus earning the appellation " grandmother of Europe". After Alberto's death in 1861, Vittoria began a religious mourning in which she avoided appearing in public. As a result of its isolation, republicanism gained strength for some time. In the second half of his reign, however, his popularity increased, and his golden and diamond jubilees were celebrated throughout the kingdom. His reign lasted 63 years and seven months and is known as the Victorian Era. Under Queen Victoria's reign, Britain achieved unparalleled industrial development, with railways, bridges, the London Underground, underground sewer systems and power distribution networks being built throughout much of the empire.

In this period there were major advances in science (Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution) and technology (the telegraph and the popular press), and a vast number of inventions. It was a time of growth in large cities such as Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham, increased literacy and great civic works, often financed by philanthropic industrialists.

During Queen Victoria's reign, Britain also expanded geographically, doubling in size to include Canada, Australia, India and various possessions in Africa and the South Pacific, earning the adage: "The sun never sets on the empire British". Queen Victoria died on 22 January 1901, aged 81. His son, the future King Edward VII, and his eldest grandson, Emperor William II of Germany, were both at his bedside. She was the last British monarch of the House of Hanover. His son and successor, Edward VII, began the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, his father's line.