Zenith "Gradea" Bent Bulldog

[durham270]

Just curious about this little bulldog pipe if anyone knows much about them. It's printed Zenith "Gradea". I understand the Zenith company is the oldest pipe factory in the world and produced clay pipes. Did they ever produce briar pipes as shown here? This one is part of that estate lot which came from eBay. I've restored it but not smoked it yet.
So sorry for the poor image quality. I am in much need of a better camera.

 

[dervis]

I have no info on it, other than it looks great.

 

[bentmike]

I've no clue about it but I'm with dervis. Wonderful lines on that pipe.

 

[kcvet67]

I have several Zenith ceramic pipes and they have a long history of making clay pipes, but I've never heard of a connection to briars.