4th Generation (by Ascorti) Forza Fiano Prima 1855 Smooth Bent Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked

Description

4th Generation—or, rather, Erik Stokkebye 4th Generation, to use its full name—is a brand of pipes first conceived by Denmark’s Erik Stokkebye (as one would expect), who holds the accomplishment of representing four generations of the Stokkebye family’s involvement in pipes and tobaccos (as one would also expect). Erik Stokkebye himself does not make pipes; rather, he contracts this task to some of the world’s great pipe makers, most of which are also Danish, to create them. Those familiar with the history of Danish pipes may already be familiar with the pipes made by Jorgen Larsen for Peter Stokkebye (Erik’s father) around the 1970s. Several decades later, Erik would become the second generation in the Stokkebye family to o the same.

As mentioned, the Stokkebye family have had a long history of commissioning world-class pipe makers to craft pipes for the Stokkebye brand. While Peter Stokkebye primarily enlisted Jorgen Larsen, Erik Stokkebye has, over the last decade or so, had his 4th Generation pipes made by a whole roster of master carvers. This has included a number of world-class Danish pipe makers, such as Tom Eltang, Peder Jeppesen, Erik Nording, and Manduela Riger-Kusk. Recently, however, has also included similarly high-grade makers from beyond Stokkebye’s native Denmark, such as Belgium’s Bruno Nuttens, Japan’s Asami Kikuchi of Tsuge Ikebana, and, in this instance, Italy’s Ascorti workshop. For the “1855,” the Ascortis went with a relatively classical design, albeit with a bit more Italian heft. This one is dressed in a similarly Italian, smooth, strawberry blonde finish, highlighting excellent grain patterns.

This pipe is completely unsmoked, with an original bowl coating. It comes with its original box.

 

Details:

Length: 5.7″ / 144.7mm

Bowl Width: 0.79 / 20.06mm

Bowl Depth: 1.78″ / 45.21mm

Weight: 2.3oz / 66g