Amorelli Old Root Rusticated Pot Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked

Description

Just about every pipe-maker stamps their name or brand on a pipe as a seal of approval for its craftsmanship. Sicily’s Salvatore Amorelli, however, went even further, by deciding that every one of his pipes would not only bear his name, but also an 18 karat gold inlay as a testament to their high quality. Since Amorelli’s founding in 1982, this “gold standard” has remained a guarantee that one is in the presence of a high-grade, handmade Italian pipe.

Amorelli is one of the few workshops that still practices the all but lost art of figural designs when it comes to their finishes. One such finish is the Old Root, which is painstakingly hand-carved to imitate the fibers and segmentations of plant roots. As can be seen on this quarter-bent pot, the results are quite stunning, and indeed meet the same gold standard that Salvatore Amorelli’s smooth pipes are held to.

This pipe is completely unsmoked, with an original bowl coating.

Details:

Length: 6.0″ / 152.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.89 / 22.60mm

Bowl Depth: 1.32″ / 33.52mm

Weight: 1.4oz / 42g