Brebbia Croce D’Oro 6 Rusticated Author Estate Briar Pipe, Italian Estates

Description

Named for the company’s home township, Brebbia was founded in 1953 by Enea Buzzi, an alum of Savinelli’s manufacturing division. Still in operation 70 years later, Brebbia is one of Italy’s oldest extant pipe companies, with production still being undertaken using simple lathes and traditional methods of hand finishing. More recently, Brebbia has also collaborated with master artisan carvers from across to design some of its pipes, such as Denmark’s Rainer Barbi, Germany’s Otto Pollner and Holger Frickert, Italy’s Fausto Fincato, and Japan’s Tsuge.

The Croce D’Oro was one of Brebbia’s early lines. In some senses it was a precursor to the Rocciata finish many of its pipes wear today, being an especially jagged take on the famous Italian rustication style that makes like Castello, Savinelli, and indeed Brebbia helped popularize in the mid-20th century. This Croce D’Oro is a highly distinct rendition of another famous Italian design: the author. While author shapes, of course, predated most of today’s famous Italian pipe makers, it was the latter that would be the most decisive influence on its modern form.

The condition is good. Some darkening and slight finish fading on the rim.

Details:

Length: 6.2″ / 157.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.84 / 21.33mm

Bowl Depth: 1.29″ / 32.76mm

Weight: 1.6oz / 68g