Caminetto Business Rusticated Squat Bulldog w/ Silver Estate Briar Pipe, Italian Estates

Description

Caminetto was, and is to this day, a decisive figure in the history of Italy’s pipe workshop tradition. After spending time developing their skills in the Castello workshop, Guiseppe Ascorti and Luigi Radice left to found their own venture, which they named, “Caminetto.” Here, Ascorti and Radice were able to create their own now-classic shapes and finishes, such as the rusticated “Business,” and the carved, wax-drip “New Dear.”

In 1981, just a few years after the departure of Guiseppe Ascorti and Luigi Radice, the Caminetto workshop mysteriously burned down. But, like the proverbial phoenix, Caminetto would rise again from the [quite literal] ashes, this time stewarded by Guiseppe’s son, Roberto Ascorti, who was joined by his own son, Tommaso Ascorti. Though Caminetto continued to be a firm presence in Italy’s high-grade workshop scene, one change that came about from its revival under the Ascorti family was a notable shift in aesthetics, moving away from some of the older, more rugged Caminetto shapes and finishes and the adoption of more classical and refined designs. This one for example, looks to be an homage to the squat bulldogs made famous by English pipe makers, such as Dunhill and its Quaint O and PO shapes. This, combined with Caminetto’s partial-rusticated Business finish, as well as a sterling silver collar, makes for a lovely synthesis of disparate styles.

The condition is good. Some inner rim darkening and a small nick on the front of the bowl. This pipe comes with its original box and sleeve.

Details:

Length: 5.6″ / 142.2mm

Bowl Width: 0.81 / 20.57mm

Bowl Depth: 1.46″ / 37.08mm

Weight: 1.7oz / 50g