Don Carlos Melos 1 Note Partially Rusticated Pot Estate Briar Pipe, Italian Estates

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Description

Don Carlos belongs to a historic lineage within Italian pipe making. The workshop was founded by Bruto Sordini (along with his wife Rosaria), who had previously made pipes for Mastro de Paja, where he also met Giancarlo Guidi. In 1981, Sordini and Guidi left Mastro de Paja to found their own workshop, Ser Jacopo. After years of making pipes at Ser Jacopo, Sordini left and began working with Giorgio Imperatori at Il Ceppo, before departing once again to found his own workshop, where he could pursue his own, distinct design philosophy. Sordini therefore created Don Carlos as a means of expressing this vision, resulting in pipes that are both quintessentially Italian, and bearing aesthetic that is wholly their own.

While Bruto an Rosaria Sordini’s Don Carlos pipes are, for the most part, unique in shape and style, there is a class of pipes that adhere to the same shape. Along with the Ars et Labor line, these pipes, such as the Bolero, the Kronos series, and the Melos series, are something like the jewels in the crown of Don Carlos, recurring every now and then due to the deep fondness the Sordinis have for them. The Melos pipes are particularly special, each featuring both engraved silver and ornate gold mountings. The overall design was, according to the Sordinis, inspired by the Melos Quartet, a legendary string quartet from Stuttgart, though those familiar with Italian handmade pipes will likely notice its affinities with the earthenware-like creations of other Pesaro School alumni, such as of Le Nuvole or Ser Jacopo.

The condition is great. Some minor wear to the rim.

 

Details:

Length: 5.8″ / 147.3mm

Bowl Width: 0.89 / 22.60mm

Bowl Depth: 1.49″ / 37.84mm

Weight: 1.9oz / 54g

Additional information

Weight 15 oz
Condition Used
Notes Restored.