Graziano Tendi (2026) Partially Sandblasted Dublin Lovat (Estate)

About this pipe:

The Italian artisan scene is, today, more vibrant than it has perhaps ever been. While the 20th century was largely dominated by seminal workshops and the familial dynasties frequently bound up with them, the 21st century has seen an emergence of networks of solo carvers, whose talents have come to rival both the great workshops of their homeland and their solo counterparts abroad, such as in Denmark or the United States. Graziano Tendi is just such a pipe maker. Having been enamored with tobacco pipes since he was a teenager, Tendi has spent the last decade crafting pipes under his own name, achieving cult status even among Italy’s notoriously competitive pipe making community.

Graziano Tendi is well known for his renditions of classic, Anglo-French shapes, though in the case of this one, we find him leaning into the midcentury tendencies toward hybridizations of such staples. Bringing together elements of the Dublin and the Lovat, the pipe has been dressed in a beautifully consistent, ring grain sandblast and fitted with a hand-cut cumberland mouthpiece.

The condition is very good. Minor inner rim darkening, very slight finish fading, and a small scratch on the rim.

Details:

Length: 5.74″ / 145.7mm

Chamber Width: 0.74″ / 18.79mm

Chamber Depth: 1.54″ / 39.11mm

Bowl Height: 1.71″ / 43.43mm

Weight: 1.2oz / 34g