Mastro de Paja 0B Rusticated Billiard w/ Silver Estate Briar Pipe, Italian Estates

Description

Like Castello, Mastro de Paja holds a special place in the world of Italian high-grade pipe workshops. Founded in 1972 by Giancarlo Guidi, the MdP team was soon joined by Giannino Spadoni and Bruto Sordini with the Guidi and Spadoni at the helm of the company until 1981. Guidi then left with Sordini to found Ser Jacopo, and Sordini would later leave Ser Jacopo to found Don Carlos. Spadoni, on the other hand, stayed at MdP until he also left, after which he founded Fiamma di Re. Today, Mastro de Paja is guided by Alberto Montini, with the workshop being known for both the manufacture of some of Italy’s most admired pipes, and for having launched the careers of some of its most respected artisans.

While weathered-stone finishes are a veritable institution in Italian pipes, as seen from makes as diverse as Savinelli, Castello, and Kristiansen, I’ve found that Mastro de Paja’s “Brugo” rendition often leans closer to the kind of rustication one finds in architecture, rather than geological formations. In this pipe, the finish is put to use in an even more distinctive way, blending the classical billiard with a hexagonal shank and corresponding silver army mount.

The condition is very good. Some inner rim darkening and minor rim finish fading.

Details:

Length: 6″ / 152.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.79 / 20.06mm

Bowl Depth: 1.67″ / 42.41mm

Weight: 1.4oz / 42g