Mastro de Paja Anima S 01 Partially Sandblasted Dublin Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked, 9mm

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.

A fairly recent addition to Mastro de Paja’s portfolio, the workshop’s Anima line nonetheless stays close to a certain throughline across Mastro de Paja’s history: classic, Anglo-French shapes, made by hand and with a distinct, Italian twist. This one is a good, stout, Dublin, with an Italian-style, ring rain partial sandblast finish and one of those faux “space fitting” tenons that many Italian makes, including Claudio Cavicchi, appear to have borrowed from Peterson. As with a smooth Anima we sold recently, Mastro de Paja’s use of this motif works especially well here, with a smooth polished briar accent just before the shank end lending a further interplay of color and depth.

This pipe is completely unsmoked, with an original bowl coating. The pipe is chambered to allow for the use of 9mm filters if desired.

Details:

Length: 6″ / 152.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.78 / 19.81mm

Bowl Depth: 1.56″ / 39.62mm

Weight: 1.7oz / 50g