Mastro Geppetto Eximia Sandblasted Lovat Estate Briar Pipe, Italian Estates

Description

Mastro Geppetto pipes are made by the Italian workshop brand Ser Jacopo. One could call them Ser Jacopo’s series of ‘affordable’ pipes, and while this would be correct purely from the standpoint of price, it wouldn’t be entirely fair to them in other regards. Geppetto pipes are hand made from the same high-grade briar as Ser Jacopo pipes, but the former do not use the plateau cuts that the latter does, which are more expensive; Geppetto pipes also tend to be simpler shapes, meaning they do not require the use of the highly technical flexible drilling machinery that Ser Jacopo’s wilder shapes do.

As I’ve said in some previous listings, one really interesting thing about Mastro Geppetto pipes is that they’ve created a space for Ser Jacopo’s workshop to create pipes that are of different styles to the make’s usual, often grandiose, Renaissance aesthetic. The Eximia series is an even more stripped-down approach to pipe design, with this one taking the form of a traditional Lovat, with a reserved, dark brown sandblast finish.

The condition is great. Some very minor rim darkening.

Details:

Length: 5.8″ / 147.3mm

Bowl Width: 0.84 / 21.33mm

Bowl Depth: 1.46″ / 37.08mm

Weight: 1.4oz / 42g