Mastro Geppetto Liscia 2 Smooth Bulldog Estate Briar Pipe, Italian Estates

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.

Ser Jacopo’s Mastro Geppetto brand has been something of a masterstroke in Italian pipes, offering high-quality, handmade Italian workshop pipes in styles more in keeping with the time-honored Anglo-French approach to pipe design. This one, for example, is a classic bulldog, dressed in a reserved, though still plenty nice on the eyes, golden brown finish, paired with a black and amber-toned Lucite stem.

The condition is great. Minor wear to the rim. The pipe comes with its original box.

Details:

Length: 5.7″ / 144.7mm

Bowl Width: 0.79 / 20.06mm

Bowl Depth: 1.56″ / 39.62mm

Weight: 1.6oz / 48g