Mastro Geppetto XL Rusticated Cavalier 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.

While Ser Jacopo’s Mastro Geppetto series is often less adventurous in design than its counterpart, that isn’t to say that the designs never push the boat out. This cavalier rendition, for example, shows just how distinctive the series can be. It’s a large pipe, loosely modeled on the early, pre-briar cavalier (though closer to certain modern variants), with a bulbous, egg shaped bowl and a singularly Italian, pebble dash rustication. The fumed finish is a cherry on top, giving the pipe the perfect mix of the old and the new.

The condition is great. Some slight inner rim darkening.

 

Details:

Length: 6.6″ / 167.6mm

Bowl Width: 0.84 / 21.33mm

Bowl Depth: 2.02″ / 51.30mm

Weight: 2.5oz / 72g