Pipa Croci Quality Street Smooth Author (Estate)

About this pipe:

Pipa Croci was founded by Italian artisans Paolo Croci and Gianni Croci in 1983, and in the decades that followed, the two would make a name for themselves (quite literally) owing to the high-quality, handmade pipes that emerged from their workshop in Lombardy. As Pipa Croci is a thoroughly artisanal enterprise, each pipe is unique, with some being more traditional, and others being more modern.

This one sits more or less between the old and the new, taking on a shape that, while Anglo-French in origins, would become a “national shape” of sorts within Italian pipe making. That shape is, of course, the author, a plump, wide-chambered form with a supple, quarter-bent figure. As for the nomenclature, the “Quality Street” is among the highest grades awarded to pipes made by the brothers Croci, which, in the case of this beautifully grained specimen, was more than deserved.

The condition is very good. Minor rim darkening and a few small scratches on the bowl.

Details:

Length: 6.18″ / 156.9mm

Chamber Width: 0.85″ / 21.59mm

Chamber Depth: 1.62″ / 41.14mm

Bowl Height: 1.94″ / 49.27mm

Weight: 2.3oz / 66g