Radice Rind Partially Rusticated Bullmoose Estate Briar Pipe, Italian Estates

Description

Radice is one of the great Italian workshop pipe makes, belonging to a historic lineage of such workshops. The company began as a family affair, being established in 1980 by Luigi Radice, along with his son, Gianluca, and father, Paolo. But Radice’s pipe-making ‘family’ is a little larger than that. Prior to founding Radice, Luigi ran Caminetto, which he had founded with Guiseppe Ascorti in 1968. Prior to Caminetto, Radice had worked alongside Ascorti in the Castello factory, under the supervision of its owner, Carlo Scotti. It’s quite an impressive genealogy, which is clearly reflected in the quality of Radice pipes.

Radice, it seems, was the first Caminetto (and, by extension, Castello) offshoot to truly distinguish itself from the pipes of Luigi Radice’s previous employers. Even Radice’s approach to pebble-dash rustication—a minor Italian institution in its own right—is very different from its forebears and its contemporaries, expressing a lighter touch more reminiscent of citrus peel than weathered stone. IN this instance, Radice’s signature finish has been partially applied to what could be considered an “Italian bullmoose”—a Rhodesian rendition with a significant stoutness to it, reminiscent of the various, iconic GBD and Peterson variations on the theme.

The condition is very good. Some rim darkening and minor finish fading. This pipe comes with its original box and sleeve.

Details:

Length: 5.4″ / 137.1mm

Bowl Width: 0.83 / 21.08mm

Bowl Depth: 1.72″ / 43.68mm

Weight: 2.0oz / 58g