Savinelli Antica 506 Sandblasted Panel Estate Briar Pipe, Italian Estates

Description

It is probably fair to say that Savinelli is Italy’s most famous pipe brand. Founded in Milan in 1876 by Achille Savinelli, the brand has continuously offered high quality pipes for nearly 150 years. Though various Savinelli lines have come and gone over the years, the brand has always been notable for putting out classically styled pipes with a distinctly Italian twist.

The Savinelli Antica series was a limited release batch of pipes with three notably rare properties, relative to Savinelli’s usual output. For one, the pipes were sandblasted, rather than Savinelli’s preference to rusticate all but their Punto Oro and Pipe of the Year offerings; the pipes also featured black ebonite stems, rather than quintessentially Italian lucite; finally, the series included some of Savinelli’s rarer shapes that are not produced often, if at all, these days. This one is a great, lightweight foursquare billiard, with ring grain rippling across its eight-paneled bowl.

The condition is very good. Some rim darkening and light finish fading.

 

Details:

Length: 5.6″ / 142.2mm

Bowl Width: 0.75 / 19.05mm

Bowl Depth: 1.58″ / 40.13mm

Weight: 1.1oz / 34g