Savinelli Autograph 4 Smooth Brandy Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked, 6mm

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.

Like the Charatan freehand workshop in mid-20th century England, or Tsuge’s Ikebana workshop in late 20th century and 21st century Japan, Savinelli has its own, special area of the company’s campus reserved for master artisans, where non-standard pipe shapes are carved using techniques that are closer to handicraft than mechanized, mass production. The top of the line pipes produced in this workshop are the Savinelli Autograph pipes. Sometimes, these are hand-turned re-imaginings of more classic designs; other times, they’re pipes that are a little more like the Danish “fancy” freehands of Preben Holm et al.; and, most often, Autographs are somewhere in between, embodying a distinctly Italian approach to handmade pipes that sits about halfway between the English and Danish styles.

This one has a decidedly classical bent, incorporating just a touch of the modern here and there. A supple, 1/8th bent brandy, it is distinguished first and foremost by its superior straight grain, while also incorporating a distinctive, triangular shank that adds a little extra uniqueness to its form.

This pipe is completely unsmoked, having come to us as part of a new old stock lot from Europe. It comes with its original presentation case and sleeve. The pipe is chambered to allow for the use of 6mm filters, such as Savinelli’s balsa filters, while also being engineered to perform perfectly well without one.

Details:

Length: 5.9″ / 149.8mm

Bowl Width: 0.85 / 21.59mm

Bowl Depth: 1.71″ / 43.43mm

Weight: 2.2oz / 64g