Savinelli Autograph (5) Smooth Stack Dublin with Silver (6mm) (Unsmoked Estate)

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 takes the form of a towering, stacked Dublin, with more than a little Danish edge to it (if you’ll excuse the pun). Interestingly, the pipe is also mounted with a sterling silver collar—something rather rare for Autograph pipes these days—which creates a nice juxtaposition with the somewhat wild, plateaux-topped shaping of the bowl.

This pipe is completely unsmoked, with an original bowl coating. It comes with its original presentation case. As with many modern Savinelli pipes, this one is chambered to accommodate a 6mm filter, such as Savinelli’s own balsa filters, but will also perform perfectly well without one if preferred.

Details:

Length: 5.8″ / 147.3mm

Bowl Width: 1.01 / 25.65mm

Bowl Depth: 2.21″ / 56.13mm

Weight: 2.6oz / 74g