Savinelli Estella XL Rusticated Freehand 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 Estella is a genuine cult classic within the Savinelli catalog, one that is only more so for being briefly produced many decades ago. For some reason, the Estella went through various, sporadic phases of discontinuation, revival (such as the Estella Nonpareil), and discontinuation once again. This one looks to be from one of the first iterations of the Estella, which were freehands not entirely unlike Savinelli’s Autograph series. Like Savinelli’s Autograph freehands, Estellas tend to be on the large side, though unlike the majority of Autographs, the Estella line is known for its intensely rugged rustication, as well its colorful Lucite stems. This one is an even larger Estella than usual, coming in at nearly 7 inches in length. While it continues the Estella theme of rugged freehands, it also has something of an opera shape to it. Its chamber is still conical, but it is decidedly narrow in proportion to its size, not unlike certain the Danish high-grades from the 1980s onward.

The condition is great. Some minor darkening and finish fading on the inner rim.

Details:

Length: 6.7″ / 170.1mm

Bowl Width: 0.90 / 22.86mm

Bowl Depth: 2.18″ / 55.37mm

Weight: 3.6oz / 104g