Savinelli Giubileo d’Oro 613 Smooth Oom Paul 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.

Savinelli’s Guibileo d’Oro (English: “golden jubilee”) pipes are the pinnacle of its output as far as traditional shapes are concerned. For any given year, just 0.1% of the already high-quality briar blocks that Savinelli acquires will be of the standard required for its Guibileo d’Oro grade pipes. For comparison, 1.2% of these blocks will qualify for Savinelli’s other traditional high-grade line, the Punto Oro. In other words, the Guibileo d’Oro is more than 10 times as uncommon as the Punto Oro within Savinelli’s output. This one is rendered in Savinelli’s shape 613 Oom Paul, the company’s less common, slightly more compact sister shape to their standard 614. It’s very beautifully carved, as one would expect, with the bowl’s plump sides alive with a healthy amount of bird’s-eye.

The condition is fair. Some minor darkening and scratches on the rim, minor handling marks, stem slightly over-buffed, and some minor residual oxidation.

Details:

Length: 5.7″ / 144.7mm

Bowl Width: 0.72 / 18.28mm

Bowl Depth: 1.43″ / 36.32mm

Weight: 1.4oz / 42g