Ser Jacopo Melolontha Smooth Brandy w/ Silver Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked

Description

Ser Jacopo is one of the most famous contemporary examples of high-grade, workshop-made Italian pipes. It also belongs to a very special tradition in Italian pipe making, having been established by Giancarlo Guidi and Bruno Sordini after the two had left another great Italian workshop, Mastro de Paja. Together, Guidi and Sordini created a brand of pipes that reflected their Renaissance sensibilities – even the figurehead of Ser Jacopo happens to be taken from a painting of a nobleman from centuries past—one that would soon become esteemed for creating unique and beautiful tobacco pipes that smoked just as perfectly as they looked.

While most of the Ser Jacopo nomenclature is derived from Latin terms, the Melolontha is something of an outlier, as it comes from ancient Greek, albeit in a Latinized form. In fact, it primarily refers to a species of scarab beetle. Whether this has a connection beyond linguistic appeal, I’m not sure, as while some of Ser Jacopo’s terminology has a specific relation to what it describes, other terms appear to have been chosen simply because it sounds nice. In any case, this is—as one should expect from Ser Jacopo—a beautiful little pipe, with the Melolontha designation in this instance referring to the sterling silver faux spigot mount connecting its shank to its mouthpiece. The mount works especially well in this instance, too, being juxtaposed with an elegantly understated walnut finish.

This pipe is completely unsmoked. Some minor handling marks, though nothing major.

Details:

Length: 5.6″ / 142.2mm

Bowl Width: 0.88 / 22.35mm

Bowl Depth: 1.59″ / 40.38mm

Weight: 1.6oz / 48g