Ser Jacopo S2 Sandblasted Horn Estate Briar Pipe, Italian Estates

Description

Ser Jacopo is likely the most famous contemporary example 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 well as they looked.

The Italians tend to have a different approach to sandblasting than, say, the English or American pipe-makers. It’s a much lighter technique, with the resulting finish being closer to a bark-like webbing, or wicker weave, than craggy furrows etched into the briar. The Ser Jacopo workshop is especially good at utilizing this finish, creating something highly distinctive, as seen here on this horn shape. Though the shaping is strongly reminiscent of Danish designs, the finishing ensures that it is, nonetheless, thoroughly Italian, making for an interesting and beautifully executed hybrid of national styles.

The condition is great. Slight rim darkening.

Details:

Length: 6″ / 152.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.88 / 22.35mm

Bowl Depth: 1.77″ / 44.95mm

Weight: 1.9oz / 56g