Ser Jacopo Limited Edition Millenium Pipe Gem Series Smeraldo (108) (2000) Tobacco Pipe

I have often remarked that, sometimes, the estate market offers you a second opportunity on limited edition pipes, here is such an example. To celebrate the new millennium, Giancarlo Guidi of Ser Jacopo created a wonderfully "Pesaro" calabash with stylish sterling silver mount. The Millennium Edition came in many a different grade, but this is the first one that I have seen in the ultra-rare Gemma (Smeraldo). This pipe went beyond "breath taking" at the rim.

--Bear Graves