Castello Flame Bent Apple (D7) (1999) (Unsmoked) Tobacco Pipe

This is a really rare pipe. Castello did a limited edition of these flamed pieces in 2000, but this is clearly a prototype for the set. Each piece in the set was different, and this is different from any of those, as well. Rugged carving cradles the bowl, and the shape is not unlike a cast iron cauldron heating for a rich stew, or witches brew. While there have been many flame-carved pieces around, only the set (and this one) have such detailed carvings, giving each flame three-dimensional structure.

-Adam Davidson