Italian Estates: Radice Rind Panel Tobacco Pipe

A bold, crisply lined Panel from Radice, this piece boasts a tall, upright bowl that's framed by eight crisp facets for an added sense of geometry and muscularity. As is common with Italian briars, the bowl here holds most of the visual weight within the composition, overshadowing the protracted oval shank and slender tapered stem that ebb out back. The flat base of the stummel enables the entirety of the composition to sit sturdily without the aid of a pipe stand, making this piece idea for those seeking a striking desk pipe. It's dressed in a warm, craggy rustication that provides plenty of texture for the fingers to explore, save for the rim, which is left smooth and stained a honey color for a touch of contrast.