Italian Estates: Moretti Sandblasted Dublin (2020) (Unsmoked) Tobacco Pipe

This Dublin from Moretti pairs a tall, upright bowl to a tapering shank-and-stem arrangement that slenderizes the aft side of the composition and focuses most of the composition's visual weight at the fore. The firm, rigid lines of the diamond shank feed through the transition and provide definition to the bowl's heel, which is also flanked on either side by crisp facets. The bowl houses a deep chamber within its thick insulating walls, ensuring plenty of lengthy smoking sessions. A chestnut-hued sandblast dresses the stummel and draws out whispers of rippling grain across the flanks of the bowl.