Italian Estates: Castello Trademark Zulu (KK) Tobacco Pipe

A decidedly gestural pipe, this Trademark series Zulu from Italian workshop Castello features a gently bent stem and straight shank that transitions to an angular, forward urging bowl. The lines of this pipe convey a gradual momentum, as an intensifying flare begins at the button and ends only at the rim, terminating its expansion with a gentle inward taper at the fore of the bowl. This pipe is dressed in a smooth mahogany finish which showcases ample birdseye on either flank of the bowl, while the top and underside are ringed with cross grain, framing the birdseye quite nicely and serving to elevate this already handsomely poised piece.