Italian Estates: Mario Pascucci Smooth Sitter (lllb) (Unsmoked) Tobacco Pipe

Mario Pascucci has over 30 years of pipe making experience, gaining much of it at the Pesaro marque Mastro de Paja. Now, Pascucci crafts quintessential Italian shapes under his own name. If not for the flattened underside, this Sitter by Mario Pascucci would present the deeply-bent profile of an Oom Paul, however, the functional underside divides the pipe between bowl and stem. The bowl here flares to a high-set ridgeline that frames a slightly inflated rim dressed in a walnut stain, creating a vivid contrast against the auburn hues on the stummel, with the disparate finishes being separated by a singular beadline. Out back, a short shank emerges from the transition and meets the stem at a trim acrylic band. Said stem features an elongated briar accent, giving the high-kicking acrylic stem a sleek profile.