Italian Estates: Cesare Imperiale Sandblasted Bent Billiard (E) Tobacco Pipe

This bent Billiard from Cesare Barontini's Imperiale line is a sleek and demurely curved piece, boasting a unique look that's sure to draw the eye. A wide transition here pairs the bowl to an ovoid shank that lifts to meet a sleek, lengthy saddle stem of demurely curved black vulcanite. Up front, the bowl stands on a pronounced heel and grows brandy-like walls that take on a slight, arcing taper to the rim as they cant forward slightly. Dressed in a crisp sandblast and earthy stain, there's plenty of richly textural grain to appreciate here.