Italian Estates: Mastro de Paja Brugo Partially Rusticated Bent Dublin with Silver (3) Tobacco Pipe

With a bold, expressive design, this bent Dublin from Mastro de Paja is a robust take on the shape. The hefty bowl is formed by thick walls flaring broadly from the sweeping heel toward the arcing rim. Lifting from a tight transition is a sturdy, hexagonal shank, featuring a silver accent band at the junction where it meets a downturned saddle stem, the arrangement lending this piece a comfortable smoking posture. The stummel wears a stunning partial rustication, with the bowl and transition dressed in an inky, craggy complexion, and the rim and nomenclature panels finished with a smooth, auburn stain.