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Italian Estates: Ascorti Otto Sandblasted Bent Billiard (Unsmoked) Tobacco Pipe
Product Number: 004-006-43257
In the late 1960s, two Castello pipe makers, Guiseppe Ascorti and Luigi Radice, left to found their own workshop, Caminetto. Their skilled craftsmanship grew Caminetto into one of the most popular marques of the 1970s and beyond. This hearty bent Billiard from Ascorti is a more plump interpretation of the classic shape. The bowl's walls curve upward from a rounded heel and gently taper toward a smooth rim, creating a Brandy-like figure that fills the hand comfortably. Out back, a well-bent shank-and-stem arrangement pairs to the bowl for a comfortable jaw-hanging posture. Dressing the stummel is a crisp, ruby-tinged sandblast that reveals handsome grain and offers plenty of texture, its tones contrasted by the black and grey acrylic of the stem.
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CONDITION:
Unsmoked
STAMPING:
ASCORTI ITALIA OTTO BAND
- Length: 5.68 in./144.27 mm.
- Weight: 2.11 oz./59.87 g.
- Bowl Height: 2.10 in./53.34 mm.
- Chamber Depth: 1.72 in./43.69 mm.
- Chamber Diameter: 0.74 in./18.80 mm.
- Outside Diameter: 1.66 in./42.16 mm.
- Stem Material: Acrylic
- Filter: None
- Shape: Bent Billiard
- Finish: Sandblast
- Material: Briar
- Country: Italy
