Italian Estates: Mauro Armellini Smooth Double Bowl Freehand (3 Millennio) (Unsmoked) Tobacco Pipe
Product Number: 004-006-43500
Italian carver Mauro Armellini got his start in the pipe making world near the middle of the 20th century, working at Rossi part-time before moving on to work at Savinelli. Armellini stood out during his time at the Italian marque, specifically thanks to his skill in rendering rustications, with some of these techniques continuing to be used to this day. While working there, Mauro realized that he wanted to move on from making pipes for other people and make pipes under his own name in a workshop of his own: Thus, Armellini pipes was born. Through the years, Mauro's daughters began to involve themselves in the family business, though none more so than Vilma. Vilma not only helped her father with carving the pipes, but also with the administrative side of the business, immersing herself in the unique trade. When Mauro passed away in 2004, Vilma took over the workshop on her own, and in recent years has begun to involve her son in her work to make Armellini pipes a venture that's spanned three generations. This Freehand is one of their more unique pieces, and it's immediately obvious why: The fore of this pipe is dominated by a twin bowl setup that orients two huge chambers back to back, held up by a short shank and sleek saddle stem. These two bowls flare out to broad rims as they split, growing out of a tight transition and offering an extremely robust feel in hand, with plenty of space to showcase the stummel's warm, vibrant stain.
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MAURO ARMELLINI 3 MILLENNIO FATTE A MANO ITALY BOWL FURTHEST FROM THE STEM - BOWL DIAMETER 0.94" BOWL DIAMETER 2.03" BOWL DEPTH 1.96" BOWL HEIGHT 2.71"
- Length: 7.10 in./180.34 mm.
- Weight: 4.70 oz./133.36 g.
- Bowl Height: 2.24 in./56.90 mm.
- Chamber Depth: 1.52 in./38.61 mm.
- Chamber Diameter: 0.80 in./20.32 mm.
- Outside Diameter: 1.88 in./47.75 mm.
- Stem Material: Acrylic
- Filter: None
- Shape: Freehand
- Finish: Smooth
- Material: Briar
- Country: Italy