Italian Estates: Claudio Cavicchi Smooth Bent Dublin (CCC) Tobacco Pipe
Product Number: 004-006-43694
Claudio Cavicchi is truly a master of his craft, and his ability to coax the best possible grain out of every piece of briar will always astound me. Originally a farmer, Claudio was first inspired to make pipes after an order he placed for one with his local tobacconist took many months to fill. What resulted was not only a pipe almost exactly like the one Cavicchi was looking for, but a passion that has lasted nearly five decades, his first piece made in 1974. A world-champion slow-smoker with three titles under his belt, Claudio Cavicchi relentlessly seeks perfection in every pipe that he crafts, not only able to read grain exceptionally well, but able to engineer pipes that smoke magnificently. A smartly bent Dublin, this piece from the Italian artisan is a sinuous one, its shank and stem combination comprising an attractive curve from out of its wide transition. The shank is a lifting section of round briar that's met by a demurely curved saddle stem of jet-black acrylic, offering a comfortable smoking posture and keeping the visual weight here focused on the bowl. Said bowl sits atop a rounded heel and grows walls that flare slowly out to a vast crown of craggy plateau, these walls offering comfort in the hand and holding a capacious chamber. Dressed in one of Cavicchi's iconic honey-blonde finishes and graded three "C"'s out of five, the bowl is wrapped in dense flame grain, while the underside is peppered with birdseye.
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CONDITION:
Minor Rim Darkening Chamber Uneven From Reaming Finish Worn From Buffing Minor Tooth Marks
STAMPING:
CAVICCHI C (in script)
FATTA A MANO
IN ITALIA
CCC (each in a circle)
- Length: 5.60 in./142.24 mm.
- Weight: 2.18 oz./61.69 g.
- Bowl Height: 2.58 in./65.53 mm.
- Chamber Depth: 1.90 in./48.26 mm.
- Chamber Diameter: 0.85 in./21.59 mm.
- Outside Diameter: 1.92 in./48.77 mm.
- Stem Material: Acrylic
- Filter: None
- Shape: Bent Dublin
- Finish: Smooth
- Material: Briar
- Country: Italy