Italian Estates: Castello Collection Fiammata Bent Dublin with Gold (KK) (2002) Tobacco Pipe

Since their founding in 1947 by Carlo Scotti, Castello has handcrafted high-quality pipes and helped elevate the reputation of Italian pipes to luxury status. Furthermore, Castello's personal shaping approach to pipes has aided in cultivating the bowl-centric and whimsical Italian neoclassic aesthetic.

Like many offerings in Castello's portfolio, this bent Dublin boasts a neoclassical outline, complete with a deep-chambered bowl that towers over a comparatively trim shank-and-stem arrangement. Said bowl blooms from heel to rim, rising with a consistent flare that broadens the chamber's walls and provides a robust canvas to showcase the stummel's stunning grain. Tight tendrils of flame grain soar across all sides of the bowl, brought to life by the rich Collection finish and earning this piece Castello's coveted Fiammata stamp. A bright band of gold accents the junction and ties the composition together beautifully