Italian Estates: Ascorti New Dear Bent Pot (Unsmoked) Tobacco Pipe

This bent Pot from Ascorti exudes a rustic aura. A squat bowl housing a modest chamber stands pert at the fore of the shank. The forward-jutting heel, flat and embellished with slow-eddying whorls of birdseye, provides a handy resting place for the pipe and a smooth-textured relief from the melting wax motif carved into the bowl. Dressed in Ascorti's New Dear finish, the rugged architecture of the bowl's surface contrasts with the robust shank's smooth surface, with the border between the two textures clearly marking the location of the mid-set transition. The thick stem tapers into a chaste bend, making for a bit shaped for comfortable clenching.