Ardor: Alveare Bent Billiard Tobacco Pipe

Product Number: 002-004-3582

Though the Ardor pipes workshop was founded in 1974 by father-son team Angelo and Dorelio Rovera, the pipe-making history of the family stretches back to 1911, with the founding of Sociedade Rovera in Varese, Italy. It was here that Angelo began to carve pipes alongside his father and uncles, starting at the age of 13 in 1958, Ardor's debut into the pipe world marked by a high standard of craftsmanship that's remained consistent for nearly five decades. Though Angelo passed away in 1999, Ardor is now run by Dorelio, alongside both Damiano and Dimitri, the next generation of Roveras. Ardor's pipes are often typified by their strikingly neoclassical proportions, with each piece offering greatly enhanced substance about the bowl and a reassuring presence in hand. This is a stout, Stack-like take on the bent Billiard from Ardor, and one that's possessed of an extremely bare curve through its sleekly tapering stem of black acrylic. This stem features a unique bit that flares out to the button, but only at the last half-inch or so of the material, subtly drawing the eye to the aft. The shank that meets this stem is a similarly tapering stretch of briar whose reserved reach further emphasizes the presence of the bowl as it pushes out from a wide transition. Said bowl stands at the fore and grows thick, cylindrical walls that rise nearly three inches toward a flat rim, its walls surrounding a substantial chamber and complete with an understated curvature. This pipe is dressed in Ardor's distinctive Alveare finish, which translates to "beehive" in English, typified by the textured grooves that run the diameter of the bowl, their smooth interiors contrasting the rusticated base, all stained a verdant green.

-John McElheny

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Measurements & Other Details

  • Length: 6.11 in./155.19 mm.
  • Weight: 2.13 oz./60.33 g.
  • Bowl Height: 2.60 in./66.04 mm.
  • Chamber Depth: 2.28 in./57.91 mm.
  • Chamber Diameter: 0.86 in./21.84 mm.
  • Outside Diameter: 1.55 in./39.37 mm.
  • Stem Material: Acrylic
  • Filter: None
  • Shape: Bent Billiard
  • Finish: Carved
  • Material: Briar
  • Country: Italy
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