Castello: 'Castello' Bent Dublin (GGG) Tobacco Pipe

Castello's "GGG" stamp is one of the Italian workshop's largest size designations, here lent to this bent Dublin rendition. The relative proportions are well balanced in this composition despite the increased size, and it offers a substantial feel in hand and houses a Stack-like chamber. With a slightly pinched waistline, the bowl conforms naturally to wrapped fingers, while the flowing shank-and-stem combination adds gesture and sinuous style. The color palette is kept more reserved than other pieces in the 'Castello' line, with this example wearing a deep, onyx contrast stain that blends perfectly with the jet-black, acrylic stem.