Castello: Old Antiquari Apple (KKKK) Tobacco Pipe

Founded in 1947 by Carlo Scotti, Castello's commitment to handcrafting high-quality pipes helped elevate the reputation of Italian pipes to luxury status. Furthermore, Castello's approach to shaping helped cultivate the bowl-centric and whimsical Italian neoclassic aesthetic. This Apple is a rather compact piece from the brand, though one which displays the Italian neoclassical style quite well, thanks to its thick, charmingly rotund bowl. Said bowl is supple and rich with curvature throughout, its walls taking on an arcing taper to the rim as the entire build cants forward out of the wide transition. From out of the transition the shank tapers swiftly into a black acrylic stem, continuing the taper to the button and placing further emphasis on the bowl. Dressed in the crisp sandblast and earthy stain of the Old Antiquari series, this pipe showcases handsome grain and offers a rugged palette.