Claudio Cavicchi: Black Sandblasted Acorn Tobacco Pipe

While Claudio Cavicchi has carved many Acorn shapes, relatively few possess the prominently pointed heel displayed on this example. It provides additional vertical energy and emphasizes the natural shaping of the Acorn. The transition is soft, and the shank expands from the bowl to the mouthpiece, which downturns in precise balance of the slightly canted bowl, the junction marked by a trim ring of amber acrylic. In Claudio's ruby-hued black sandblast, dense stacks of concentric ring grain cascade down from the rim, further accentuating the vertical presence of the bowl for a remarkable overall composition of sublime natural qualities.