Claudio Cavicchi: Brown Smooth Bent Billiard Tobacco Pipe

Italian artisan Claudio Cavicchi boasts over 50 years of pipe making experience and possesses an uncanny talent for bringing out the very best from a block of briar. His portfolio is full of evocative interpretations of classic shapes, and he is known by many artisans to have some of the best grain in the world, with even his non-graded pipes rivaling the top-tier pieces of other workshops. This handsome bent Billiard is one of the latest offerings from the renowned artisan.

With its plump bowl and muscular shank, this offering showcases the bold proportions of neoclassic Italian pipe making. This Billiard's Brown Smooth finish not only emphasizes the bold curves of the stummel, but also the exemplary grain found throughout the briar: Maelstroms of birdseye whirl around bowl's rim and heel, and intense flame grain flanks the walls of the bowl and the shank. A trim, black accent band precedes the junction, incorporating a hint of the stem's jet black hue into the chestnut-stained stummel.