Smooth Bent Billiard (CCCC) 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.

Having earned a four-C grade out of a possible five, this bent Billiard from Cavicchi is an impressive offering all around. In traditional Italian neoclassical fashion, the bowl is quite shapely, and dominates the composition. The ample surface area of the bowl showcases plenty of gorgeous grain, with flame grain climbing the walls and dense displays of birdseye speckling the rim and heel. Out back, a checkmark-like transition introduces an upturned shank, which is joined by a stylized stem of jet-black acrylic. A smooth, honey-blonde finish pulls the ensemble together, adding even more emphasis to the briar's already eye-catching grain.