Sandblasted Bent Egg with Horn Tobacco Pipe

Meaning "The Circle" in Italian, Il Cerchio pipes are handmade by Angelo Del Prete, who began crafting pipes in 2018 to broaden the selection of briars he offered at his own tobacco shop. His portfolio runs the gamut from old-school Anglo-French classics to more eclectic designs, with this bent Egg being an example of the former.

Sloped, tapered, and undeniably curvaceous, the bowl here charms and delights. It stands with a dynamic posture at the fore of an upturned shank and a demurely curved mouthpiece, the arrangement joined at a ferrule of bright, brilliant horn. A crisp, ruby-toned sandblast dresses the ensemble, and it highlights magnificent ring grain throughout the stummel.