L'Anatra: Sandblasted Bent Apple (Gigante) Tobacco Pipe

Since its establishment in 1998, L'Anatra has become a mainstay of Italian pipe making and an influential part of the Pesaro tradition. Evocative finishes, playful shaping, and exquisite silverwork typify L'Anatra's craftsmanship and reflect the marque's bold, whimsical spirit. There is perhaps no better encapsulation of L'Anatra's unique character than their telltale signature: a tiny silver duck head, found on every pipe stem.

Pipes from L'anatra's Gigante series comprise some of the workshop's largest pieces, further enhancing the substance of the brand's already larger-than-average output. These pipes present extended lengths and hearty constructions, their proportions often dramatized, even within the bounds of the Pesaro school. This particular bent Apple is an especially robust pipe, with an extremely well-bent shank and stem and a plump, supple bowl. Said bowl boasts a low-set waistline and thick walls that are delightfully rotund in hand, leaving plenty of space to showcase the stummel's crisp, auburn-hued sandblast and the handsome grain it reveals.