L'Anatra: Sandblasted Bent Dublin 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. This bent Dublin from the brand is an impressively sinuous piece, its silhouette a defined S-curve that lends this piece a jaunty disposition. The transition is wide, with plenty of room to drape a digit, and it gives way to a rather sleek shank that curls up to meet a sleek saddle stem of black acrylic whose posture affords this piece a comfortable smoking posture. The bowl stands on a sweeping heel and grows thick walls that flare out to a broad rim while insulating a capacious chamber, leaving plenty of room to showcase the stummel's crisp, auburn-tinged sandblast and the handsome grain it reveals.