Mastro Geppetto: Sabbiato Bent Dublin Tobacco Pipe

A sweeping, muscular rendition of the bent Dublin shape, this piece from Mastro Geppetto features a tall bowl that cants at the fore of the composition and flares from a firm, rounded heel to a broad, inflated rim. The shank's crisp, pronounced ridgelines add a touch of structure to the composition and reinforce the bowl's brawny build. The shank curls upward from the low-set transition and marries a slender mouthpiece that is demurely curved for a comfortable smoking posture. The crisp, earth-toned Sabbiato sandblast dresses the stummel, brings rugged definition the briar, and coaxes out rippling waves of grain across the bowl.