Mastro Geppetto: Liscia Bent Apple (3) Tobacco Pipe

Giancarlo Guidi founded Ser Jacopo in 1982, building a reputation on crafting high-quality briars that are renowned for their robust proportions and playful shaping cues. The Italian atelier's style has since defined the Pesaro style of pipe making, each of their pipes imbued with a sense of character and reflecting the whimsical creativity that went into crafting them. Mastro Geppetto is Ser Jacopo's sub-brand of more accessibly priced pipes that still maintain a high quality of workmanship. Crafted in the Ser Jacopo workshop, these pieces embody the playful Pesaro style of their pricier counterparts, with this bent Apple being an excellent example. A lovely example of the Italian neoclassical style, this pipe showcases a thoroughly bowl-forward build thanks to said bowl's impressive rotundity. Broader than it is tall, the bowl is supple and round and features ample curvature for the fingers to appreciate: these walls taking on an arcing taper to the rim and a dynamic forward cant. A rather tight transition out back leads into a curling, lifting shank and stem combination, the pair tapering toward the button while possessed of a comfortable, poised fluidity. Dressed in a light, warm stain, the stummel showcases handsome grain throughout, with ample birdseye across the left flank, and it's paired to a matching stem of sunny acrylic.