Sabbiato Spiral Bent Billiard (9mm) Tobacco Pipe

Ser Jacopo's story began in 1982 when Giancarlo Guidi and Bruto Sordini left Mastro de Paja to start their own firm. In true Italian style, the company's pipes offer finely crafted variations on traditional British and French shapes. With their Mastro Geppetto pipes (named for the man who carved Pinocchio), Ser Jacopo provides the same curious approach, neoclassical shapes, and variant finishes of its other pipes at a lower price point.

This bent Billiard is a specimen of Mastro Geppetto's playful Spiral series, and shows it immediately: the bowl is decorated with a spiral pattern to the wood as though it was twisted into shape. A rich sandblast and dark walnut hue dress the stummel, which is relatively straightforward with a lightly tapered bowl beyond the spiral pattern, and backed with a round, muscular shank. The shank kicks up into a white saddle stem of bent acrylic that offers a sharp contrast to the dark briar. The spiral pattern of the stummel is nothing short of captivating, offering the smoker plenty to appreciate every time this piece is selected from a collection.