Radice: Underwood Pure Bent Dublin Tobacco Pipe

The Underwood is among Radice's most celebrated finishes, presenting a distinctive rustication that emulates melting wax. Even more rare are Pure virgin-finished pieces such as this bent Dublin example. Apart from the finish, the shaping is quite conservative and proportionally balanced compared to the workshop's other designs, revealing a lithe shank and stem whose dimensions are complemented by the bowl's size. Graceful and elegant, this is a piece worthy of clenching comfort, and the natural finish with patinate handsomely with time as it's smoked.