Rinaldo: Triade Bent Apple with Silver (3) (YYYY) (Skipper) Tobacco Pipe

This bent Apple possesses a plump, rounded bowl that cants subtly at the fore of an upturned shank and an arcing saddle stem, the latter of which encourages a comfortable smoking posture. Like many pipes within Rinaldo's portfolio, this piece boasts a stout, muscular build with plenty of substance for wrapping fingers to embrace. In typical Italian neoclassical style, the bowl holds most of the visual weight in profile, overshadowing the gently tapering shank and the slender mouthpiece. Rinaldo's glossy, chestnut-hued Triade smooth finish dresses the stummel and highlights an impressive collection of flame grain across the bowl's flanks, while a stepped sterling silver accent adorns the shank end and provides a dose of flash to the composition.