Rinaldo: Sahara Bent Pot (YYY) Tobacco Pipe

Brothers Elio and Guido Rinaldo got their start in pipe making at the Mastro de Paja workshop in 1974 before striking out on their own in 1987, the marque that bears their name is highly regarded for its bold shaping and inventive finishes, embodying the Pesaro style, where the brothers reside. This bent Pot is a fine example of Rinaldo's signature style, featuring a pert, thick-walled bowl that rests atop a soft, rounded heel at the fore of a pinched transition which gives way to an upswept round shank joined to a comfortably bent acrylic saddle stem in swirling emerald hues. Dressed in the Sahara sandblast, the mahogany stummel boasts finely textured growth rings all around the bowl, offering plenty of visual and tactile intrigue.