Savinelli Autograph: Autograph Smooth Bent Dublin Sitter (8) (6mm) Tobacco Pipe

Quite a striking bent Dublin rendition, this piece comes to us courtesy of Savinelli's Autograph series, the line comprising pipes made by hand by one of the Italian marque's best artisans, their freedom from shape chart constraints making for some very unique profiles. In addition to being dramatically designed, this pipe is a stable sitter thanks to the flat, foot-like spur at fore of the heel. This is important not just for the sake of practicality, but because this stance contributes to the singular look of the piece, serving to place the expansive bowl and rim at the forefront of your attention. Not only this, but it kicks the shank up into an acrobatic posture that poises the saddle stem for comfortable smoking while simultaneously balancing the visual weight of the bowl thanks to its high-reaching stature. Dressing the briar here is a warm mahogany stain that reveals a wealth of flickering flame grain all around the bowl, befitting of this piece's "8" grade, with some stellar birdseye swirling about the rim, its forward urge placing these pinpricks on full display.