Ser Jacopo: Spongia Bent Billiard (R2) (Maxima Maxima Maxima Maxima Maxima) Tobacco Pipe

Yes, that's a lot of Maximas. Frankly though, I still think they fall short - I'd throw at least another two stamps onto the shank of this Pesaro leviathan. Granted, I am speaking from a position of surprise, as it has been quite a long time since I've handled a Ser Jacopo with this many Maxima stamps, and had rather forgotten just how immense they could get. Despite the monumental scale, however, the artisans at work here did a wonderful job of keeping the lines and proportions easy and graceful, no small task when you're dealing with, amongst other things, a bowl that's chamber walls are nearly a full inch thick at their thinnest.

- Eric N. Squires