Ser Jacopo: Picta Picasso Spongia Sandblasted Acorn with Silver (S3) (C) (25) Tobacco Pipe

The light hues of this Ser Jacopo tanblasted Acorn highlights nice cross grain and whorls of birdseye along the flanks. While I more often think of an Acorn as being a bent shape, the Italian workshop has mounted this rendition to an arrow-straight shank-and-stem combination. While the marque is known for pipes of quite large dimensions, this pipe is closer to classic size standards, comparable to a Dunhill Group 4. The lithe shank is adorned by a trim, intricately detailed sterling silver band, a feature which divides neatly the light tones of the stummel and the jet-black, tapered stem. Belonging to Ser Jacopo's Picta Picasso series, this design is based off the pipe seen in the Spanish painter's 1968 work titled Sitting man with pipe.