Ser Jacopo: **Smooth Bent Dublin Sitter (L1) Tobacco Pipe

Ser Jacopo is known for inventive, often playful designs, and this bent Dublin fits in well with that shaping aesthetic. The gestural, forward-tilting bowl is topped by a dome-like rim demarcated by a crisp, wrapping ridgeline. Seemingly about to topple over, it is nonetheless a fine Sitter, thanks to an angled, flattened heel, the cylindrical shaping and base bringing to mind the Cherrywood shape. A deep bend and a nearly vertical ascension of shank and stem make for a striking silhouette, with the slight downturn of the mouthpiece promoting a comfortable, lightweight, jaw-hanging posture. It's dressed in a rich auburn stain that shows off the briar's gorgeous grain, including fiery flicks of flame across the bowl and whorls of birdseye along the rim.