Ser Jacopo: 40th Anniversary Historica Smooth Calabash with Silver Cap (L1) (25) Tobacco Pipe

Founded in 1982 by Giancarlo Guidi, Ser Jacopo has built a reputation on crafting high-quality briars that are renowned for their robust proportions and playful shaping cues. The Italian marque's style has since defined the Pesaro style of pipe making, each of their pipes imbued with a sense of character and reflecting the whimsical creativity that went into crafting them. Their Historica series seeks to modernize some of their older, more novel shapes, refining the designs and accenting them with flashy silver work. For their 40th anniversary, Ser Jacopo has fashioned a series of Historica Calabashes in variety of their most iconic finishes, with each piece adorned with a sterling silver cap.

A handsome, striking shape, this Calabash features a steep taper from the broad rim cap to the pointed, sharply defined heel, reminiscent of a Pickaxe. The tall bowl houses a generous chamber capacity nearly two inches deep within its thick insulating walls, ensuring plenty of long, luxurious smoking sessions. The shank rapidly tapers along its midsection before broadening to a wide, undulating face. A saddle stem of jet-black acrylic tops off the design, its rather bulbous base drawing attention to it in profile. The dark color of the mouthpiece complements the smoky, dark chestnut smooth finish that dresses the stummel for a traditional palette. Said finish showcases some handsome tendrils of flame grain that reach from the heel to the stunning silver cap, offering a visual feast to entice the eyes.