Ser Jacopo: Rowlette Rusticated Bent Billiard (A) (Maxima) Tobacco Pipe

While the "dripping wax" finish is something distinctive to Italian pipe making, within that context, techniques and approaches vary widely. Whereas the Radices favor a very abstract, impressionistic aesthetic for example, Ser Jacopo carves theirs in a smooth, more clearly detailed style. That is, of course, what we're looking at here, wrapped around the statuesque bowl of this "Maxima" -sized, firm, traditionally-inclined, bent Billiard.