Ser Jacopo: Sandblasted Bent Dublin (S1) (A) (Maxima) Tobacco Pipe

Ser Jacopo boasts a 40-year history of making muscular, often large and playful pipes, with this Freehand-like bent Dublin being a fine example of the brand's shaping aesthetic. In silhouette, the towering bowl resembles the Pickaxe form a bit, the broadly flaring, plateau-rimmed bowl tapering to a pronounced, jutting heel. Out back, a lengthy stretch of shank and stem provide plenty of elongated, visual balance. This "Maxima" example is boldly apportioned and dressed in a low-profile dark sandblast that does well to highlight tight stacks of rippling grain, with a smooth band of briar at the shank end offering contrast.