Ser Jacopo: Delecta Rusticated Apple with Silver (R1) (B) Tobacco Pipe

Known for pioneering the Pesaro style of pipe making, Giancarlo Guidi founded Ser Jacopo in 1982. Since then, the Italian marque has made a name for itself with its fantastical, imaginative interpretations of classic pipe conventions. This Apple from Ser Jacopo is stocky, compact interpretation. A plump bowl stands at the fore of the composition with a subtle forward cant, its supple curves contouring well to the hand. A stout, muscular shank transitions from the bowl, the shank end punctuated with one of the marque's briar Delecta mounts as it joins to a saddle stem with a silver-accented base. Enveloping the stummel is a craggy, inky rustication, save for the briar Delecta mount, which is finished with a smooth, smoky stain.