Ser Jacopo: Historica 2018 Rusticated Calabash (35) (R1) (07) Tobacco Pipe

Ser Jacopo's Historica line revives beloved designs from the Italian workshop's nearly 40 years of rich pipe-making history, and this 2018 rendition brings the Calabash to life with a modern aesthetic. The swooping profile pays homage to the vintage Gourd Calabash design, but the inflated rim of the iconic shape is narrowed here. Twin beadlines pinch the bowl's waist, flanking a domed ring of briar that's finished smooth, nicely contrasting the stimulating rustication that dresses the rest of the stummel, save for the rim and nomenclature panel. The jet-black acrylic stem balances the physical and visual weight of the pipe, and a silver band at the shank end adds further contrast to the overall form.