Ser Jacopo Jucunda S2 A Sandblasted Pot Estate Briar Pipe

Description

Ser Jacopo is one of the most famous contemporary examples of high-grade, workshop-made Italian pipes. It also belongs to a very special tradition in Italian pipe-making, having been established by Giancarlo Guidi and Bruno Sordini after the two had left another great Italian workshop, Mastro de Paja. Together, Guidi and Sordini created a brand of pipes that reflected their Renaissance sensibilities – even the figurehead of Ser Jacopo happens to be taken from a painting of a nobleman from centuries past – one that would soon become esteemed for creating unique and beautiful tobacco pipes that smoked just as well as they looked.

Ser Jacopo’s Jucunda (Latin for ‘delightful’) series is a distinct and rare one. Allow me to explain: like early Dunhills, as well as Ashton, Ferndown, and a select few Radice pipes, Ser Jacopo’s Jucunda pipes undergo an oil curing process during their production. In other words, their stummels are bathed in special oils and then heated and dried to ‘sweat’ out these oils, along with impurities in the briar. As this is a time- and labor-intensive process, only the Jucunda line receives this treatment, and production is very limited—making this lightweight, ring grain pot a delight to behold indeed.

The condition is very good. Some darkening and general wear to the rim, and slight handling marks.

 

Details:

Length: 5.5″ / 139.7mm

Bowl Width: 0.87 / 22.09mm

Bowl Depth: 1.21″ / 30.73mm

Weight: 1.0oz / 30g