Ascorti Sabbia di Oro Sandblasted XL Stack Poker Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked

Description

Ascorti belongs to a historic lineage in Italian artisan pipe-making. Guiseppe ‘Peppino’ Ascorti was first employed as a pipe-maker in the 1950s, in Carlo Scotti’s Castello workshop in Cantu. There he met Luigi Radice, and in the 1960s the two decided to leave Castello to create their own pipe-making workshop, under the name ‘Caminetto.’ At the end of the 1970s, Guiseppe Ascorti and Luigi Radice left Caminetto and once more decided to start new ventures. Luigi Radice founded the Radice pipe workshop, and Guiseppe’s son Roberto Ascorti, who had also worked in the Caminetto workshop since he was a child, decided to create a workshop under his own name. Roberto was joined not only by his father, but also many of the talented craftsmen who had formerly worked for Caminetto. In 1980, the Ascorti workshop was born.

Roughly translating to “golden sand,” the Sabbia Di Oro is Ascorti’s current series of sandblasted pipes. It should be noted, however—and as can be seen on this Ascorti—that such a name has less to do with the hue taken on by such pipes than with the superior quality of their finishing. In other words, there is a prestige, or “gold standard” to Ascorti’s sandblasting, which is plainly evident by the crisp, consistent ring grain on this one. This is even more impressive given the impressively tall stature of this plateaux top hybrid of stack, poker, and sitter, and further highlighted by its burgundy contrast stain.

This pipe is completely unsmoked, with an original (though slightly flaked) bowl coating. It comes with its original box and sleeve.

 

Details:

Length: 6″ / 152.4mm

Bowl Width: 2.13 / 54.10mm

Bowl Depth: 2.01″ / 51.05mm

Weight: 1.9oz / 56g