Brebbia 1997 Jubilee Calabash Sandblasted Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked

Description

Named for the company’s home township, Brebbia was founded in 1953 by Enea Buzzi, an alum of Savinelli’s manufacturing division. Still in operation 70 years later, Brebbia is one of Italy’s oldest extant pipe companies, with production still being undertaken using simple lathes and traditional methods of hand finishing. More recently, Brebbia has also collaborated with master artisan carvers from across to design some of its pipes, such as Denmark’s Rainer Barbi, Germany’s Otto Pollner and Holger Frickert, Italy’s Fausto Fincato, and Japan’s Tsuge.

Originally designed to commemorate Brebbia’s 50th anniversary, the “Calabash” has since become a flagship product from the Buzzi family workshop in the form of the “First Calabash.” This, on the other hand, is one of the original 1997 commemorative “Jubilee” models. Emulating the gourd calabashes of old, the design is as classic as it is assertive. This one is dressed in Brebbia’s dark sandblast finish, and shows off plenty of crisp ring grain in the process.

This Brebbia is completely unsmoked, with an original bowl coating. It also comes with its original presentation box and sleeve.

 

Details:

Length: 5.2″ / 132.0mm

Bowl Width: 0.73 / 18.54mm

Bowl Depth: 1.64″ / 41.65mm

Weight: 2.1oz / 60g