Brebbia Pura Gala 1997 Smooth Bent Dublin Estate Briar Pipe, Italian Estates

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.

Brebbia’s Gala series features quintessentially Italian interpretations of traditional shapes, each with ornate silverwork. This one, dressed in the make’s light smooth “Pura” finish, is a slender, low-slung, almost princely rendition of the classical Dublin, with a distinct squared stem juxtaposed with its circular shank – something of a hallmark of Brebbia designs.

The condition is great. Some minor inner rim darkening and handling marks.

 

Details:

Length: 5.6″ / 142.2mm

Bowl Width: 0.82 / 20.82mm

Bowl Depth: 1.08″ / 27.43mm

Weight: 1.4oz / 42g