Caminetto New Dear Wax Drip Billiard Estate Briar Pipe, Italian Estates

Description

Caminetto was, and is to this day, a decisive figure in the history of Italy’s pipe workshop tradition. After spending time developing their skills in the Castello workshop, Sergio Ascorti and Luigi Radice left to found their own venture, which they named, “Caminetto.” Here, Ascorti and Radice were able to create their own now-classic shapes and finishes, such as the rusticated “Business,” and the carved, wax-drip “New dear.”

Speaking of the New Dear, while (as far as I could tell) the appellation is absent from the stamping on this Caminetto, this one is indeed one of those pipes. And, as just mentioned, the idea behind the finish to hand-carve the stummel to mimic the look of wax spilling over the side of a burning candle. The Ascortis honed this finish when they worked at Caminetto and then continued to develop it in the pipes bearing their own name. The history of such finishes, however, stretches back far beyond the Italian workshop movement, to the earliest “high-grade” briar pipes, particularly in France, which were intricately and figuratively carved. As an aside, this is one of the lightest Caminetto New Dear pipes I think I’ve ever handled, despite still having a good-sized chamber. It should be a comfortable clencher for most.

The condition is great. Some minor, inner rim darkening.

 

Details:

Length: 5.8″ / 147.3mm

Bowl Width: 0.82 / 20.82mm

Bowl Depth: 1.54″ / 39.11mm

Weight: 1.2oz / 36g