Cavicchi CCCC Smooth Dublin Estate Briar Pipe, Italian Estates

Description

In 1974, after growing impatient waiting for a pipe he’d ordered, Claudio Cavicchi decided he would simply make his own pipe instead. The former farmer from Bologna, Italy, spent the next 15 years making pipes, until his work took off and received widespread acclaim. Cavicchi’s pipe-making exploits have only become more renowned in the decades since, while his pipe-smoking exploits have earned him 1st place in numerous slow-smoking competitions.

Like many artisans of his generation, Claudio Cavicchi’s output is divided into various grading schemas. There are (in ascending price) his rusticated pipes, his black and brown sandblasted pipes, his brown, smooth pipes, and his graded pipes proper, which are for the most part differentiated by anywhere from 1-5 “C” stamps. This one is a 4 “C” grade, which is a serious accolade if you know how good even his 1 “C” grade pipes are. Sometimes, with artisans like Cavicchi, I think to myself something like “the Danes walked so that Claudio Cavicchi could run.” Or, perhaps to be fair, the Danes ran so that Cavicchi could run right alongside them.

The condition is very good. Some inner rim darkening and a superficial scratch on the rim (pictured).

 

Details:

Length: 5.7″ / 144.7mm

Bowl Width: 0.92 / 23.36mm

Bowl Depth: 1.86″ / 47.24mm

Weight: 2.6oz / 76g