Don Roberto Meerschaum Lined Rusticated Billiard Estate Briar Pipe

Description

There is little in recorded pipe history about the maker, or makers, of Don Roberto pipes. Collectors have pointed out the similarities between Don Roberto shapes and shape codes and those of GBD and Savinelli, suggesting that the pipes were made, at various times and in various places, for or by those companies.

Sometimes it doesn’t really matter who made a pipe, usually when the pipe in question looks as good as this one. I suppose you could compare it to Castello’s Old Sea Rock finish, with its granular rustication and fumed rim. Unlike the Old Sea Rock, however, this Don Roberto has the added benefit of a meerschaum lining, ensuring an even cooler and dryer smoke.

The condition is great. The finish has held up nicely, the stem has only the slightest chatter, and the rim is only darkened due to it being made from meerschaum, which does so naturally as the pipe is smoked.

 

Details:

Length: 6″

Bowl Width: 20.5mm

Bowl Depth: 1.6″

Weight: 1.6oz / 48g