Gigi Country Smooth Author Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked

Description

Gigi pipes occupy an interesting position in the history of Italian pipe-making. The story begins with the founding of Sociedade Rovera, a pipe-making company in Varese, Italy, by the Rovera family. As members of the Rovera family left to start their own ventures, the dynasty associated with the name would be split into several companies; Angelo Rovera created Ardor with his son Dorelio; Federico created Fe.Ro; Massimilliano created Mario Rovera; Fiorenzo created Gardenesa; and Giorgio created Giorgio Rovera, along with partners Angelo and Adele Bianchi. In 1964, Luigi Crugnola, nephew of the Bianchis, took over the Giorgio Rovera make and changed its name to his own – Gigi.

This particular Gigi I would classify as an author shape. It has the appropriately plump bowl and gentle bend associated with the author, with the addition of a saddle stem for added comfort. This Gigi also has some very nice grain, with bird’s-eye on its western face and flame grain on the east.

This Gigi is also completely unsmoked, with an original bowl coating (though one applied slightly higher than usual, with a little having made its way onto the pipe’s beveled rim). It is chambered for 9mm filters as standard, but comes with its own adapter for those who prefer unfiltered pipes.

 

Details:

Length: 5.5″ / 139.7mm

Bowl Width: 0.80 / 20.32mm

Bowl Depth: 1.25″ / 31.75mm

Weight: 1.9oz / 56g