Mastro Geppetto Rusticato Chiara Lovat Estate Briar Pipe, Italian Estates

Description

Mastro Geppetto pipes are made by the Italian workshop brand Ser Jacopo. One could call them Ser Jacopo’s series of ‘affordable’ pipes, and while this would be correct purely from the standpoint of price, it wouldn’t be entirely fair to them in other regards. Geppetto pipes are hand made from the same high-grade briar as Ser Jacopo pipes, but the former do not use the plateau cuts that the latter does, which are more expensive; Geppetto pipes also tend to be simpler shapes, meaning they do not require the use of the highly technical flexible drilling machinery that Ser Jacopo’s wilder shapes do.

A quick Italian lesson: rusticato and rusticata are Italian pipe-speak for “rusticated”; chiara is a little less intuitive, being used in Italy typically to mean finishes that are more light and natural in hue. Hence this very Italian Lovat earned its designation by being dressed in a light (chiara) brown, rusticated (rusticato) finish. Language aside, it is a really nice pipe, and one very much in keeping with the Italian style even beyond its native nomenclature.

The condition is great. Some inner rim darkening.

 

Details:

Length: 7″ / 177.8mm

Bowl Width: 0.81 / 20.57mm

Bowl Depth: 1.72″ / 43.68mm

Weight: 1.6oz / 46g