Savinelli Giubileo d’Oro Straight Grain Fiammata 814 KS Estate Briar Pipe, Italian Estates

Description

It is probably fair to say that Savinelli is Italy’s most famous pipe brand. Founded in Milan in 1876 by Achille Savinelli, the brand has continuously offered high quality pipes for nearly 150 years. Though various Savinelli lines have come and gone over the years, the brand has always been notable for putting out classically styled pipes with a distinctly Italian twist.

Now here is an interesting pipe. To give some background: Savinelli’s Guibileo d’Oro (English: “golden jubilee”) pipes are the pinnacle of its output as far as traditional shapes are concerned. For any given year, just 0.1% of the already high-quality briar blocks that Savinelli acquires will be of the standard required for its Guibileo d’Oro grade pipes. For comparison, 1.2% of these blocks will qualify for Savinelli’s other traditional high-grade line, the Punto Oro. In other words, the Guibileo d’Oro is more than 10 times as uncommon as the Punto Oro within Savinelli’s output. This Guibileo is a little more mysterious, however. That’s because it has two other qualifications: “Straight Grain” and “Fiammata.” I’m not sure whether this means the pipe received two extra accolades or one, as fiammata is often used interchangeably with “straight grain” in Italian pipes, but it’s safe to say that this pipe was a cut above its peers even within the Guibileo grade. I imagine this will have been because the ring grain really is fantastic, and about as straight as could be on a curved plane.

The condition is very good. As the nomenclature reads “La Savinelli” rather than just “Savinelli,” I’d estimate that the pipe is a 1970s make. It’s held up well, with just a little inner rim darkening and finish fading.

 

Details:

Length: 5.7″ / 144.7mm

Bowl Width: 0.80 / 20.32mm

Bowl Depth: 1.58″ / 40.13mm

Weight: 1.3oz / 38g