Ser Jacopo Jucunda S2 A Sandblasted Pot Estate Briar Pipe, Italian Estates

Description

Ser Jacopo is likely the most famous contemporary example of high-grade, workshop-made Italian pipes. It also belongs to a very special tradition in Italian pipe-making, having been established by Giancarlo Guidi and Bruno Sordini after the two had left another great Italian workshop, Mastro de Paja. Together, Guidi and Sordini created a brand of pipes that reflected their Renaissance sensibilities – even the figurehead of Ser Jacopo happens to be taken from a painting of a nobleman from centuries past – one that would soon become esteemed for creating unique and beautiful tobacco pipes that smoked just as well as they looked.

Ser Jacopo’s Jucunda (Latin for ‘delightful’) series is a distinct and rare one. Allow me to explain: like early Dunhills, as well as Ashton, Ferndown, and a select few Radice pipes, Ser Jacopo’s Jucunda pipes undergo an oil curing process during their production. In other words, their stummels are bathed in special oils and then heated and dried to ‘sweat’ out these oils, along with impurities in the briar. As this is a time- and labor-intensive process, only the Jucunda line receives this treatment, and production is very limited. This Jucunda also features excellent ring grain in its sandblasting, which I’m fairly certain is why it was given an “A” grade alongside its standard “S2″ (brown sandblast” designation.

The condition is great. There’s some darkening on the inner section of the rim and some light tooth chatter, but nothing I would call major.

 

Details:

Length: 5.4″ / 137.1mm

Bowl Width: 0.86 / 21.84mm

Bowl Depth: 1.32″ / 33.52mm

Weight: 1.0oz / 30g