Volkan Morta Brandy w/ Olivewood Estate Pipe, Italian Estates

Description

Introducing the Volkan make requires a brief detour into Italian pipe history. Jean-Marie Alberto Paronelli, born in 1914, was one of the ‘fathers’ of Italian artisan pipe-making, a renown he achieved through pipes made under his own name, through designs he contributed to major Italian makes, and through his distribution of other artisan makes, such as the Clairmont pipes made by Tommaso Spanu. When he was old enough, Jean-Marie’s son, Antonio Paronelli, also took on making Paronelli pipes; when Antonio’s son Ariberto came of age, he too took on the Paronelli pipe-making name. But Ariberto wasn’t the only son of Antonio to become a pipe-maker, so his other son, Alberto, created Volkan pipes as a sister make to Paronelli.

Morta is a fascinating material. It is also commonly known as bog oak, which gives some indication as to its nature. It is essentially oak that, thousands of years ago, became buried in the wetlands of Eastern Europe, and in the time since fossilized into a dark and very dense form of wood. This makes it well suited for tobacco pipe bowls, as pioneered by artisans such as Patrice Sebilo and Josef Prammer. This morta pipe, carved by Italian artisan Alberto Paronelli, is a distinctly Danish looking brandy, with a ferrule cut from another briar alternative, that being olivewood.

The condition is very good. Some inner rim darkening, but nothing major.

 

Details:

Length: 5″ / 127.0mm

Bowl Width: 0.69 / 17.52mm

Bowl Depth: 1.54″ / 39.11mm

Weight: 1.3oz / 38g