**SOLD** Paronelli Artisan High Grade Freehand Briar Pipe (Design 08)

Unfortunately, this pipe is no longer available. As always we have left the listing on our website for historical reference and interest.

• Overall Length: mm
• Overall Height: 177mm
• Bowl Height: 77mm
• Bowl Diameter: 77mm
• Bore: 23mm
• Weight: 84g
• Unfiltered
• Aged Briar (Minimum 70 Years)
• Gift Boxed
• Deluxe pipe bag included

Paronelli Italian Artisan Briar Pipes: Paronelli are true Artisan pipe making family company making boutique, one off, high grade pipes. Every pipe is hand crafted using choice Sardinian and Calabrian Briar from their own plantation where they control the trees to ensure only the highest grade of root Briar is grown. The root is only harvested between October and March when the plant is at rest so there is no sap in the wood which is the cause of bitter tastes in your pipe. Every piece of Briar is then boiled to purify the wood and remove minerals and tannins. The Briar is then dried and seasoned for a minimum of 70 years! No ........ that isn't a typo, every pipe is crafted from a piece of Briar harvested by the craftsman's grandfather! This ensures a cool and sweet smoke from the first light with little breaking in required. They limit production to around 1000 pipes per year to maintain the highest level of craftsmanship and as not to exhaust their precious stocks. Each pipe is finished naturally using Carnauba wax and no artificial elements.

Paronelli Design 08 Calabash: The Paronelli Design are the most prestigious pipes to come out of the Paronelli factory. The finest blocks from the plateaux area of the root are reserved for the production of the Design range and once carved they are graded according to the final grain pattern and quality with very few achieving the design stamp. The Design 08 is arguably the most stunning pipe we have received to date this year. Everything about it just oozes class and quality. As with most of the Paronelli design the grain pattern is remarkable with a flame grain encompassing the entire bowl and has been enhanced beautifully by the carver with the fluted shape which just seems to flow with the grain up to a stunning plateaux pattern on the rim. The shank has been enhanced with an extra long piece of shaped briar which again just seems to flow out of the pipe before being finished with a saddled stem and Paronelli's signature Briar inlaid dot.

ONE OFF PIPE: This is a one off pipe and the pipe in the picture is the exact pipe you will receive. Please note that colour varies depending on your computer monitor and may not replicate the colour exactly.