***SOLD*** Talamona di Paolo Croci Red Virginia Bulldog 1249 Sandblast (TAL-60)

• Overall Length: 149mm
• Overall Height: 53mm
• Bowl Height: 53mm
• Bowl Diameter: 43mm
• Bore: 20mm
• Weight: 53g
• Gift Boxed
• Filter: None

Talamona di Paolo Croci They were difficult times in Italy when Cornelio Talamona, a carpenter by trade, began to manufacture pipes in his bottega in 1929 to earn an additional income. When his son Cesare left school in 1945 at the age of 15, times were worse. There was neither a place for an apprenticement nor another job to be found in the destitute and war-torn country. And Cesare felt no desire to a continuing school attendance which moreover would have costed money. So the father, beset by worries, decided the boy might lend him a helping hand in the workshop where at the time, priority was placed in building furniture. In 1970 Cesare started the pipe business, based near Lake Varese in the Lombardy region he soon became well known around Italy for his craft. Talamona quickly became famous around the world for his creativity in large pipes. Once Cesare retired in 2007 at the venerable age of 85 years old, and not wanting to bring his legacy of high Italian craft to an end, he entrusted everything to Paolo Croci, who, in 2010 started the limited production of the brand, respecting the will of Cesare Talamona to continue to produce high quality, handmade, artisanal pipes in generous sizes. They continue to this day with the motto "Every pipe has a soul and who buys it finds it themselves".

Talamona di Paolo Croci Red Virginia Bulldog This straight Bulldog is another stunning example of the high quality workmanship expected to come out of the Talamona studio. It's expertly carved bowl sits wonderfully in the hand and is finished with a beautiful sandblasted texture and red stain which really accentuates the stunning grain. These pipes are truly a work of art and it will be a real dilemma as to whether you will want to smoke it or put it on display for all to see.

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.