Castello Bent Billiard Briar Tobacco Pipe, 1997
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1997
This Castello tobacco pipe is presented in a classic bent billiard shape, crafted from briar wood with a smooth, polished finish that highlights natural flame grain and birdseye patterns.
The shank junction is adorned with a decorative silver-plated band featuring a distinct ribbed texture, an embossed castle logo, and the date 1997. A black acrylic stem is fitted to the shank and is inset with a white bar, signed on the side with "Hand Made Castello." The underside of the shank is stamped with "Castello over Castello," "Made in Cantu Italy," and an oval mark reading "Carlo Scotti." The pipe measures 5 3/4 inches in length, 1 1/4 inches in width, and 2 inches in height.
It is preserved in its original two-part textured brown cardboard box, which bears the "Pipa Castello" branding, the name of Carlo Scotti, and the trademark castle logo on the interior lid. The piece is in unsmoked, excellent condition.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- briar, silver-plated metal, acrylic
- Dimensions
- 5 3/4" L x 1 1/4" W x 2" H
Technical characteristics
- Shape
- bent billiard
- Condition
- unsmoked
Design
- Logo
- embossed castle logo on band and box
- Finish
- smooth
- Inscriptions
- Hand Made Castello, Castello, Made in Cantu Italy, Carlo Scotti
- Grain patterns
- flame grain and birdseye
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- Castello
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.