SER JACOPO PER ASPERA AD ASTRA - Pipe - Briar

Brand / Pipemaker:
Ser Jacopo

Series:
Per Aspera ad Astra – L1

Place of production:
Pesaro – Italy

Material:
Italian seasoned briar of high quality

Finish:
Natural satin smooth

Mouthpiece:
Black acrylic with the typical Ser Jacopo red dot

Raised markings:

“Ser Jacopo”
“Fatta a Mano”
“Per Aspera ad Astra”
“L1”
DESCRIPTION HISTORIC

The series “Per Aspera ad Astra” represents one of the most appreciated historic lines of the Italian craftsmanship Ser Jacopo, founded in Pesaro by Giancarlo Guidi in the 1980s.

The Latin motto Per Aspera ad Astra ("through hardships to the stars") identifies a mid-to-high end artisanal production, completely handmade, with particular attention to the choice of briar and to the balance of classic English forms reinterpreted in Italian style.

The displayed specimen features an elegant lightly inclined billiard shape, with very harmonious proportions, and a natural smooth finish that highlights a beautiful vertical grain of the briar.

The L1 classification indicates a superior quality level in briar selection and workmanship.

CONDITION

Exemplary condition, practically like new.

Very clean inner chamber
Excellent bowl edge
Polished and well-preserved mouthpiece
No crack or relevant structural defect
Pipe only lightly seasoned or smoked very little

The pipe still retains a display/collection appearance.

Production estimated between the late 1980s and early 1990s, a period highly sought after by Ser Jacopo collectors for the early Pesaro productions.

Considered as:

highly collectible brand
Italian artisanal production
series “Per Aspera ad Astra”
conditions almost like new
growing international interest in early Ser Jacopo
Current estimated value:
EUR 200 / 220