SAVINELLI Autograph 5

August 7, 2025August 7, 2025

Italy

Another striking and unique addition to our archive of Savinelli Autograph pipes — each one entirely handmade from the finest briar, rightfully standing as a point of pride for Italian artisans and a source of admiration (and envy) among collectors.

Pipe markings “SAVINELLI \ AUTOGRAPH”, “5 \ ITALY”
Length 16.6 cm (6.54″)
Bowl Height 6.6 cm (2.6″)
Outside Dimensions 4.6 x 5.3 cm (1.81 x 2.09″)
Chamber Diameter 2.3 cm (0.9″)
Chamber Depth 5.3 cm (2.09″)
Weight 65 gr.

Briar, vulcanite stem, no filter.

The pipe is not for sale. It was restored to order and has already started a new life in a new cozy home.

H. SIMMONS
H. SIMMONS Burlington Arcade 77
September 22, 2020September 22, 2020
6 Comments
England, 1950-70s H. Simmons was one of the most famous London tobacconists with a long history and very nice tobacco shop in the Burlington Arcade. The pipes were ordered from different sources including the Dunhill company. In the 1980 the business was acquired by Dunhill. We can’t confirm that this pipe was made by Dunhill;…
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NS
March 28, 2021September 26, 2022
USA The brand we are not familiar with. Our sources (books and web sites) don’t give any hints either. The most probably it’s an American pipe. Nice straight grain indeed!
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SØREN REFBJERG
SØREN
December 5, 2016January 3, 2019
Denmark “Søren” is the pre name of Søren Refbjerg Rasmussen (more known as Refbjerg) – famous Danish artisan and founder of the small company (8-12 craftsmen in 1970s). The very best pipes were finished by the carver himself and stamped “Refbjerg”, while more affordable creations were marked “Søren”. Thus the pipe is not from the…
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Straight Grain London Made
January 11, 2013October 1, 2022
2 Comments
England Another one old good pipe from the 1950s. Some sources say that “Straight grain” was a kind of Comoy’s second (like other makers marked their pipes “Reject”) but we didn’t find a confirmation.
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POLISH PIPES
R. KULPINSKI Bruyere 49
October 1, 2017December 28, 2018
5 Comments
Poland, 1980s A creature of the legend of Polish pipe carving art. Ryszard Kulpinski along with Ryszard Filar started at Walat brothers workshop in 1956 (!). Over the next decades Walat pipes were developed into a highly respected national brand (“walatowka”) despite all possible complications connected with the communist regime: lack of materials (first of…
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STANWELL
STANWELL Jubilee 63
October 14, 2013February 12, 2019
2 Comments
Denmark Dating of pipes (except Dunhill) is both entertaining, puzzling and inexact process. Therefore we may thank to gentlemen from Stanwell who simplified the dating problem having made a range of collectable pipes on its 40-year anniversary in 1982 and invited the best masters for their design such as Tom Eltang, Jess Chonowitsch, Anne Julie,…
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