Sandblasted Bent Bulldog with Bone (Floodlight Special) Tobacco Pipe

In 1990, two notable sons of the pipe world joined together and opened up a shop together. Those two were Pablo Becker and Massimo Musico, the sons of Fritz Becker and Giorgio Musicò, respectively, and two highly respected individuals within Italy's pipe sphere. Starting in 1995, the pair began making pipes together, with Pablo turning the stummels and Massimo crafting silver spigots and bands to pair with the pipes. The duo enjoyed great success during their partnership, but in 2002, Pablo decided to go back to making artisan pipes full-time under the Becker name. Massimo Continued making Musico pipes, however, and added the Foundation name to subsequent releases, additionally including the rest of his family in the production of the pipes. Musico is something of an outlier in the realm of Italian pipe making, as, rather than fashion large, boldly neoclassical pieces with a flair for the dramatic, the workshop is instead known for classic shapes in more reserved dimensions. Tightly-knit and rather thick, this bent Bulldog boasts a fluid disposition and compact overall footprint, complete with a hearty shank that curls out of a wide transition to meet an extremely trim stem. Said stem joins the shank at a junction marked with an understated accent of bone, its pale white hues standing out dramatically against the earthy sandblast that dresses the stummel. The bowl is squat and sits atop a rounded heel, flaring to a firm ridgeline set just below a smoothly polished rim.