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"Cesare" is a | "Cesare" is a second brand produced by '''[[Cesare Barontini]]''' of Livorno / Italy. Cesare Barontini headed the company from 1955 on. | ||
[[File:CesareSuprema17.jpg|thumb|Catalog page including Cesare pipes, courtesy Doug Valitchka]] | |||
Another Barontini 2nd is named "[[Aldo Velani]]". The name is fiction. | |||
Cesare Barontini Pipes are still relatively unknown and under appreciated here in the United States. They do however offer a value rarely matched by some of their more recognized Italian counterparts. Barontini makes very fine pipes, particularly his premium lines. They offer a fine smoking experience at quite a bargain. | |||
There are a few brands of Italian pipes on the U.S. market that are hardly known in Italy, as they are made in factories dedicated to the export trade. Aldo Velani is a line imported from Italy by Lane Limited, Dunhill's distributor. Made mostly in Livorno by Cesare Barontini, one of the best known private-label manufacturers, Aldo Velani pipes are classic shapes with an Italian 'twist,' according to Frank Blews, a spokesman for Lane. "Billiards with more 'ball,' bulldogs with more 'jaw,"' is the way he characterizes the line. A medium to large pipe specifically developed for American tastes, the finishes use the names of Italian wines - Soave, Novello, Barolo, Refosco - to suggest their colors, and there is a lot of ornamental work. | |||
<gallery widths=250px heights=185 caption="Supreme example and details, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | |||
File:CesareSuprema01.jpg|Supreme | |||
File:CesareSuprema05.jpg|Supreme details | |||
File:CesareSuprema07.jpg|Supreme details | |||
File:CesareSuprema13.jpg|Supreme details | |||
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<gallery widths=250px heights=185px caption="Ultra examples and details, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | |||
File:CesareUltra01.jpg|Ultra Splendida | |||
File:CesareUltra07.jpg|Ultra Splendida Nomenclature | |||
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CesareUltra201.jpg | |||
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</gallery> | |||
<gallery widths=250px heights=185px caption="Imperiale example and nomenclature, courtesy Doug Valitchka"> | |||
Cesare01.jpg | |||
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</gallery> | |||
'''Contact Information:''' | |||
Website: [http://www.bb-srl.it/home.htm Cesare Barontini (B.B.srl)] | Website: [http://www.bb-srl.it/home.htm Cesare Barontini (B.B.srl)] | ||
[[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]] | [[Category: Pipe makers by nationality]] | ||
[[Category: Italy]] | [[Category: Italy]] | ||