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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. | ||
[[|thumb|Example of Supreme, courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:CesareSuprema17.jpg|thumb|Catalog page including Cesare pipes, courtesy Doug Valitchka]] | [[|thumb|Example of Supreme, courtesy Doug Valitchka]][[File:CesareSuprema17.jpg|thumb|Catalog page including Cesare pipes, courtesy Doug Valitchka]] | ||
Another Barontini 2nd is named "[[Aldo Velani]]". The name is fiction. | Another Barontini 2nd is named "[[Aldo Velani]]". The name is fiction. |
Revision as of 21:16, 1 February 2020
"Cesare" is a second brand produced by Cesare Barontini of Livorno / Italy. Cesare Barontini headed the company from 1955 on.
[[|thumb|Example of Supreme, 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.
Website: Cesare Barontini (B.B.srl)