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12 photographsArchive Record FUH-7GRK-7ED4-B
Spitfire by Lorenzo Monterosso Smooth Red Dublin Estate Pipe, 9mm Filter
undetermined
Dating: Owner-statedItaly12 photographs
Reference example
This pipe is documented here as an example for study — it is a record in the archive, not an item offered for sale. Everything below is what the piece itself, and the evidence around it, will honestly support.
Attribute checklist
Rim cleaned (no wood removed)
Yes
Faridunhill standing declaration
Refinished
No
Faridunhill standing declaration
Chamber reamed
Yes
Faridunhill standing declaration
Smoked
Yes
owner stated
Facts, not a grade. We do not score a pipe out of ten: a number would rank a restored pipe above an honest one, and restoration is exactly what this hobby prices down. Every line above is checkable by anyone holding the pipe. Lines marked Faridunhill standing declaration rest on our published, dated statement of shop practice (v1.0, 2026-07-29) — not on an inspection of this individual pipe. It is one document, in public, that you can hold us to.
The entry
Spitfire in script over BY LORENZO, with MONTEROSSO on the other side of the shank: a bright red Dublin from Lorenzo's cheaper brand.
This is a smooth Dublin in a bright red stain, with an oval vulcanite saddle stem, a 9mm filter and a fishtail bit. It is a pre-smoked estate pipe, in excellent, mint condition.
THE MARKS - Spitfire, in script - BY LORENZO - MONTEROSSO - a red logo on the stem
THE MAKER Lorenzo began as Fratelli Lana, founded in 1900 in Gallarate, in the province of Varese, Italy. The Tagliabue family took the firm over in 1946, and in 1969 the brand was renamed Lorenzo Pipes. Pipedia describes the Lorenzos of that time as pipes with thick walls, broad stems and a silk-matte finish in bold red or bright orange stain. Spitfire was Lorenzo's cheaper brand: Pipedia says it made Lorenzo models one to one, mainly for the 9mm filter, plus smaller classic shapes. In 1988 the Aliverti family bought the rights to the Lorenzo name.