Nording Rusticated Apple Estate Briar Pipe, Danish Estates

Description

Nørding was founded by Erik Nørding in the 1960s, and is one of the oldest remaining companies to come out of the Scandinavian pipe-making renaissance that began in the mid-20th century. Now in his 80s, Erik Nørding is one of the most experienced and skilled pipe-makers in the world, and over the decades he has also been a teacher of other Danish masters, such as Poul Ilsted, Svend Axel Celius, Jens Tao Nielsen, Peder Jeppesen, and Søren Erik Andersen.

This would look to be from an older Nørding line, as it’s not a design currently offered by the workshop. Further evidence for this would be the nomenclature on the bowl and the pipe’s sterling silver collar, which hasn’t been used by Nørding in many years. It’s a nice, simple rusticated apple shape, though with a little more heft than the traditional English and French iterations.

The condition is good. Some rim darkening and minor finish fading.

 

Details:

Length: 5.8″ / 147.3mm

Bowl Width: 0.72 / 18.28mm

Bowl Depth: 1.34″ / 34.03mm

Weight: 1.9oz / 54g