Age Bogelund Smooth Dublin w/ Briar Block Display Estate Briar Pipe, Unsmoked

Description

Age (or rather, Åge) Bogelund is a somewhat less known carver from the 20th century Danish pipe-making tradition – though he was no less a master than his contemporaries. Originally, he worked for Viggo Nielsen’s Bari pipe company, being charged with making some of its higher-grade freehands. Later, Bogelund made pipes under his own name, each displaying a distinct style and talent, even among his celebrated Danish peers. Bogelund’s pipes have for a long time been coveted by collectors, though in more recent years, these creations have attracted an even more popular enthusiasm.

In the early 20th century, if there was a pipe smoker in your life, and you wanted to gift them something very special, or if they were your employee and they had performed exceptionally well, you could buy them, for example, a gold-banded Dunhill, or a 7-day matched set from any of the major pipe makes. From around the 1960s onward, if you wanted to do the same, you could instead buy them something like this. This is a pipe from Age Bogelund, one of Bari’s top carvers and a cult favorite in his own right, but is not just any Age Bogelund. Not only is it an exceptional, flame grain, freehand Dublin in the distinctly Danish style, but it also comes with a fitted display case. Unlike most pipe cases and displays, however, this one has been hand cut from a plateaux briar block, itself as impressively grained as the pipe it holds. It has also been lined with a soft, velveteen material, to make sure the pipe remains free from knocks or scratches.

This pipe is completely unsmoked, with an original bowl coating. For once, I can understand why.

 

Details:

Length: 5.6″ / 142.2mm

Bowl Width: 0.90 / 22.86mm

Bowl Depth: 1.55″ / 39.37mm

Weight: 2.1oz / 62g