Erik Nording Smooth Canadian 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.

I’m a big fan of these more “traditional” shapes from Erik Nording, even if they are far less represented in the Nording catalog today. They’re very much reminiscent of the early days of Danish hand made pipes, such as those of Poul Rasmussen or Emil Chonowitsch, which reimagined classic pipe shapes without creating something totally unrecognizable within the English-French canon. This one is an interesting mix of a Canadian and something like an army mount.

The condition is very good. Some darkening and minor scrapes on the rim.

 

Details:

Length: 6″ / 152.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.76 / 19.30mm

Bowl Depth: 1.43″ / 36.32mm

Weight: 1.2oz / 36g