Nording 2001 Hunting Pipe Rusticated Mallard 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.

Since 1995, Erik Nørding has created a limited edition pipe to celebrate his love of wildlife and the great outdoors. These are Nørding’s limited edition “Hunting” series, conceived in collaboration with Danish wildlife illustrator Mogens Andersen, with each drawing inspiration for its design for a particular animal. For 1998, Andersen chose the mallard, also known as the wild duck. Birds have long featured as motifs in Danish pipe-making, from Sixten Ivarsson’s Peewit to the swan shapes of Sven Knudsen and Former, so it’s only natural that the mallard should get its due. Andersen and Nording decided that the pipe should have a suitably plump bowl and a long, craning stem, with an integrated silver mount evocative of the mallard’s signature white collar.

The condition is good. Minor rim darkening.

 

Details:

Length: 6″ / 152.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.79 / 20.06mm

Bowl Depth: 1.23″ / 31.24mm

Weight: 1.6oz / 46g