Nording Smooth Freehand 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 looks to be an older Nording—1970s perhaps—hand-carved by Erik himself. It’s a large freehand in the Danish style, but with a much wider bowl than usual, making it an excellent candidate for ribbons and mixture cuts. The flame grain around the bowl is particularly impressive, but then again, Nording was one of the pioneers of the form.

The condition is very good. Some inner rim darkening and minor handling marks.

 

Details:

Length: 6.5″ / 165.1mm

Bowl Width: 0.90 / 22.86mm

Bowl Depth: 1.17″ / 29.71mm

Weight: 2.2oz / 63g