Preben Holm Hand Cut Sandblasted Freehand Estate Briar Pipe, Danish Estates

Description

Though he would tragically pass away at the age of 42, Preben Holm was one of the pioneering figures in the ‘Danish design’ movement in 20th century pipe-making – a movement that still dominates the high-grade pipe scene. By hand-shaping his pipes on a belt sander, Holm was able to make the most of the patterns of grain hidden within briar, creating spectacular works of pipe art that looked just as good as they smoked. Owing to Holm’s untimely passing, his pipes are even more highly sought after than they were during his lifetime.

This particular Preben Holm captures just how striking Holm’s pipes will have been – and continue to be – against the background of traditional English-French designs. It is assertive – almost aggressive – in shaping, with a form that points to the wild and unbound nature of nature as a material taken up in human endeavors. Its craggy sandblast only serves to further emphasize this quality, expressing the growth rings of the briar as they circle the stummel and end in an explosion of bare plateau at both of its ends.

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

 

Details:

Length: 6.2″ / 157.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.90 / 22.86mm

Bowl Depth: 0.87″ / 22.09mm

Weight: 1.2oz / 36g