Davorin Denovic Sandblasted Morta Poker w/ Briar Mount Estate Briar Pipe, Other Estates

Description

Morta, also known as bog oak, is a particularly difficult medium to work with. Fossilized over thousands of years in peat bogs, it is expensive to procure due to how labor-intensive harvesting and cutting good quality blocks is, and requires specialized techniques to properly season and carve it. On the other hand, it’s also a particularly good medium for making pipes, in part due to its high density and in part due to its especially neutral taste. In other words, morta can make for a great pipe, so long as it’s in the right hands.
There are plenty of legendary briar artisans. There are far fewer legendary artisans who work with morta. Patrice Sebilo, Trever Talbert, and Reiner Thilo are a few examples. Davorin Denovic is another. A native of Croatia, Denovic is an expert in fossilized woods, having been first introduced to them by a friend and collector of them. Morta has been his medium of choice as a pipe maker for several decades, typically accenting his creations with other woods, such as briar, or silver mounts. This pipe, for example, is one of Denovic’s signature designs, taking the form of a stout volcano poker, whose natural, near-black hues are offset with a briar mount and ivory-white Lucite stem.

The condition is very good. Some minor finish fading.

Details:

Length: 6.4″ / 162.5mm

Bowl Width: 0.81 / 20.57mm

Bowl Depth: 1.79″ / 45.46mm

Weight: 2.7oz / 78g