Nording 5 Partially Sandblasted 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.

It is surprisingly difficult to get one’s hands on a sandblasted Nording these days. This is in part because, while the Freehand series currently offered by Nording includes a veritable smorgasbord of finishes, they are all varieties of either smooth polished or rusticated pipes. Thankfully, they do still pop up now and then on the estates market, as in the case of this one. It’s a beautifully finished example, too, with crisp ring grain lining the entirety of its large bowl, save for its smooth, live plateaux rim.

The condition is very good. Some inner rim darkening and minor residual stem oxidation.

Details:

Length: 6.2″ / 157.4mm

Bowl Width: 0.91 / 23.11mm

Bowl Depth: 1.49″ / 37.84mm

Weight: 2.1oz / 60g