Nording Point Clear Partially Rusticated Freehand Estate Briar Pipe, Danish Estates

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.

Along with the Spruce Cone and the Spruce Matte, the Point Clear belongs to a family of Nording freehands that blur the boundaries between rustication and figural carvings. Like his fellow pioneer Preben Holm Erik Nording has always been at the forefront of innovative freehand forms and finishes, and the Point Clear continues along that same path. Carved in a way that evokes the cones of the pine tree, it straddles styles from both the late 19th and early 20th century, and the post-war Danish design movement, and does so quite beautifully, too.

The condition is very good. Minor inner rim darkening.

Details:

Length: 6.5″ / 165.1mm

Bowl Width: 0.84 / 21.33mm

Bowl Depth: 1.85″ / 46.99mm

Weight: 1.9oz / 54g