Wengholt (Preben Holm) Unique Smooth Panel 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 also happened to be exceptional smokers. Holm’s work was so popular, in fact, that he not only put out pipes under numerous makes (Wengholt being one of them), but was also contracted by pipe shops and companies around the world to make pipes for them. Dunhill had Holm produce pipes for the Harcourt make, and Lane Ltd.’s Charatan had him make Ben Wade pipes, at a time when Charatan itself was already at the pinnacle of its freehand output. All of this was achieved in the span of around 25 years, before Holm’s untimely passing, and his pipes remain firm favorites among casual pipe smokers and die-hard collectors to this day.

Like the Monte Verdi and Rungsted makes Preben Holm also produced, Wengholt pipes tended to be a little different from Holm’s more typical designs in the freehand genre. They were often rather lengthy and slightly more slender than Holm’s other pipes, and incorporated underexplored motifs within his portfolio, such as geometrical figures. This one, for example, is a long, paneled egg rendition of sorts, with a beautiful, golden contrast finish a mouthpiece that appears to ebb and flow, with swirling golden tones that almost mirror those of the bowl.

The condition is very good. Chamber slightly over-reamed, slight handling marks, and slight tooth chatter.

Details:

Length: 6.8″ / 172.7mm

Bowl Width: 0.93 / 23.62mm

Bowl Depth: 1.80″ / 45.72mm

Weight: 2.1oz / 60g