Nørding: Cut Smooth Blowfish with Silver (4) Tobacco Pipe

Organic elements within Erik Nording's work typically include Fancy style Freehands that evoke the appearance of a blooming flower in profile thanks to their fluting ridges and channels or include designs that utilize the briar's natural plateau. Organic shapes like the Blowfish are relatively uncommon to see from the Danish carver, but he has proven his versatility in crafting a fine example here. It's a fairly reserved rendition, with the Blowfish's distinctive disc-shaped right flank accentuated by encircling ridgelines, allowing it to stand out from the rest of the bowl's shaping. It's then dressed in a matte walnut stain, with the colorful mouthpiece displaying a graceful downturn for compositional balance, while a gleaming band of silver adorns the base.