Today in the mail, I was delighted to find a package from Mike Gluckler at Briar Blues. It contained a wonderful little paneled Author, from France. Mike knows me me well and thought thought I would appreciate this shape. I sure did Micheal, thanks for the thoughtfulness!
Not surprisingly, the pipe is in excellent shape, showing the same care that Mike lavishes on all of his estates.
The only thing better than a gift pipe is one with an air of mystery. Here's what I know about this Mademoiselle. The nomenclature is very faint, but under magnification, I can read:
A.P Bourges
St. Claude
And
A.B.P. St. Claude
The only detail I can discern is that Bourges is a city in France:
http://www.ville-bourges.fr/_en/site/introduction
The city has a number of smoke shops, but nothing that suggest the pipe's origins.
http://www.mygola.com/bourges-d1032699/smoke-shop
Do any of the forum pipe detectives care to take a crack at it?
Not surprisingly, the pipe is in excellent shape, showing the same care that Mike lavishes on all of his estates.
The only thing better than a gift pipe is one with an air of mystery. Here's what I know about this Mademoiselle. The nomenclature is very faint, but under magnification, I can read:
A.P Bourges
St. Claude
And
A.B.P. St. Claude
The only detail I can discern is that Bourges is a city in France:
http://www.ville-bourges.fr/_en/site/introduction
The city has a number of smoke shops, but nothing that suggest the pipe's origins.
http://www.mygola.com/bourges-d1032699/smoke-shop
Do any of the forum pipe detectives care to take a crack at it?
