CAO Meerschaum

[Occidental]

I am wondering about the value of an unsmoked Bull Elephant CAO Meerschaum pipe.

The stem is yellow and bears a CAO metal tab.

The tusks appear to be actual ivory.

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[jerry]

I’d guess $100 - $150 maybe.

 

[Occidental]

Thank you

 

[didimauw]

Are you a pipe smoker? Do you have any pics of said pipe other then your avatar?

 

[Occidental]

Are you a pipe smoker? Do you have any pics of said pipe other then your avatar?

Here are some more pictures as well as a couple of my regular pipe.
The one with the horse is around 9 inches from stem to tip of the bowl.

 

[telescopes]

CAO was the rage back in the 80s.

 

[Occidental]

I thought that the workmanship was very good.
I am one who is always wanting to "See the elephant," so, there's that.

 

[NC TX ID pipeman]

I got 2 CAO meers...Both Beklers..amazing craftsmanship..your elephant looks amazing as well!

 

[warren]

If the seller had a no questions asked return policy I could see myself paying maybe ... $300.00. It's bent, it's a CAO, if the ivory is real and legal . . . maybe more. I'm a fan of CAO. I don't see a carver's name, that's a negative but, not a deal breaker.

 

[Occidental]

Thank you.
The quality of the workmanship is what caused me to purchase it.

 

[Occidental]

I have not received it as yet and I had never heard of CAO prior to purchasing this pipe.
It supposedly was in a smoke shop on Sunset Boulevard over 30 years ago.

 

[Zamora]

I have not received it as yet and I had never heard of CAO prior to purchasing this pipe.
It supposedly was in a smoke shop on Sunset Boulevard over 30 years ago.

They also make cigars and that's what they're best known for. Started off making meerschaum pipes, diversified into pipe tobacco, then got into cigars during the Cigar Boom in the 90s

 

[Occidental]

I didn't know that.
Thank you