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How Rare is My Savinelli?
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Please post details of the nomenclature (all of the stampings) on the pipe.
Beautiful pipe!
No idea on rarity. But, beautiful.
No idea on rarity. But, beautiful.
Please post details of the nomenclature (all of the stampings) on the pipe.
I've never seen a PO Gold with banding. Repaired?
Not that i am aware of that its repaired.I found pics of like i have online.The place i bought it from said they have not seen any if these in iver 15yrs.They say its from the mud to late 70s.
That band has me leary, the Punto Oro's and Giubileo d'Oro's focal point is the quality of the briar. More than the gold dots on the stem would distract from the natural beauty of the grain. Does the stem have a gold dot?
I thought the fact that it had fills was interesting.
Wish I had an answer for OP, but I think it's safe to say it's at least fairly rare. It's a beauty.
The older ones were prone to fills. Their only flawless pieces are the Giubileo d'Oros.
I suppose with a name like Punto Oro it really shouldn't come as a surprise that there is gold on the pipe no?
Regards,
Jay.
Regards,
Jay.
How was the pipe presented when you bought it, and who sold it to you? Usually if there is gold on pipe (or any other expensive features) some explanation on provenance would be given, whether true or false. If none was given, I'd suspect repairs and replacements, maybe. No history given at all? It's a beautiful pipe but probably not expensive for its rarity, from its lack of background. But someone here might have the info, and exonerate the pipe as a treasure.
Considering that Punto Oro means gold (point)dot and not gold band, yes.
just like all pipes it's the only one that has it's unique history but in general I doubt it's that rare.
I read somewhere (can't recall the exact source) that Savinelli put 18K gold bands on the Punto Oros and Giubileo Oros that they thought were a cut above the others (?better grain) in the herd