Interesting Completed Ebay Auctions - British Pipes

[jpmcwjr]

Whether $5k or $8k it's a bit rich. Good grain but not outstanding.

 

[snagstangl]

Looks like an early devonshire from kaywoodie but not the right color.

 

[ssjones]

I already have a 256, but not with this nice of a grain. Some dents to steam out. I put in a half-hearted last second bid and got smoked. This seller sometimes comes up as hinky, so perhaps for the best.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/OLD-COMOYS-TRADITION-GORGEOUS-RARE-SHAPE-THREE-INLAY-LOGO-GREAT-PIPE/391983070025?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&autorefresh=true

 

[kangaroo]

<p>Al, i think I tried a bit harder than you on that 256, still got smoked. Very sad. What happened to the author dream!

 

[cigrmaster]

Anyone watching this one? I have no idea if it went cheap or expensive.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dunhill-Root-DR-G-2-Stars-Straight-Grain-Large-Billiard-Pipe-COOPERSARK-N-R/352289607820?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649

 

[johnsteam86]

$3,950 winning bid on the Dunhill. I'd smoke that.

 

[seacaptain]

There was a cased pair of 1919-1920 (at least that's what the seller says) Dunhill Bruyere billiards with amber stems listed yesterday and the bid was over $600 today, then the auction was pulled. I wonder what kind of an offer he got to pull it. Anyone have any idea what they're worth?

 

[ashdigger]

They got pulled? I was an active bidder on them. Hmmmm.
I just looked. They are still available.

 

[seacaptain]

Weird, maybe it was a glitch. I kept getting "auction has been removed". Now I see it available again.

 

[brendhain]

I have seen a great deal of "auction removed", too.

 

[sablebrush52]

It's an interesting set. You don't see these amber stem sets very often. Could fall outside that range on either side. Could go for between $1500 and $2000. It depends on who's bidding. The case is very interesting, with vents on either side to let the pipes air out when not in use.

 

[bluegrassbrian]

I saw those too.. lovely condition though I don't care for the Bruyere finish. I was surprised to read their size.. pictures can be very deceptive.
I still don't understand why people bid items up so high with 5 days yet remaining.

 

[brendhain]

Bidding tactics are always a bit odd.
When it gets bid up early then it is often someone trying to feel out how high the earlier bidder went.

 

[ashdigger]

That cased set just sold for a hair over $3,000, so I doubt any early bidding affected that sale. It was at $600 and change with a short while to go.

 

[cigrmaster]

The bidding on that set was totally wacked , check it out.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/ENGLISH-ESTATE-PIPES-DUNHILL-26-BRUYERE-CASED-SET-w-AMBER-STEMS-1919-1920/362234689550?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649

 

[oldgeezersmoker]

I don't know if it was totally whacked, looks like 2 guys with nuke bids in their snipe programs. Happens. Feedback #'s say neither are newbies.

 

[georged]

Both stems are badly cut, and the stummels are nothing special. Doesn't look like the sort of thing Alfred would have looked back on proudly a few years later.
Historically significant to some small extent---I doubt many such pairs were made in the company's early years---but otherwise meh.

 

[beefeater33]

Doesn't look like the sort of thing Alfred would have looked back on proudly a few years later.

Agreed.......... I WANT to like them, but there's something odd about them. They are both shape 26, but look how wildly different(shape-wise) they are from another.......... I like the color contrast on them though.......quite stark contrasts. A cool set indeed, but not 3k cool.......... ::

 

[sablebrush52]

Holy majoly! I had predicted something like $1200, which is where it was before the two stratosnipers dived in at the end in an act of mutually assured destruction. Guess it was worth that to them, but I wouldn't be surprised to find it back on eBay in a week or so.
I thought the set was interesting because of the case and the amber stems, but I found nothing particularly desirable about the pipes. Undistinguished wood and badly shaped stems.

 

[snagstangl]

What about the ivory dots in the tenons?