Interesting Completed Ebay Auctions - British Pipes
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Yes sirI hear ya!
Please tell me you won that.
Good to see something pipe related that is underpriced in NZ.
Todd is a happy camper.
Pipe looks topped, or ventage case is not original to the pipe.
DUNHILL 1959 DR F DEAD ROOT BRIAR BILLIARD ESTATE PIPE W/VENTAGE CASE | eBay
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Yup, topped.
Topping smooth pipes "invisbly" is EXTREMELY difficult to do, without exception. And when done to any degree LESS than invisibly, it's obvious.
The good news is could be done again with loss measurable loss in bowl height, if the owner ever wanted to.
Dammit
The Immeasurably Evil Ten Minute Edit Lockout Monster bit me again...
That should be "without measurable loss in bowl height".
I was just about to type I did not understand your meaning.The Evil Ten Minute Envy Monster is a grean eyed one..
I knew from your tone in writing you won it
RARE Cased LOEWE & Co Briar Pipe Set. Silver Bands London 1905 & 1906 L&Co Stamp | eBay
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Congrats my friend , that particular day my search query was not about Loewe pipes, damn.
Hello George,
How can YOU see it is topped, I do have my own notions about it, but like to read yours .
I asked Todd , but he never tops a pipe, only performs an occasional little sanding. According to him it could be the ventage case that was often a little larger to give the pipe more "breath". This is of course not true, a Dunhill case fits like a glove and my Dunnies are housed firmly in their "slots".
Don't try this at home ; in one of my Dunhill ventage cases the two pipes kind of "click " in a slot and it is perfectly safe to hold the case upside down.
Topping is extremely difficult. Following your instructions I practiced a lot on junk pipes and it is a pain.
And then the finishing and restaining etc. of the rim. I now think the outcome of my efforts as agreeable.
A badly damaged rim sometimes requires a little topping and if that does not to a certain degree diminishes the bowl height also does not alter the shape and looks of the pipe I do not so much mind
performing it.
1) The profile of the rim/side transition must be exactly a certain contour (slightly parabolic, with fully feathered-in edges); 2) the surface of the rim itself cannot be---believe it or not---truly flat, but ALSO faintly parabolic in cross section (wtf, right? lol ); and 3) the color must match under all sources and temperatures of artificial light---flourescent, incandescent, halogen, etc.---as well as when viewed outdoors in sunlight. i.e. "full spectrum" light.
It's a complete, absolute, royal pain-in-the-ass pig bitch to dial in those three things, but it CAN be done, so hang in there.
For the correct contours, have an unmodified bowl of the same size and shape handy to check against while you work; and for the color problem, use a full-bandwidth light source that "behaves" (so to speak) like sunlight. If you don't, what looks like a perfect match under one type of light will look laughably off when viewed under another.
PS ---
There genetic luck involved in being able to color match well.
Remember taking the "balloon numerals" eye test at some point in your life? It does more than simply detect color blindness. It also measures how well you can differentiate between shades of color.
Meaning, unless your color acuity is high, re-stains will look like a match to you when they actually aren't.
There's nothing to be done if that's the case, short of having someone available with good color acuity who can check your work as needed.
One of the rarer bulldogs.
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Is it you who won it ? If so ; congrats, this is an absosulte steal and that is the understatement of 2023.One of the rarer bulldogs.
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What an amazing wonderful species of a Patent Era Sasieni pipe.
I'm speechless. The seller unfortunately does not ship abroad.
If envy were not such a green eyed monster......
It was best offer that won it. A bit more than the $50 I’d imagine.Is it you who won it ? If so ; congrats, this is an absosulte steal and that is the understatement of 2023.
What an amazing wonderful species of a Patent Era Sasieni pipe.
I'm speechless. The seller unfortunately does not ship abroad.
If envy were not such a green eyed monster......
Are you now telling me miracles don't happen ?
A modest win here, but someone was paying attention to an auction that ended on a holiday.
You would think Chance would know better. This would have gone higher, if had not ended on the July 4th holiday. Right in the middle of Fireworks, someone collected a nice win!
You would think Chance would know better. This would have gone higher, if had not ended on the July 4th holiday. Right in the middle of Fireworks, someone collected a nice win!
VERY MINT! Peterson's DUBLIN MILLENIUM Irish Estate Pipe SUPER CLEAN! MUST SEE! | eBay
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@AroEnglish is the proud new owner of that beauty. He and I were both shocked at the final price. I suspect your right about the timing of the auction, I expected it to go for around $300.A modest win here, but someone was paying attention to an auction that ended on a holiday.
You would think Chance would know better. This would have gone higher, if had not ended on the July 4th holiday. Right in the middle of Fireworks, someone collected a nice win!
VERY MINT! Peterson's DUBLIN MILLENIUM Irish Estate Pipe SUPER CLEAN! MUST SEE! | eBay
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Wow, cool!
One of my prized GBD's was won on a Christmas day ending auction.
Chance, Rodrigo and Todd all usually know better.