That’s awesome he won!! I told him about $300 also. Sweet!!
Interesting Completed Ebay Auctions - British Pipes
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I love an ebay win, particularly from one of the major ebay vendors, they win all the time!
Can anyone tell me about this pipe? I put in a low bid because I didn’t have any idea what it was but clearly people know something I don’t.
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Outside of the fact that it’s a beautiful old meerschaum I don’t know anything about it.Can anyone tell me about this pipe? I put in a low bid because I didn’t have any idea what it was but clearly people know something I don’t.
SUPERB ANTIQUE UNUSED MEERSCHAUM BENT PIPE, AMBER STEM, CASED | eBay
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Or not. I did a bit of snooping, based on the only descriptive, Goudron, which is French for tar. About the only thing I found was an image for another pipe with a goudron marking that sold for about $181. Other than that, no clue. It's a nice "no name", reminiscent of a BBB in shape, but a "no name" nonetheless.Can anyone tell me about this pipe? I put in a low bid because I didn’t have any idea what it was but clearly people know something I don’t.
SUPERB ANTIQUE UNUSED MEERSCHAUM BENT PIPE, AMBER STEM, CASED | eBay
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Perhaps there's something there, perhaps not. People don't always bid knowledgeably.
Good point. I knew my small bid wouldn’t likely take it but I was so surprised that it went for that much.
Colored Meer. Quite a few Goudron pipes are also known as Oxblood.
I know Orlik marketed their ox bloods as goudrons. Do you know what other britwood marquees also did this? Either way, they probably all came from the same place in Europe
It’s a Rudolf Goudron pipe—I think there’s a connection with Orlik.
This is how my Orlik goudrons have come - not to say others aren’t marked as such.
For the sake of comparison. Here’s another Orlik meer from the same era. Part of me wonders if it was pre-coloured or even just the rim fumed given how even the colouring seems. But then again, this pipe has been smoked almost into oblivion.
Barling sold oxblood stained meers. It wasn't an uncommon finish.
It was pre-colored. Also not uncommon. I have a 1925 Barling meer with the same finish.
Looks like the term goudron, which is French for tar, is a term applied for this dark stain. Someone may have thought that it was an Orlik pipe, but it ain't necessarily so.
Yes not saying goudron was an uncommon or exclusive finish to Orlik. Was more curious as to whether other marquee’s marketed their pre-coloured meers as goudron or oxblood.
Thanks for the clarity on the other fumed-esque one.
Pretty big money for a Shamrock, but with rare shaep Peterson's these days, who knows.
PETERSON 1950's SHAMROCK CLASSIC 9BC CHUBBY BENT BILLIARD ESTATE PIPE | eBay
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From what I understand the vast majority of 9BC's were Shamrocks. So it might stand to reason, that if you want one you're pretty much stuck with a Shamrock. I think they were made in a few in a few other lines like Deluxe but those are pretty scarce. I wasn't at all shocked at the price this one brought, they've been trending up.Pretty big money for a Shamrock, but with rare shaep Peterson's these days, who knows.
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I had not heard that before. But ebay re-sells would seem to support that. I've owned Kapruff, Premiere Selection and Deluxe grades. (and two sister-shape 56 Kapruff pipes)
I thought this one might have done better. I'm not sure it was "unsmoked". Sasieni pre-carbed their bowls back then, but this one just doesn't look right. I guess the bidders thought the same.
I bought this unsmoked Ashford Natural in 2015, see that bowl and shank. Coincidentally, for almost the exact same price as the current auction.
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I bought this unsmoked Ashford Natural in 2015, see that bowl and shank. Coincidentally, for almost the exact same price as the current auction.