And here they are:
"Judd's Lot of 3 Briar Pipe Bowls - Dunhill Comoy's Blue Riband & Barling's"
"Judd's Lot of 3 Briar Pipe Bowls - Dunhill Comoy's Blue Riband & Barling's"
Interesting Completed Ebay Auctions - British Pipes
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Might not be the worst deal. The winner could have hand made stems made and for about $500 he'll have three nice pipes. The Dunhill patent is an early one and the blast is pretty crisp. The rims on all three bowls look very clean.
There have been some stellar auctions of museum quality pipes on eBay in the past couple of weeks, due to the auctioning off of John Fabris' collection. John's may have been the finest collection of 19th and 20th century pipes ever assembled.
Here's a particularly rare BBB. It's a magnum, listed as a churchwarden. It did reasonably well in auction. Imgur is having some issues with uploading, so you will have be content with the link.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/ENGLISH-ESTATE-PIPE-BBB-11-LONG-BULLDOG-CHURCHWARDEN-c-1900-/362403151428?nordt=true&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m43663.l10137
The condition is really fine. The only issue I can see is the stuck push tenon that has become disconnected from its stem. This is a not uncommon problem with very old pipes. The connecting screw is protruding from the shank.
There are a number of superb Brit pipes up for auction on the Bay.
Here's a particularly rare BBB. It's a magnum, listed as a churchwarden. It did reasonably well in auction. Imgur is having some issues with uploading, so you will have be content with the link.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/ENGLISH-ESTATE-PIPE-BBB-11-LONG-BULLDOG-CHURCHWARDEN-c-1900-/362403151428?nordt=true&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m43663.l10137
The condition is really fine. The only issue I can see is the stuck push tenon that has become disconnected from its stem. This is a not uncommon problem with very old pipes. The connecting screw is protruding from the shank.
There are a number of superb Brit pipes up for auction on the Bay.
I never quite acclimated to this one, so I sold it on Ebay as a BIN. Treasurepipes picked up, reworked the bowl top, and and made it a quick flip. This one could have already been topped previously, so I never wanted to take any more off.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/SASIENI-HENDON-FISH-TALE-LOGO-PATENT-PIPE-SQUAT-BULLDOG/382548626235
https://www.ebay.com/itm/SASIENI-HENDON-FISH-TALE-LOGO-PATENT-PIPE-SQUAT-BULLDOG/382548626235
It's an artifact of using a buffer as a weapon of pipe destruction. The stem was removed for buffing separately, possibly to remove oxidation. It's a rookie move. This invariably results in rounding of the edges where it meets the shank.
@jcpmcwjr - that's not the pipe from the link above. Now, on closed Ebay auctions, it gives you an active auction, versus the one no longer available.
That One Dot does look abused!
Here's the Hendon Four Dot.
That One Dot does look abused!
Here's the Hendon Four Dot.
I saw the Sasieni above and had a question, but no, it wasn't the one you referred to.
I can see why you think the pipe has been further topped. Not only does the rim's edge appear to be visibly crisper, the grain pattern has shifted slightly at about 2:30.
It's been a very good week for eBay auctions on British pipes. Consider the following:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/LOEWE-L-Co-CASED-SILVER-MOUNTED-READING-PIPE-BONE-1895-/302855734348?nordt=true&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m43663.l10137
It's a very nice cased library pipe that ended in a very spectacular price for this brand, $1400. I have to admit that I was quite surprised and I took a peek at the bid history. As expected, an iceberg was waiting for the Titanic to hit it. I sure hope that the sniper is serious about the last second bid he made, since the pipe jumped about $1000 after he made it. Another example of why last second sniping in the stratosphere is not the brightest strategy. Unless, of course, the bidder really thinks that the object is really worth all that moolah to him.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/LOEWE-L-Co-CASED-SILVER-MOUNTED-READING-PIPE-BONE-1895-/302855734348?nordt=true&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m43663.l10137
It's a very nice cased library pipe that ended in a very spectacular price for this brand, $1400. I have to admit that I was quite surprised and I took a peek at the bid history. As expected, an iceberg was waiting for the Titanic to hit it. I sure hope that the sniper is serious about the last second bid he made, since the pipe jumped about $1000 after he made it. Another example of why last second sniping in the stratosphere is not the brightest strategy. Unless, of course, the bidder really thinks that the object is really worth all that moolah to him.
Nest up is this cased BBB library pipe with albatross bone extension:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/BBB-CASED-EARLY-SILVER-MOUNTED-ALBATROSS-BONE-READING-PIPE-/302855726714?nordt=true&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m43663.l10137
The final price seems more in line with market values. I just wonder if the winner was aware that the albatross extension is split. BTW, the winner is the same bidder who paid $1400 for the Loewe above.
Once again, two bidders make financially stratospheric snipes, colliding at the last second, sending the price up about $630 in that last second.
Fun times!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/BBB-CASED-EARLY-SILVER-MOUNTED-ALBATROSS-BONE-READING-PIPE-/302855726714?nordt=true&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m43663.l10137
The final price seems more in line with market values. I just wonder if the winner was aware that the albatross extension is split. BTW, the winner is the same bidder who paid $1400 for the Loewe above.
Once again, two bidders make financially stratospheric snipes, colliding at the last second, sending the price up about $630 in that last second.
Fun times!
Not to mention the 7 day cased set is back. Refusing to pay is always a problem with stratospheric bidding.
Last but not lease, a very nice example of a Barling 249. I have one of these and it's a superb smoking pipe. Just love it.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/BARLINGS-MAKE-249-EXEL-EBWB-SILVER-MOUNTED-PIPE-PRE-TRANSITION-/302855860716?nordt=true&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m43663.l10137
The final price is in line with other auctions of this model, in this condition, that I've followed on eBay. I like this price. It's almost twice what I paid for mine, and mine is a higher grade.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/BARLINGS-MAKE-249-EXEL-EBWB-SILVER-MOUNTED-PIPE-PRE-TRANSITION-/302855860716?nordt=true&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m43663.l10137
The final price is in line with other auctions of this model, in this condition, that I've followed on eBay. I like this price. It's almost twice what I paid for mine, and mine is a higher grade.
Holy underexposed photos! Must have been shot at least 3 stops under, pushed back up in post so some detail of grain is shown. A bit over 400 clams.
Yes, and eBay doesn't penalize them for breaking their contract. Really, these guys who refuse to honor their commitments should be banned, at least for a few months if not for good.
This one? Looks like it spent a decade a the bottom of a creek. And, and, and. Is there anything right about this one?
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