A Reuben-era Charatan billiard sold for $28 yesterday as well.Wow! $40 for a Lonsdale from the Reuben era.
(were you the only bidder ?)
A Reuben-era Charatan billiard sold for $28 yesterday as well.Wow! $40 for a Lonsdale from the Reuben era.
(were you the only bidder ?)
Do you have a link to that auction?A Reuben-era Charatan billiard sold for $28 yesterday as well.
Yes of course. The link is below. I would have purchased it myself but I'm trying to focus on certain items, which requires me to be a little less promiscuous with my purchases.Do you have a link to that auction?
Sometimes I have the problem that a US-seller won't ship to Germany.
Ah, I know that pipe, i had a nice conversation with the seller when he offered it for the first time (starting bid $ 50), weeks ago. He claimed that only Charatans with a DC-stem would have a CP--logo, not the older ones, as I asked him if the stem was a replacement because of the missing logo. I said that this was the funniest explanation for a missing logo I ever had heard. All charatans exept some early ones from Frederic Charatan have a CP-Logo on the stem. One day later he mailed me that he was wrong and thanked me for my words. I told him, that on his pipe the logo on the mouthpiece was probably buffed off.....Yes of course. The link is below. I would have purchased it myself but I'm trying to focus on certain items, which requires me to be a little less promiscuous with my purchases.
Charatan’s Special Tobacco Pipe | eBay
Charatan's Make. Condition: This is an estate pipe with signs of use. The pipe has been cleaned and sanitized. The CP stamp has been buffed out of the stem. Pipe Size: 5 7/8 Length. Stem: vulcanite.www.ebay.com
Jesse, you’ve got a good eye.I added two Barlings to the pile.
The first is a Corporate Era Barling bearing a stamp I'd not yet seen before, Duostem. Well, it's not exactly a dual stem pipe, it's a pipe with a briar shank extension (otherwise known as a spliced shank). It's in fairly minty condition, having barely been smoked. The cleaning is going well.
View attachment 42722Barling DuostemTVR 7579 Vintage Hand Made England | eBay
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The next one was very interesting, a 1920's or earlier Barling Meerschaum with amber stem that looks pretty clean. I paid a little more than I thought ideal, but only by $15. As is typical, a sniper using a bot fired off a bunch of bids in the last few seconds but ran out of time. If you're reading this, I want you to know that you missed out by less than a dollar. Tough noogies!
BARLING'S EBWB SILVER BAND MEERSCHAUM AMBER STEM PIPE | eBay
MARKED: EBWB. 1 PIPE OR ENTIRE COLLECTIONS. LENGTH: 5". WEIGHT : 1.2 oz. MAKE SURE TO SUPER SIZE THE PHOTOS FOR A BETTER VIEW.www.ebay.com
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These days I'm not interested in mainstream Barlings, more in the odd and special.
Hi Mark,Jesse, you’ve got a good eye.
What I’m seeing from the listing pics of the Duostem is two different pipes in the first two pics.
The first, sure.
The second, WTH?!!
BTW, that Meer is outstanding!!
To me, in the eBay listing the first picture shows a definite step-down on the vulcanite stem, whereas the second shows none. Therefore my curiosity.Hi Mark,
Thank you!
Initially I had the same impression of the Duostem. Then I realized that it was the shank extension.
That Barling meer is sweet! Barely used. There was very little build up in the base of the chamber and no staining to the amber stem. The dingus looks almost showroom new and it dates to 1923.
Hi Ken,Talking about Charatan Logos, this one is from my collection and is the only one I have ever seen (FC in a circle). I think this one is one from about 1908-09 - the final years of Frederick's reign! I have a couple of other Frederick Charatan era pieces with no logos.
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4,5 inches long and 1,5 tall.$285 to $668 in a last-second, six-way sniping frenzy is definitely my idea of dramatic auction finish.
A lovely example, by all appearances, of a 1919 Dunhill Bruyere billiard in really immaculate condition, with a period correct "soft antelope pipe glove"--I've been admiring it all week. But it does look tiny, even by the standards of the time.
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Dunhill London "inner tube" Patented March 9-15 Pipe with Leather case | eBay
Dunhill pipe & leather case, very good condition, seems to have been used very little.www.ebay.com
Lovely piece. It looks like it will 'clean up' well.Estate Barling's Special #5179 Smoking Pipe England | eBay
Finden Sie Top-Angebote für Estate Barling's Special #5179 Smoking Pipe England bei eBay. Kostenlose Lieferung für viele Artikel!www.ebay.de
Wonderful 1962 Family Era Barling's make Special pipe ; sold for a song and on its way to me.
My favourite Non-seller on ebay
Collectible Unsmoked Tobacco Pipes for sale | eBay
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On the other hand you can get a NOS Crown Achievement (2 grades above the Achievement) for less money...
Charatan Charatan's Make Crown Achievement Lane Era 9k Gold Unsmoked Pipe | eBay
Lane era; L stamp. Block letter stamp, "Made by hand.".www.ebay.com