Interesting Completed Ebay Auctions - British Pipes

[ssjones]

A couple of highly contested GBD 9438 auctions ended this evening.

Prehistoric

Vintage Exceptional GBD Prehistoric 9438 Bulldog London England Estate Pipe | eBay

This is an exceptional England GBD Bulldog. Beautiful blast rustication. Thick profile with huge shank. Nice clean sharp rim edges. Great rustication. Nice snug stem fit. Minor lite tooth marks.

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Really nice Virgin

Vintage GBD VIRGIN Chubby Rhodesian Made in London England - Smoked Once | eBay

GBD, VIRGIN, London England, 9438, GBD (in silver on stem). Cleaning out my Pipe Smoking Treasures - I'll never smoke, even once, all the pipes I've collected over the past 40 years.

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[Toast]

There were a couple of Camoys in with the second lot that I was surprised went so cheap.

 

[ssjones]

I almost forgot about this one, a hallmarked 1909 GBD with some pretty impressive grain. That might be the oldest GBD hallmark I've seen.

Stunning 360 straight grain 1909 GBD briar sterling silver estate tobacco pipe | eBay

Likely it was crafted and imported to London from GBD's factory in France. The bowl of this pipe has360 degree straight grain. As you would expect, the bottom of the pipe is nearly all bullseye grain which corresponds with the vertical straight grain.

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[orlandofurioso]

DUNHILL DR D CHUBBY XL BILLIARD PIPE 1959 | eBay

MARKED: DUNHILL DR D. 1 PIPE OR ENTIRE COLLECTIONS. MAKE SURE TO SUPER SIZE THE PHOTOS FOR A BETTER VIEW.

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Not a crappy pipe; wonderful tight ( angel hair ? ) straight grain.
Substantial pecunia too.

 

[jpmcwjr]

I almost forgot about this one, a hallmarked 1909 GBD with some pretty impressive grain. That might be the oldest GBD hallmark I've seen.

Stunning 360 straight grain 1909 GBD briar sterling silver estate tobacco pipe | eBay

Likely it was crafted and imported to London from GBD's factory in France. The bowl of this pipe has360 degree straight grain. As you would expect, the bottom of the pipe is nearly all bullseye grain which corresponds with the vertical straight grain.

www.ebay.com

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Would it have been a mistake to have cleaned up the silver band? My guess is for a collector, they want the patina. A smoker might want a spiffy band.

 

[Bengel]

Fetching a pretty penny, they are beautiful, despite the dip stain.

PETERSON RARE UNSMOKED 1986 CASED SUPREME 80s ESTATE PIPE SET W/STERLING & AMBER | eBay

Condition: Unsmoked. This is an incredibly rare set from Peterson, the masters of limited edition pipes. The amber pipe shows tons of birdseye on the flanks with fine cross grain to the front and rear while the Silver cap displays very similar cross cut grain with big swirling birdseye, wow!

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[orlandofurioso]

I almost forgot about this one, a hallmarked 1909 GBD with some pretty impressive grain. That might be the oldest GBD hallmark I've seen.

Stunning 360 straight grain 1909 GBD briar sterling silver estate tobacco pipe | eBay

Likely it was crafted and imported to London from GBD's factory in France. The bowl of this pipe has360 degree straight grain. As you would expect, the bottom of the pipe is nearly all bullseye grain which corresponds with the vertical straight grain.

www.ebay.com

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Stunning grain ; this pipe puts my 1986 Dunhill DR two stars to sleep. Easily.
My 1950 DR h graded cased two pipes set is not too bad though.

 

[orlandofurioso]

Fetching a pretty penny, they are beautiful, despite the dip stain.

PETERSON RARE UNSMOKED 1986 CASED SUPREME 80s ESTATE PIPE SET W/STERLING & AMBER | eBay

Condition: Unsmoked. This is an incredibly rare set from Peterson, the masters of limited edition pipes. The amber pipe shows tons of birdseye on the flanks with fine cross grain to the front and rear while the Silver cap displays very similar cross cut grain with big swirling birdseye, wow!

www.ebay.com

Dip stain ?

 

[paulfg]

I almost forgot about this one, a hallmarked 1909 GBD with some pretty impressive grain. That might be the oldest GBD hallmark I've seen.

Stunning 360 straight grain 1909 GBD briar sterling silver estate tobacco pipe | eBay

Likely it was crafted and imported to London from GBD's factory in France. The bowl of this pipe has360 degree straight grain. As you would expect, the bottom of the pipe is nearly all bullseye grain which corresponds with the vertical straight grain.

www.ebay.com

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nice,pity the rim is so hacked about

 

[paulfg]

Dip stain ?

I assume the comment refers to the chamber walls being the same colour as the outside,Therefore suggesting the pipe was dip stainned.
A common practice with Petes back then.
Even so I would have been very tempted,luckily I dont have that kind of money spare right now

 

[orlandofurioso]

I assume the comment refers to the chamber walls being the same colour as the outside,Therefore suggesting the pipe was dip stainned.
A common practice with Petes back then

Ah, yes. Thank you, I know. Yuck, disgusting habit.

 

[ssjones]

This one caught me out. A well worn Peterson 9BC, but not advertised by model number, and in Premier Selection grade. It will restore nicely. Restored 9BC's usually go for around $190 - this one brought $203 in unrestored condition, with 28 bids.

VINTAGE PETERSON'S BRIAR FISH TAIL SMOKING PIPE, USED | eBay

PETERSON'S PREMIER SELECTION SMOKING PIPE, USED.This is a Peterson's Premier Selection Smoking Pipe that was made in Ireland. This one was used as evidenced by the black in the bowl as well as on top to the bowl.

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[bluegrassbrian]

Here's a nice little 2 pipe cased set of 1920s Dunhills. Has the potential to be bid up pretty high.

DUNHILL, PATENT PIPE SET, SHELL BRIAR AND BRUYERE, ENGLISH ESTATE PIPES, 1927. | eBay

BRUYERE MARKED: A DUNHILL "INNERTUBE" 36 LONDON PAT. The Bruyere is a classic liverpool displaying swirly birdseye on the sides with a wash crossgrain front and rear with a clean chamber. Stem is clean as well.

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[orlandofurioso]

Here's a nice little 2 pipe cased set of 1920s Dunhills. Has the potential to be bid up pretty high.

DUNHILL, PATENT PIPE SET, SHELL BRIAR AND BRUYERE, ENGLISH ESTATE PIPES, 1927. | eBay

BRUYERE MARKED: A DUNHILL "INNERTUBE" 36 LONDON PAT. The Bruyere is a classic liverpool displaying swirly birdseye on the sides with a wash crossgrain front and rear with a clean chamber. Stem is clean as well.

www.ebay.com

What a lovely set of pipes. Call me crazy, but I'm a sucker for old Dunnies .
Please bear in mind this not a completed auction .

 

[sablebrush52]

Did anyone notice this "Barling"?

1906, Barling, Tobacco Smoking Pipe, Estate, 00180 | eBay

As always this pipe is being sold in "AS IS" condition. Bowl Height = ". Chamber depth = ". Chamber width = ".

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I honestly think this is a fake. I know that faking a Balring seems unlikely, but there's nothing about this pipe that feels correct.

First, there's the bowl shape. I have never, ever, seen this kind of a shape. It's more of a Peterson shape.
There's the Barlling logo. The font is wrong, The only time the word "Barling" was used was when it was in script. It's never been used in block. Any block lettering says "Barling's Make".

It has fills. Barling smooths NEVER had fills.

Under the "BARLING" logo it says "MADE IN ENGLAND". Barling never put MADE IN ENGLAND below the logo. For a brief period around 1912 they used the single word "ENGLAND" below the "BARLING'S MAKE" logo.

Nothing in the shaping of the stem, and especially the button, says Barling to me.

Any thoughts about this?

 

[Ahi Ka]

Have the pictures since been removed from this “barling” listing or am I just not able to see them for some reason?

 

[jpmcwjr]

Have the pictures since been removed from this “barling” listing or am I just not able to see them for some reason?

Country restriction? I just accessed the listing. You're not missing much:

[So underexposed you can barely make out the BARLING.]

 

[peregrinus]

Any thoughts about this?
Nothing particularly helpful, however, as a jeweler I see some interesting things with the “Barling’s” stamping.

Jesse, when it comes to Barling you’re the man. However, I can zero in a something specific.
The “Barling “ stamp itself has some inconsistent spacing between letters and is a slightly different font than the “Made In England” stamp. Also, when the stamp was applied the edges of the stamp, beyond the letters, left inadvertent gouging under some, but not all the letters so they appear underlined. This gives me the notion that the letters were assembled individually and applied individually or held in a holder of some sort versus a complete stamp.

 

[OzPiper]

Jesse (@sablebrush52),

Well done identifying that as a "Peterson" shape.

I, of course, checked Pipedia, and Peterson was definitely mentioned as a source of pipes for Barling in the corporate era (post-1980), along with some Danish company/companies.

 

[Bengel]

It's more of a Peterson shape.

Looks like an 05 Pete.