Beautiful! I have a real soft spot for old bulldogs and seeing these two may prove punishing on the wallet (not $900 punishing mind). I'm the antithesis of a Barling expert, but the dark walnut does seem unusual but if it was restained, it looks like it was done well. The ebay pipe looks a little thin around the button where chatter was removed; yours, as you say, looks perfect and will be stunning once cleaned-up.
Interesting Completed Ebay Auctions - British Pipes
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Oh, boy! That's a beauty! I'd love to see a photo of the pipe after a very light rubbing with tiny bit of mineral oil on the stem.
I wondered about that as well. But it's hard to know, certainly hard to know from photographs. Most of the straight grains that I've seen are a light, "natural" stain.
someone got a nice deal on an Eight Dot.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/SASIENI-TOBACCO-SMOKING-PIPE-8-DOT-BEDFORD-HURLINGHAM-LONDON-/362526529490?nma=true&si=wi9zET0dTW2skNGa4QaUjw%252BDNjk%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
https://www.ebay.com/itm/SASIENI-TOBACCO-SMOKING-PIPE-8-DOT-BEDFORD-HURLINGHAM-LONDON-/362526529490?nma=true&si=wi9zET0dTW2skNGa4QaUjw%252BDNjk%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
Someone got a great deal here!.......... 44 patent Dunhill Shells, all 1945 and earlier.......... 8O
Works out to $73 each.............. Some of the stems have been over-buffed a bit, but still a nice lot..... Just look at the cragginess!........... :
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https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dunhill-shell-pipes-all-PATENT-1917-45-LOT-of-44-/254009325799?hash=item3b2422b8e7%3Ag%3AyCgAAOSwgbdcBEGj&nma=true&si=8lH6T5brBIE2bWvB4xTbak4DrtY%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
Works out to $73 each.............. Some of the stems have been over-buffed a bit, but still a nice lot..... Just look at the cragginess!........... :
:https://www.ebay.com/itm/Dunhill-shell-pipes-all-PATENT-1917-45-LOT-of-44-/254009325799?hash=item3b2422b8e7%3Ag%3AyCgAAOSwgbdcBEGj&nma=true&si=8lH6T5brBIE2bWvB4xTbak4DrtY%253D&orig_cvip=true&nordt=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.l2557
^ I think the seller could have doubled or even tripled his money if he would have listed them at auction.........
^ I'd love to know, Al. You don't often see that many patents in one group for sale......... What a collection.
osiris, if it's the one I'm thinking it keeps getting kicked around eBay. It disappears for while then resurfaces.
osiris01 - links are welcome here. Typically we don't post active links,but in this case,it doesn't sound like something any of us are buying!
Here it is: Patent Shell
I did sent him an email and I think it was/is an honest mistake since he didn't know what a sandblast was. That said, he hasn't taken it down yet. Anyway, on the off-chance that he is of a litigious bent (or I'm wrong of course; perhaps Dunhill simply 'forgot' to blast it), I shall say that it has an unusual set of stamps.
But on a more general note, you would have thought that if you go to the trouble and expense of getting the die made etc., you stick it on the right pipe. Some counterfeiters have no sense of pride in their work.
I did sent him an email and I think it was/is an honest mistake since he didn't know what a sandblast was. That said, he hasn't taken it down yet. Anyway, on the off-chance that he is of a litigious bent (or I'm wrong of course; perhaps Dunhill simply 'forgot' to blast it), I shall say that it has an unusual set of stamps.
But on a more general note, you would have thought that if you go to the trouble and expense of getting the die made etc., you stick it on the right pipe. Some counterfeiters have no sense of pride in their work.
Every counterfeit I’ve ever seen has the same stamp, all on smooth finishes. That one sets of alarms all over the place, and is definitely as fake as the others I’ve seen sharing that stamp. eBay has never taken one down that I’ve ever reported on. A good lesson on being an informed buyer!
I agree about it being FfffffFake!!! But, it's not the same fake I saw over and over on the Bay.
Here's my theory. An industrious pipe shop employee had the temerity to have the stamp made and then applied said stamp to random smooth basket pipes. That subhuman then took the money and disappeared into the mists.
Now we're left with estate pipes after thesuckers victims passed away. Go eBay!!
Here's my theory. An industrious pipe shop employee had the temerity to have the stamp made and then applied said stamp to random smooth basket pipes. That subhuman then took the money and disappeared into the mists.
Now we're left with estate pipes after the