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Jun 9, 2015
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Mission, Ks
Are the Guildhalls by Comoy's a decent pipe for about $100 ? I have had my eye on a Canadian Guildhall in fine shape but have hesitated because I didn't know much about that brand.
Most Guildhall pipes don’t go for anywhere near $100 unless it’s a very desirable shape. But yes they are good value and well made pipe.
 

AroEnglish

Rehabilitant
Jan 7, 2020
5,177
15,235
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The first time this was sold it went for $300 I thought it would go for less this time around but I was clearly very wrong.

 
Dec 10, 2013
2,618
3,364
Nijmegen, the Netherlands
The first time this was sold it went for $300 I thought it would go for less this time around but I was clearly very wrong.

And the fills came with it as an added bonus :)
 

ssjones

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May 11, 2011
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Covington, Louisiana
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Jbrewer2002

Part of the Furniture Now
Apr 17, 2023
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Somerset Ohio
I just picked up this pipe. May have over paid for it but I liked the grain and from the picture it should clean up nice. From some research because the R and S is intertwined it could be an older one? What do you think?
 

runscott

Lifer
Jun 3, 2020
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Washington State
An unsmoked (and unattractive by my eyes) Sasieni Four Dot freehand, very unusual, did OK.


Yeah, should have done better, but no shill bidders.
 
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ssjones

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Don’t see these in Prehistoric w/Perspex to often, I honestly thought it would do better than it did.

That crazed stem no doubt held back bidding. Great blast, unusual for a GBD.
This Speciale did very well, usually the French made GBD's do not. Wonderful grain.

 

bayareabriar

Lifer
May 8, 2019
1,078
1,816
Something tells me this is a blue ribbon. Will have to wait and see.

 

runscott

Lifer
Jun 3, 2020
1,293
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Washington State
Something tells me this is a blue ribbon. Will have to wait and see.


Wow - that's some great grain. IMO it's a winner at that price, no matter what it is.
 
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Jun 9, 2015
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Is the stem original on this? It seems like it doesn’t perfectly fit the case but maybe that’s just how they were made.
Nope, thats a poorly cut Catalin replacement stem, I might be an old one but its not original. The Button is poorly formed, the taper is wrong, the length is wrong, and the transition is bad. Its also got a lot of sanding and file marks around the transition.
 

runscott

Lifer
Jun 3, 2020
1,293
2,840
Washington State
The angle of the taper on the stem and the gaps between it and the case.

Exactly - everything has to fit perfectly, and even if it does that still doesn't guarantee that the stem is original. I've had a few replacement orific stems in cases that you can tell were originally p-lip by the indentation in the case.

And we've all seen those 'mint unsmoked' 120+ yr-old pipes with a 1/8" gap between the rim and the top of the case, yet the high-rollers pay the big bucks for them.
 

runscott

Lifer
Jun 3, 2020
1,293
2,840
Washington State
Got it. I thought George meant the fit of the stem to the stummel.

Do you think the bidders went too hard at it given the stem and rim lava?
To me it looks like a heckuva lot to pay for a 1902 with a replacement stem. The 'rim lava' might be okay, but you won't know until you start cleaning it out, and if you find a wreck underneath you will not be able to return it. Kind of like buying one of those geodes in a rock shop in Colorado.