Museum Quality Collection Up On Ebay - Heavily Carved Antique Briars & Meers

[best-stuff]

Good afternoon all.
Some time back I posted on here asking for advice and opinions on these pipes and it ends up they are finally on ebay. They can be seen at:
Edit: Link removed
I want to wholeheartedly thank all who responded originally and provided info and suggestions as this is not at all my area of expertise.
I truly appreciate your kind assistance, gents.
best,

brian

 

[ejames]

Good luck,hope you sell them. A collection of that size really needs more photos in the listing.

 

[mso489]

Amazing catalog. These are as much wood-carving pieces as tobacco pipes. I don't think I'd go to these to smoke my Seattle Pipe Club blends. They're too unusual. Either, the Kaywoodie collectors will bid this up, or perhaps the wood-carving museum people will do it. If they're starting at $777, I'd expect them to go much much higher. Someone will have to have these, and if it's a museum, they may have foundation money.

 

[bryguysc]

Those are some beautiful carved pipes!

Definitely museum-worthy.

 

[best-stuff]

thanks guys, we shall see.
@ejames: In the auction listing, please scroll down to see *many more pics* of the 53 pieces in the auction.
best,

brian

 

[tslex]

These are wonderful.
Best of luck with the sale.

 

[tslex]

If you posted before about how you came to possess these, would you link back to the post? I'd really enjoy knowing the story about these.

 

[best-stuff]

thank you tslex.
@ejames again. thank you for revealing a potential issue with the ebay ad in that you only went as far as the ebay gallery and thought that was it for pics.
I just posted a new last pic in the gallery that instructs viewers to sctoll down for the rest.
I owe you a beer, sir.

 

[sablebrush52]

Spectacular collection of rarities! Best of luck with your auction.

 

[ssjones]

Brian & others - self promotion of your own Ebay ads isn't allowed, so I have to close this one. But I did post the link in the Kaywoodie collectors threads for interested folks.