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Derek777

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Feb 17, 2023
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Just wondering if anyone has any information about these pipes the stamping says tao and ilsted danish handmade 20230222_180212.jpg20230222_180242.jpg20230222_180253.jpg
 

Chasing Embers

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From SPC :

Jens Tao Nielsen and Poul Ilsted have a long history, having both worked at Erik Nording's factory before going off to found their own Svenborg marque with Henrik Jorgensen, way back in the 1970s. Tao and Ilsted still occasionally produce collaboration pieces.
 

warren99

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Aug 16, 2010
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Do you know what they might be worth?
The Tao/Ilsted pipes were a line of handmade pipes fashioned for a time by Tao (Jens Nielsen) and the late Poul Ilsted, who previously owned the Svendborg line of pipes. They tend to go on ebay (when available as estates) in the mid-$300 range, far less than the crafted pipes made by either of them individually.
 

camaguey

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Jul 25, 2021
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I have seem them go for less than $100. The expensive ones are the ones with a single name (Tao or Ilsted) wich indicate they were made by one of them, They also have a letter to designate the grade. Sometimes they invited other artisans and they also put their signatures or letter. When both signatures appear , chances are that Tao or Ilsted did not made the pipe.
 
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