Interesting Completed Ebay Auctions - British Pipes

[orlandofurioso]

Another Double One Dot goes over $1k.

SASIENI RARE 1920's DOUBLE ONE DOT RUSTIC 700 STRAIGHT BILLIARD ESTATE PIPE | eBay

It's really a perfect Group 3 nearing a 4 with dual taper to the bowl, thick walls and a healthy sized chamber. A fantastic rare piece from Sasieni that's probably almost 100 years old if not, this one's ready to enjoy!

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So much money for a smoked pipe with buffed out nomenclature.

 

[ssjones]

The most frustrating thing in the collecting world is how people who haven't a stinking clue---but are assured they do, and are instructed by other people who haven't a stinking clue (courtesy of the Internet)---irretrievably screw up rare old pipes at their kitchen table.

Over and over and over again.




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I noticed that, unfortunate.

 

[ssjones]

So much money for a smoked pipe with buffed out nomenclature.

don't forget, last week, someone paid $650 for a Double-On Dot where the nomenclature was equally worn,and that one sensationally didn't have a stem. (although it had Specialty Selected grading)

 

[TheIronMonkey]

So much money for a smoked pipe with buffed out nomenclature.

Don’t forget this:

“. . . however there is a small tooth bite repair/split in the bit but remains sturdy and should pose no issues as long as the button is not chewed on!”