No reserve price - Pipe - Wood-Ash - (40)
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Description from the seller
a true collection from a historic find in Grandpa's trunk
General Analysis of the Finding
The lot is composed of a heterogeneous but historically coherent set of:
pipe for popular and bourgeois use
Figurative pipe (human head, faces, symbolic figures)
pipe in meerschaum / sea foam
carved wooden pipe (folk art)
mouthpieces in amber, ambroid, bone, horn, ebonite
original vintage accessories (cases, filters, components)
It's not a collection cobbled together at whim: it's a real, generational accumulation, typical of a smoker from the late 19th to the early 20th century, with additions up to the postwar period.
TYPES PRESENT (IDENTIFY)
Figured pipes (meerschaum and wood)
Carved human faces (Central European / Balkan / Anatolian style)
Pipe narrative and symbolic
Production of the late 19th – early 20th century
Some with authentic patina and genuine signs of use.
High collecting interest, especially if unrestored.
Popular pipes and travel pipes
Pipes, straight and simple curves
Long cannelli
Artisanal or semi-artisanal production
Everyday use
Period: 1900–1950
Meerschaum pipe (sea foam)
Natural meerschaum (unpressed)
Some are incomplete or have had the mouthpiece replaced.
Patina consistent with age
Period: late 19th century – 1930s
Wooden pipe — folk art
Naive sculptures
Manual processing
Probable provenance:
Northern Italy
Eastern Europe
Alpine / Balkan area
Items today in high demand, especially in the foreign market.
Original accessories
Antique-shaped cases
Original filters and packaging:
Doctor
Kaufmann Bros & Bondy
The presence of original packaging greatly reinforces the authenticity of the lot.
Comprehensive dating
Realistic timeline of the collection:
1880 – 1955
Oldest core: 1880–1910
Main body: 1900–1930
Latest additions: 1940s–1950s
Perfectly compatible with a family heirloom.
Condition of preservation
Variable state, but honest
Many pieces never restored
Some deficiencies (mouthpieces, nozzles): normal
No signs of counterfeiting or recent assembly.
From a collector's perspective:
Better this way than 'cleaned'.
Market Assessment (2026)
Important notice: this lot should not be valued on a per-piece basis for sale.
The value lies in the complete historical narrative.
Conservative value as a single lot:
EUR 1,800 – 2,500
(especially on the international market: Germany, USA, Japan) a true collection from a historical find, “FROM GRANDPA'S CHEST”.
a true collection from a historic find in Grandpa's trunk
General Analysis of the Finding
The lot is composed of a heterogeneous but historically coherent set of:
pipe for popular and bourgeois use
Figurative pipe (human head, faces, symbolic figures)
pipe in meerschaum / sea foam
carved wooden pipe (folk art)
mouthpieces in amber, ambroid, bone, horn, ebonite
original vintage accessories (cases, filters, components)
It's not a collection cobbled together at whim: it's a real, generational accumulation, typical of a smoker from the late 19th to the early 20th century, with additions up to the postwar period.
TYPES PRESENT (IDENTIFY)
Figured pipes (meerschaum and wood)
Carved human faces (Central European / Balkan / Anatolian style)
Pipe narrative and symbolic
Production of the late 19th – early 20th century
Some with authentic patina and genuine signs of use.
High collecting interest, especially if unrestored.
Popular pipes and travel pipes
Pipes, straight and simple curves
Long cannelli
Artisanal or semi-artisanal production
Everyday use
Period: 1900–1950
Meerschaum pipe (sea foam)
Natural meerschaum (unpressed)
Some are incomplete or have had the mouthpiece replaced.
Patina consistent with age
Period: late 19th century – 1930s
Wooden pipe — folk art
Naive sculptures
Manual processing
Probable provenance:
Northern Italy
Eastern Europe
Alpine / Balkan area
Items today in high demand, especially in the foreign market.
Original accessories
Antique-shaped cases
Original filters and packaging:
Doctor
Kaufmann Bros & Bondy
The presence of original packaging greatly reinforces the authenticity of the lot.
Comprehensive dating
Realistic timeline of the collection:
1880 – 1955
Oldest core: 1880–1910
Main body: 1900–1930
Latest additions: 1940s–1950s
Perfectly compatible with a family heirloom.
Condition of preservation
Variable state, but honest
Many pieces never restored
Some deficiencies (mouthpieces, nozzles): normal
No signs of counterfeiting or recent assembly.
From a collector's perspective:
Better this way than 'cleaned'.
Market Assessment (2026)
Important notice: this lot should not be valued on a per-piece basis for sale.
The value lies in the complete historical narrative.
Conservative value as a single lot:
EUR 1,800 – 2,500
(especially on the international market: Germany, USA, Japan) a true collection from a historical find, “FROM GRANDPA'S CHEST”.
Details
Era
1900-2000
No. of items
40
Material
Wood-Ash
Country of Origin
Italy
Condition
Fair condition - heavily used & with possibly minor parts missing
In working order
Yes
Period
1960-1970
