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Albert Einstein. In Christie’s, London, auction, “Valuable Books and Manuscripts” in July 2017, among some of Albert Einstein’s collection of personal effects was this sandblasted Davidoff billiard with an estimate of 5,000–8,000 GBP. The realized price? It was tenfold more than the House anticipated, 52,500 GBP or $67,200. Someone wanted this pipe at any price.
Albert Einstein. In Christie’s, London, auction, “Valuable Books and Manuscripts” in July 2017, among some of Albert Einstein’s collection of personal effects was this Davidoff sandblasted billiard with an estimate of 5,000–8,000 GBP. The realized price? It was tenfold more than the House anticipated, 52,500 GBP or $67,200. Someone wanted this pipe at any price.


[[File:Rapaport-Pipe-Auctions-24-Einstein.jpg|thumb|center|600px|Courtesy, Christie’s, London]]
[[File:Rapaport-Pipe-Auctions-24-Einstein.jpg|thumb|center|600px|Courtesy, Christie’s, London]]