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[[File:2562-08-11 at 15.59.21.png|thumb|right| Alfred's Collection - ©CHRISTIE’S.]] | |||
'''Pipe Dreams at Christie’s, The Private Collection of Pipes, Tobacco Jars & Books of Mr. Alfred Dunhill.''' | |||
In 2004, Ben Rapaport made a trip to Richard Dunhill office to conduct a formal appraisal of the library that his grandfather had amassed, because it was headed to auction along with the antique pipe collection. The auction took place shortly thereafter on Wednesday 12 May 2004 at 10.30 am. The catalog description: | |||
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|Christie’s South Kensington, London | |||
|Furniture and Decorative Objects including The Private Collection of Pipes, Tobacco Jars and Books of Mr. Alfred Dunhill (FRN-9840) | |||
|May 12, 2004 | |||
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On March 8th of the same year, Will Bennett announced the auction in his column in The Telegraph[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1456292/Dunhills-pipe-dreams-for-sale.html]. | |||
<blockquote>"Mr. Dunhill began buying pipes, tobacco jars and books on smoking to put in a display cabinet in the shop in St James's but what began as a commercial tactic soon turned into a private passion. A pipe smoker himself, Mr. Dunhill collected pipes and tobacco jars from every corner of the world. | |||
The archive is keeping a few pieces but 120 lots will be auctioned, including a Meerschaum pipe bowl dating from 1880 which could fetch up to £1,200. A pair of late-18th century Delft tobacco jars is estimated at £3,000 to £5,000, while a catalogue of books about tobacco published in 1874 could fetch £3,000. | |||
"He was a real entrepreneur," said Peter Tilley, curator of Dunhill's museum and archive. "He started the pipe collection as a way of supporting his nascent business. But I think that they were very much his personal purchases."</blockquote> | |||
The value of the final bid was not revealed. | |||