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Eyrup died May 16, 2005, but left the World a compelling body of work to remember him by while appreciating his artistry. Hopefully we can flush out more of the details of his life, especially those that would give us a better glimpse into his mentors, inspirations, and daily routines that facilitated his amazing pipes.
Eyrup died May 16, 2005, but left the World a compelling body of work to remember him by while appreciating his artistry. Hopefully we can flush out more of the details of his life, especially those that would give us a better glimpse into his mentors, inspirations, and daily routines that facilitated his amazing pipes.


Here are two beautiful examples of Sabri's artistry with descriptions, courtesy [http://smokingpipes.com SmokingPipes.com]:
Here are two beautiful examples of Sabri's artistry with descriptions, courtesy [http://smokingpipes.com SmokingPipes.com]:
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<gallery caption="The following pipes were carved in 1986. They're numbered, and have Sabir's initials on the stem end. Courtesy, Carl">
File:Sabri Monk1.JPG
File:Sabri Monk2.JPG
File:Sabri MoonMan1.JPG
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<gallery widths=200px heights=200px caption="The following pipes were carved in 1986. They're numbered, and have Sabir's initials on the stem end. Courtesy, Carl">
File:Sabri Monk1.JPG
File:Sabri Monk2.JPG
File:Sabri MoonMan1.JPG
File:Sabri MoonMan2.JPG
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[[File:EyupSabris horse.jpg|thumb|left|A rare horse from a private collection (all rights reserved)]]The horse on the left is signed and dated 1999. It came with a full presentation case, plaque, and matching carved tamper, but did not come with papers.  Sabri did a long series of unicorns that look exactly like this horse but have a single spiral, which is threaded so it can be unscrewed and stored for safekeeping (An example of Sabri's unicorn appears toward the top left of this article). The spiral on these unicorns was made from black water buffalo horn. This horse to the left is not just a unicorn with a missing spiral, however, as there is no threaded hole made to receive it. It's a huge piece, weighing in at a hefty 148 grams.  
[[File:EyupSabris horse.jpg|thumb|left|A rare horse from a private collection (all rights reserved)]]The horse on the left is signed and dated 1999. It came with a full presentation case, plaque, and matching carved tamper, but did not come with papers.  Sabri did a long series of unicorns that look exactly like this horse but have a single spiral, which is threaded so it can be unscrewed and stored for safekeeping (An example of Sabri's unicorn appears toward the top left of this article). The spiral on these unicorns was made from black water buffalo horn. This horse to the left is not just a unicorn with a missing spiral, however, as there is no threaded hole made to receive it. It's a huge piece, weighing in at a hefty 148 grams.  
[[File:EyupSabris grouping.jpg|thumb|A grouping from a private collection (all rights reserved)]] In the grouping on the right, uppermost are two signed and dated Sabris. The straight billiard on the left of the grouping has a horn stem pierced with an arabesque accented band around the top of the bowl. It has a slotted (double-wall) rim that allows light from above to shine through the pinhole piercings.  It is signed and dated 1998, but came without a tamper or papers.  At right in this grouping is a tiny arabesque pot, which is signed and dated 1998.
[[File:EyupSabri arabesque.jpg|thumb|left|A spectacular arabesque-and-Sabri-signature bold flowers, 1/2 bent pot from a private collection (all rights reserved)]] The Sabri arabesque and signature bold flowers, 1/2 bent pot to the left is in a blue presentation case with a white lid. The white lid suggests the pipe is circa 1984 -85). It is also a "ring" (a la Sevket [[Gezer]], who carved along side of Sabri at the time).  That arabesque or "Celtic knot band around the upper part of the bowl is actually detached from the bowl itself, and rotates smoothly over sloping channels of bundled papyrus reeds while at the same time being retained securely against separation from the bowl by overhanging and under-slung ledges.  This "concentric, pinched-at-the-waist-bundles of reeds" is echoed in the shank and crown treatments. While very large, the pipe only weighs 49.2 grams.




[[File:EyupSabris grouping.jpg|thumb|A grouping from a private collection (all rights reserved)]] In the grouping on the right, uppermost are two signed and dated Sabris. The straight billiard on the left of the grouping has a horn stem pierced with an arabesque accented band around the top of the bowl. It has a slotted (double-wall) rim that allows light from above to shine through the pinhole piercings.  It is signed and dated 1998, but came without a tamper or papers.  At right in this grouping is a tiny arabesque pot, which is signed and dated 1998.




[[File:EyupSabri arabesque.jpg|thumb|left|A spectacular arabesque-and-Sabri-signature bold flowers, 1/2 bent pot from a private collection (all rights reserved)]] The Sabri arabesque and signature bold flowers, 1/2 bent pot to the left is in a blue presentation case with a white lid. The white lid suggests the pipe is circa 1984 -85). It is also a "ring" (a la Sevket [[Gezer]], who carved along side of Sabri at the time). That arabesque or "Celtic knot band around the upper part of the bowl is actually detached from the bowl itself, and rotates smoothly over sloping channels of bundled papyrus reeds while at the same time being retained securely against separation from the bowl by overhanging and under-slung ledges. This "concentric, pinched-at-the-waist-bundles of reeds" is echoed in the shank and crown treatments. While very large, the pipe only weighs 49.2 grams.
<gallery widths=200px heights=185px caption="A beautiful example purchased by Bill Littell USCG MKCS Ret. in 1984 while stationed just west of Istanbul">
File:Sabri Littell.JPG
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