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will remain in private hands until the owner finds a more opportune time to sell it. It will | will remain in private hands until the owner finds a more opportune time to sell it. It will | ||
probably be in the public eye once again and it may eventually have a new owner. | probably be in the public eye once again and it may eventually have a new owner. | ||
As an aside, Bonham’s County Sale of silver and jewelry in Bath, England, on September 20, 2004, included Lot 231, a Barling & Barling meerschaum pipe with silver fittings, stamped 1883. It sold for only £88 ($111) including premium. This pipe is more the typical format and style of a British meerschaum pipe I would have expected from Barling…smooth finish, uncarved, but exhibiting the company’s fine silver | |||
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[[File:TheFirstPipeShow-1883-Silver-Meer.jpg|thumb|center|600px|Courtesy, [http://bonhams.com/ bonhams.com]]] | [[File:TheFirstPipeShow-1883-Silver-Meer.jpg|thumb|center|600px|Courtesy, [http://bonhams.com/ bonhams.com]]] | ||