@RockyMountainBriar I agree with you on that Orton. Just looks like something a novice carver would produce. I wouldn't buy the Bones - Special Edition Gold Specimen either.
<<The 155th Anniversary Limited Gold Edition pipe is a striking Bulldog. Making the bulldog shape runs deep into our 155 years of making pipes. The Bulldog shape has been seen in models such as the Oxford, Tibbe’s P.B.R. , Tibbe’s Columbia, The Yale and so may more. It has been featured on our letterhead, postcards, shirts and more.
Our 155th Anniversary Limited Gold Edition features a deep golden Bulldog bowl, hand charred with an inlaid beadline. Each golden, charred, diamond cob shank is hand fitted to a nickel ferrule and topped with stunning Blue Shimmer Italian Acrylic bit. Each is reinforced with a copper dowel, bears the MMC Elite label and comes with a Certificate of Authenticity that includes a hand pressed gold seal embossed with our antique cast iron embosser.>>
<<The “Venus” clay pipe is a late Victorian era pipe that was created using an original circa 1900 bronze mold and features a semi-nude neoclassical woman reclining against the scallop-shaped bowl. She reclines along the narrow stem in a strikingly similar pose to the famous Roman goddess depicted in the well-preserved Pompeii fresco at the Casa di Venus, pre 79 A.D.
Whether purchasing this pipe to enjoy with your favorite tobacco blend, or simply buying it as an elegant keepsake, the Venus will make a fine addition to any collection.
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I agree with you on that Orton. Just looks like something a novice carver would produce.
I wouldn't buy the Bones - Special Edition Gold Specimen either.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/126652541542
<<The 155th Anniversary Limited Gold Edition pipe is a striking Bulldog. Making the bulldog shape runs deep into our 155 years of making pipes. The Bulldog shape has been seen in models such as the Oxford, Tibbe’s P.B.R. , Tibbe’s Columbia, The Yale and so may more. It has been featured on our letterhead, postcards, shirts and more.
<<The “Venus” clay pipe is a late Victorian era pipe that was created using an original circa 1900 bronze mold and features a semi-nude neoclassical woman reclining against the scallop-shaped bowl. She reclines along the narrow stem in a strikingly similar pose to the famous Roman goddess depicted in the well-preserved Pompeii fresco at the Casa di Venus, pre 79 A.D.
Whether purchasing this pipe to enjoy with your favorite tobacco blend, or simply buying it as an elegant keepsake, the Venus will make a fine addition to any collection.
The “Venus” clay pipe is fashioned from non-toxic, commercially produced clay, and bisque fired. Finished with a red glaze tip providing a smooth smoking experience.>>