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May 2022 Premier Pipe Auction

Assorted Ming-Kahuna Pipe Tampers

This auction ended on May 15, 2022.

Start price: $50

Estimated price: $100 - $300

Buyer's Premium: 25%

Description

Item/Description: Three Ming-Kahuna pipe tampers in various shapes and colors. Lot includes: "Rotwang" in War (red/grey/black) "Bluto" in black w red/blue and a spiral shape in dark browns.
From their website: "Ming-Kahuna was founded nineteen years ago based upon a single core premise: art that works….It was to be an equal partnership of form and function. It was to be a pipe tool designed and built to last a lifetime…The notion was to create tomorrow’s heirlooms today…Something Ming for everyone."
(Tobacciana, Smoking Pipe Tool, Arthur Ruppelt)

Material: Acrylic / Resin / Acetate

Dimensions: Height range: 3 1/4" – 3 1/2"

Condition: Minor wear and use.

Age: 20th Century

Provenance: Private Estate

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