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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: bigwull on January 04, 2014, 10:33:26 am
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Hi all, we were at a small local auction today..did,nt get much .in the way of heavy oak tables, but did pick up one piece of unique burning material,..it was tucked away in a box of bric a brac that we paid £6 for.....its a giant Cigar,14in long x 1.1/4 dia,...it was in a wooden cigar box and is still sealed in cellophane,...the box has the name of the maker and the retailer,..Vieil Anvers..Oud Antwerpen....the cigar has a band on it ..Grand Duche...and a picture of a Royal couple..and above the pic is the initials VKW..also on the box is stamped...its name...Long Fellow...
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Bigwull, when I seen this picture listed on a local auction site ..... I figgured you would love it. ;D ;D
The picture, to wit: http://www.auctionzip.com/Full-Image/1977033/fp15.cgi (http://www.auctionzip.com/Full-Image/1977033/fp15.cgi)
The auction site: http://www.auctionzip.com/WV-Auctioneers/2490.html (http://www.auctionzip.com/WV-Auctioneers/2490.html)
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LOL!!..thats one way of making it bigger....but...you know what they say....long and thin goes to far..in..and does,nt please the ladies.... short and thick...************************ ;D
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have been doing some searching, and found similar one,s for sale ..ranging from 150euro,s ..up to 650euro,s...for 1 long fellow cigar..i translated this page ..and hopefully its stayed translated on its way here...
.http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dvieil%2Banvers%2Boud%2Bantwerpen%2Bcigar%26start%3D10%26newwindow%3D1%26sa%3DN%26biw%3D1366%26bih%3D639&rurl=translate.google.co.uk&sl=fr&u=http://haute-normandie.toutypasse.com/annonce/collections-autres/cigare-vieil-anvers-oud-antwerpen-de-collection-1394261&usg=ALkJrhisMC5IBpqte5UySviAsfpMVgkkyg