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What do y'all think about the Tarragona Absinthe glass? You know, the two-piece unit? I'm thinking about picking up a set of those.

DG

I think the hole is too fucking big.

I'll sell you a set though.

Is the one you're staring at part of the set?

DG

I bought two sets, but I never use them.

PM with the price of one set, if you will.

DG

You got it.

I believe they ground the hole too big on the brouille.
I have an idea for filling the hole and redrilling, that I need to try.

You could drop a La Perruche sugar cube over the hole to slow it down. (since those disolve slowly that might help)

Or I could use the older one I have that has a small hole.

I don't have an older one yet, so I'm looking at improvising a fix.
How big is the hole on an original?

The hole is about 1.5 mm on the old Tarragona and about 3.5 mm on the vintage French one I have.

Thanks, I will get a mini drill bit in those sizes.
I found some crystal clear casting resin, and I will test fill one of the holes and redrill the opening.

New old reservoir glass.

Nice piece of glass!

DG

That's exactly the one that flew out of my bag and shattered on a sidewalk in Brooklyn. Found it for 80 Euros at the Paris flea market.
Cool glass, like a Lyonnaise, but w/ a reservoir. The only drawback is the reservoir being 15ml.

Mine, but not for long.

That's an incredible spoon Marc! I've never seen a Tour Eiffel quite like that. Glad to see you here, I was very impressed by the fountains you made & posted at La Fee Verte!

Wow!

Where did you find it?

I need one of those.

Do you always drink your absinthe from the floor?

Digit Boy should get one.
His kid's name's on it.

I got the spoon about two years ago from a man in California. His late wife had lived in France in the late 1970s, and she picked up the spoon from a flea market there.

I never start off drinking absinthe from the floor, but after a few glasses I end up there.

Good to be here (after months of skulking around -- I mean "lurking")!

If any of you guys are interested in this lovely spoon (& who wouldn't be?) here's the link that Marc is too polite to post:
Marc's Tour Eiffel Spoon

I had to drop out of the bidding. One month buying absinthe & accessories has already cost us more than we budgeted for Christmas....Good luck to you guys, I hope to see this spoon at LF04!

I gave up at $80.

DG

Hmmm...

Maybe I've chosen the wrong time of the year to sell it. Which is the month when people are flush with cash?

I know very little about antique spoon values, but my instincts tell me this one would still be a good deal at $100. Unfortunately there is no way I could ever pay that kind of money for an absinthe spoon, even one as rare as this.

When are people flush? November might have been good, when people were just getting started on Xmas buying & had money still....January when those with relatives get checks....late April/May when the tax returns come thru....

Good luck Marc! I hope you get what it's worth!

$100 wouldn't be the deal of the century, but it would be quite low. I'm sure he has a good reserve on it. Expect fireworks in the last seconds.

Yup!

fireworks in the last couple hours...

damn it

Who exactly is that Horace guy anyway? He bids on almost every absinthe auction, bids very high very early, and then rarely if ever wins the item because he drove the price through the roof and can no longer afford it.

If he's a member here, I'll give respect where respect is due, but his auction etiquette makes ZERO sense to me.

HOROPIE!!!

Careful what you say about my friend Horace.

Although he does tend to bid early, I've never once seen him "drive the price through the roof". His initial bids are almost always low, as is the case with this spoon (which almost certainly has a reserve price in excess of $700). It's also nonsense to say he "rarely if ever wins the item". On the contrary, with over 300 positive feedbacks in the last two years, he's clearly successful a lot of the time.

Some possible reasons why Horace bids early:
a) it tells other collectors that he is interested in the item, which often results in the exchange of interesting information by email.
b) by declaring his interest in this way, other members of the very small community of serious absinthiana buyers on eBay may decide to stand down and let him have a free run on the item. Particularly where the item is not a major rarity, this happens suprisingly often. Forgoing this opportunity, is in fact one of the disadvantages of playing your cards close to your chest and only sniping in the last seconds.
c) its a free country: why the hell shouldn't he bid when he wants.

Bidding on any auction, eBay included, is a subtle art. There are no right or wrong answers. Don't knock an experienced bidder just because you may not comprehend his motives or methods.

Here endeth the lesson.

OXY!!!!!!!!!

At almost $200, eeezzz too reeech for my blood!

DG

It will get a lot richer, even before the reserve is met.

Ain't that the truth.

DG

I'm not sure if this will show up or not. I found it at an antique shop here in town. It is not a true absinthe glass, but it was inexpensive and I thought it was nice.

There are a number of depression era glasses that make a nice serviceable absinthe glass.
I once had a knowlegeable collector mistake one I used (as a throw down traveling glass) as a cut Mazagran glass.
If you like it, use it and have fun.

Hey guys look what I just bought 5 minutes ago!!!!

Well, well!
Boingy went and got the glass he wanted.
Congratulations.

Thanks bro!!!I'm so happy!!That's my first vintage item. I wanna start a serious collection.

I was looking at that glass; nearly bid on it too! I'm glad someone from the Lounge got it. Congrats!

Le Gimp, I notice in the background of your photo is a framed Emile Pernot label. I have one of those, signed by Mr Pernot (I'm told; it's hard to read). Possibly from Peter?

Lesson taken, master.

There's nothing wrong with bidding early. I bid early sometimes too.
Bidding high early, however, can make someone appear to be a friend of the auctioneer who is artificially inflating the price of the item. Happens all the time on eBay. I'm not saying Horace does this, and if you vouch for him then I'll back off, and acknowledge my criticism of his methods may be a bit obtuse.

However, from the point of view of someone who is looking for a bargain and doesn't have money to burn, bidding in an auction with Horace can be a bit frustrating. I guess that means his methods work.

Yes, I got the label when I purchased the book a while back.

I think it brighents up my desk.


Absnethoman. Great looking glass. Congratulations on the purchase.

One of the local antique dealers called me and left a message that she has a plate which is printed with a scene of "The Old Absinthe House" in New Orleans.

I've not been able to find any information on such plates on the internet. Has anyone heard of such?

I'll probably go by and look at it this afternoon, since she only wants $9 for it.

My new antique East glass filled with a most delicious Pontarlier-style absinthe. Mmmmmm....