A MEERSCHAUM PIPE OF THE SHERLOCKIAN ACTOR H.A. SAINTSBURY

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THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF PIPES, SMOKING MEMORABILIA AND PAINTINGS OF MR. ALFRED DUNHILL. PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING LOTS ARE NON DUNHILL BRANDED ITEMS, AND FROM MR.ALFRED DUNHILL'S PERSONAL COLLECTION ONLY. LOTS ARE NOT BEING OFFERED FROM THE DUNHILL MUSEUM AND ARCHIVE COLLECTION.

A MEERSCHAUM PIPE OF THE SHERLOCKIAN ACTOR H.A. SAINTSBURY

CIRCA 1903

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A MEERSCHAUM PIPE OF THE SHERLOCKIAN ACTOR H.A. SAINTSBURY
CIRCA 1903
THE SILVER MOUNTED LEATHER CASE ENGRAVED H A SAINTSBURY ON HIS 500TH PERFORMANCE OF SHERLOCK HOLMES DEC 21ST 1903
8¼IN. (21CM.) LONG

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Lot Essay

IN 1916 G.B. SAMUELSON MADE A BRITISH PRODUCTION OF 'THE VALLEY OF FEAR'. H.A. SAINTSBURY WAS CAST IN THE LEAD ROLE. HE ALSO STARRED IN DOYLE'S PLAY OF 'THE SPECKLED BAND'.

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