▲ (Right side of the bowl)
― S [3 dots]―
Artisan: Patrice Sébilo stopped his pipe-maker activities when he sold in 2002 his workshop at Herbignac to Trever Talbert.
The petrified oak used by Sébilo (and Talbert) came from the Brière marshes (Brittany FR). This wood has been radiocarbon dated: 1497 to 1171 BC. Dentochronologic dating tests on a sample led to a 1342 BC date (1).
(1) VISSET GIRARDCLOS LAMBERT In Quaternaire 1994, vol. 5, no2, pp. 69-77
"The more the grain is tight, the more it is hard, the more it is fire-resistant" (the carver). One to four dots on Sébilo's bowls indicate the hardness grade of the morta.
The pipe-maker's advices:
(1) VISSET GIRARDCLOS LAMBERT In Quaternaire 1994, vol. 5, no2, pp. 69-77
▲ (Underside)
― P M ―
Artisan: Eckhard Seemann (1953 - †2012) started making pipes in 2009. The "P M" initials stand for "PiepenMoker", Eckhard's brand name.
PiepenMoker (Plattdeutsch) = Pfeifenmacher (German) = Pipe maker (English)
Grading (not stamped on the pipes):
▲ (Left side) SENATOR
(Right side) Real Briar
(Underside) 3
▲ (Left side)
Ser Jacopo, dalla Gemma
Fatta a Mano In Italia
(Underside)
Fiammata
SMERALDO
G
(Right side)
Per Aspera ad Astra
Founder of the brand in 1982: Giancarlo Guidi (1943 - †2012)
Production (2006): ~ 6000 pipes/year
Ser Jacopo seconds: Gepetto
Finish mark:
▲ (Underside)
Sergio
18 KS 1
Hand Made, Cicciago - Italy
▲ (Underside)
SEThile 07 27 D
▲ Artisan: Scott E. Thile is a piano tuner technician and musician who started to carve pipes in 2006.
Gradings until Aug 2012 (ascending): D, C, B and A.
Pipes are no more graded after this date.
Dating: a 2 digits number indicates the year of manufacture (07 = 2007). A second number corresponds to the manufacture order .
Series (2013):