How much are these cues worth ??

[jrc750]

I have a feeling its more than this cue sold for, but like a fool i hesitated and sent a query asking how long the cue was
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3208023562...84.m1423.l2649

[poolqjunkie]

It is either the seller is a total idiot who has no idea what his cue is worth, or I am an idiot and the cue is not the antique marquetry that I think it is.

[Burwat Champ]

If its a genuine marquetry I have known 1 to go for £950 and have heard of them selling for a bit more

[ADR147]

if it were a proper french exmple you are right it would fetch a grand but i think that is a thurstons cue.

[franksandellsnooker]

It,s a bit of an odd ball this one. Whichever way you look at it it,s too cheap but the marquetary looks almost too clean for a cue C'19th. century. The splicing pattern looks to be in the machine style and the two Thurstons I have do not any splice lines. The cue does not look French which are invariably bulkier in the butt with a short half section ivory shoe one side and leathered on the other to allow for mace style strokes. F.

[jrc750]

Either way, i should of bought it quick, never mind ehh

[ADR147]

its surely worth more than it sold for i agree. i think its 1920's/30's

[cally]

I have a feeling its more than this cue sold for, but like a fool i hesitated and sent a query asking how long the cue was
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3208023562...84.m1423.l2649

Why on earth you wasted time asking about the length i dunno, not as if you were ever gonna use it anyway...:snooker:

[denja]

It,s a bit of an odd ball this one. Whichever way you look at it it,s too cheap but the marquetary looks almost too clean for a cue C'19th. century. The splicing pattern looks to be in the machine style and the two Thurstons I have do not any splice lines. The cue does not look French which are invariably bulkier in the butt with a short half section ivory shoe one side and leathered on the other to allow for mace style strokes. F.

Could not agree more seen identical work on some rifle butts and Guitar inlays this was done by computer type cutter just program the design and out it comes not saying this is the case in the example cue but as the saying goes "Fiendishly these Chinese_

[jrc750]

Why on earth you wasted time asking about the length i dunno,.....

Well i was thinking if it's a very short cue it may be worth a lot less

[poolqjunkie]

Could not agree more seen identical work on some rifle butts and Guitar inlays this was done by computer type cutter just program the design and out it comes not saying this is the case in the example cue but as the saying goes "Fiendishly these Chinese_

All the marquetry I have seen have been machine spliced.
I do not believe the cue in question was done with CNC--but if it was then that was a lot of work to put all those inlay pieces in there. It is probably an old 20-30's cue.
I have seen one with almost the same kind of butt, the little piece on the flat was mother of pearl I believe. The cue I saw was much more complex than this one and the seller was asking for something like 5000 USD.
I love antique marquetry furniture and also marquetry cues, the amount of time and effort put into making them in the early days is just unbelivable.
I have never seen one that was marked with a logo or a company name, am not sure if they just come off over time or if they wer emade unmarked.
Would love to learn more about them.

[Burwat Champ]

This cue is a genuine marquetry with a double flat on the butt dated early 1800's.
A friend of mine bought the cue, unbelievable buy!

[poolqjunkie]

This cue is a genuine marquetry with a double flat on the butt dated early 1800's.
A friend of mine bought the cue, unbelievable buy!

Congrat to your friend, what a great find!
It is possible to find a good deal once in a while on ebay I guess.;-)
May I ask is there a leather part on the butt as well?
Was the flat made of ivory or pearl? It is hard to tell but looks to be ivory to me.
How good and tight are the marquentry pieces?

[jrc750]

This cue is a genuine marquetry with a double flat on the butt dated early 1800's.
A friend of mine bought the cue, unbelievable buy!

Well congrats to him, wish i had followed my instinct and pressed buy lol
Wonder if "Just because its old, doesn't mean its worth a fortune!!" applies

[cheshire cues]

Jackpot

i have the cue...i was;nt 100% sure what i was buying ...but my gud friend andy hunter confirmed to me what i purshased after i sent him pics and described the cue fully to him....has to be one of my best buys even ahead of the joe davis picture badge cue i got off a old guy who told me his dad chauffered joe about and gave him this cue and told him that only 6 were ever made (he stopped them because he did;nt want his picture on the badge only the breaks) dave smith(cuesnveiws) has held this cue and thinks its a very rare prototype