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George Balabushka
Ray 'Cool Cat' Martin circa early 1970s |
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- Ray 'Cool Cat' Martin's personal Balabushka
- Burton Spain forearm ~ ebony points w/ black, mahogany, grey-blue & natural veneers
- 'Bushka' ring w/ mother of pearl dots
- ebony butt sleeve w/ very unique mother of pearl inlay pattern & gold 'wedding band' rings
- black dacron Cortland wrap (Ray's wrap of choice)
- two shafts 13.3mm ivory ferrules
- 57.25" ~ 19.8 ounces
- 100% original condition
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$40,000 ~ Q2210 |
| Frank Paradise circa 1960 |
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~ from Willie Mosconi ~
~ to Mickey Mantle ~
- Frank Paradise Titlist conversion presentation cue
- a gift from Willie Mosconi, the greatest pool player of all time, to his friend Mickey Mantle, #7 center fielder and home run king of the 1950s and 1960s NY Yankees
- own a unique piece of baseball and billiard history
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$30,000 ~ Q2168 |
| George Balabushka circa 1970 |
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- Burton Spain forearm
- Four points ebony w/ black, mahogany, green and natural veneers & mother of pearl diamonds
- 'Bushka' ring above wrap
- Matching 'Bushka' style ring below wrap
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$30,000 ~ Q2236 |
| George Balabushka circa late 1960s |
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- full splice Burton Spain blank
- four points ebony w/ black, orange, green & natural veneers inlaid w/ mother of pearl dots & diamonds
- ebony afterwrap inlaid w/ mother pearl dots, diamonds & rectangles
- total of 26 mother of pearl inlays
- stainless steel piloted joint
- black leather wrap
- restored by Pete Tascarella
- two new shafts 13mm ivory ferrules by Tscarella
- two original appearing shafts
- 57.5" ~ 19.5 ounces
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$28,000 ~ Q2189 |
| George Balabushka circa 1967 |
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- Burton Spain full splice blank
- four points ebony w/ black, orange, green, natural veneers & mother of pearl diamonds into straight grain maple forearm
- ebony butt sleeve w/ mother of pearl diamonds & name plate
- stainless steel joint w/ black phenolic and nickel silver trim rings
- Cortland white w/ green speck Irish linen wrap
- 100% original
- two shafts 12.5mm w/ ivory ferrules & Champion tips
- 57" ~ 19.8 ounces
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$28,000 ~ Q2198 |
| Samxara 2010 |
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- Bird's eye maple forearm and butt sleeve
- Aafzalia burl intarsia butterfly
- Design trimmed with very thin red, yellow, orange, and black veneers
- Tiger eye stone oval inlays
- Tiger eye stone joint and butt cap inlays
- Uni-loc joint pin
- Two 13 mm shafts with ivory ferrules Moori tips
- 58" - 19.0 ounces
- New cue - serial number 2064
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$27,000 ~ Q2240 |
| Thomas Wayne 1993 |
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- Early 4th and 5th axis cue design
- 137 individual ivory inlays - no two alike
- Includes 4th axis ivory tubes
- Monster rated cue - CueZilla.com
- Amazing cue
- Great work of art
- Investment quality
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$19,500 ~ Q2231 |
| Frank Coster circa 1980s |
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- very rare Coster cue with points and inlays
- four points rosewood w/ black, natural, blue, orange veneers & mother of pearl dots into straight grain mapleforearm
- rosewood butt sleeve divided into four windows w/ barbell inlays & mother of pearl rings
- stainless steel flat faced joint w/ 5/16" x 18 pin & maple stitch rings
- white w/ green speck Irish linen wrap
- very good original condition
- includes original Coster joint protectors
- one shaft 12.7mm
- 58" ~ 19.6 ounces
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$17,000 ~ Q1960 |
| Jerry Olivier 2007 |
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- 'tribute to the six generations of Corvette'
- ebony, ivory & silver masterpiece
- ringtail lizard wrap
- scrimshawed by world class scrimshaw artist Sandra Brady
- this cue is featured in the 3rd edition of the Billiard Encyclopedia
- depicted are six Vettes, one from each generation
- C1 1957 feulie ~ venetian red & arctic white
- C2 1967 tri-carb 427 ~ greenwood green
- C3 1969 ZL1 ~ can-am white
- C4 1996 grand sport ~ admiral blue & arctic white
- C5 2004 Z51 convertible ~ magnetic red II
- C6 2007 ZO6 ~ velocity yellow
- two shafts 13mm with ivory ferrules
- custom joint protectors
- Ron Thomas custom case of black Italian kid skin, white leather Chevy 'bowtie' insert & scrimshawed ivory
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$14,500 ~ Q2186 |
| George Balabushka circa 1959 |
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- rosewood full splice house cue conversion
- curly maple forearm
- brass joint w/ stainless steel 5/16" 14 pin
- white and black joint collar rings
- smooth black leather wrap
- 57.25" ~ 19.75 ounces
- two shafts 13mm ivory ferrules
- one of George Balabushka's earliest cues
- restored by Pete Tascarella
- plays fantastic
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$13,500 ~ Q2211 |
| Gus Szamboti circa 1971 |
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- Gus Szamboti's first inlaid cue
- full splice Titlist conversion
- four points rosewood w/ purple, green, mahogany, maple veneers
- mother of pearl dots & diamonds into straight grain maple forearm
- rosewood afterwrap w/ 12 mother of pearl dots
- delrin butt plate without bumper
- stainless steel piloted joint w/ 5/16" x 14 pin
- black phenolic joint collars w/ white phenolic rings
- white w/ green speck Cortland wrap
- good original condition
- two shafts 13.1mm & 12.3mm ivory ferrules
- 58" ~ 21.7 oz ~ 21 oz
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$11,500 ~ Q2154 |
| Samsara 2008 |
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- ten ivory points engraved with highly intricate and delicate scroll work
- black ebony forearm and butt sleeve
- engraved ivory joint and butt cap
- double row ivory diamond decor rings @abcde
- black lizard wrap
- uni-loc joint pin
- two 13 mm shafts with ivory ferrules moori tips
- 58" ~ 19.3 ounces
- one of a kind Samsara gallery masterpiece
- serial number 1986
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$10,000 ~ Q2214 |
| Gus Szamboti circa mid 1980s |
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- this may not be the fanciest Szamboti but it may be the rarest
- authenticated by Barry Szamboti as the only jump cue Gus ever made
- four point rosewood full splice house cue
- 3/8" x 10 flat face joint
- Penn white w/ green speck linen wrap
- Hoppe style butt plate
- 100% original including the tip
- very good condition
- one shaft 13.6mm very stiff taper ivory ferrule
- 42.4" ~ 12.9 ounces
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$9,000 ~ Q1636 |
| Marquetry Cue circa mid 1800s |
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- European made
- approximately 150 years old
- very elaborate marquetry
- featuring girl skipping rope
- two points w/ four veneers
- points transform into butterflys at bottom
- ivory joint
- ivory butt plate w/ leather pad
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WAS: $8,800
NOW: $6,900 ~ Q2216 |
| David Paul Kersenbrock circa mid 1970s |
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- very early & rare
- three points bloodwood with ebony veneer into tulipwood forearm
- tulipwood butt sleeve with three bloodwood windows, one window inlaid with a British lion
- white linen based phenolic butt cap
- white linen based phenolic joint w/ 3/8 x 11 brass pin
- decor rings also @ abcde
- white w/ brown speck Irish linen wrap
- good original condition
- three shafts 11.8mm ~ 13.2mm ~ 13.3mm
- 58.5" ~ 20.1 ounces
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$7,500 ~ Q2083 |
| Craig Petersen circa 1980 |
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- six cocobolo points into bird's eye maple forearm
- cocobolo butt sleeve w/ maple & cocobolo decor rings
- white w/ black speck Irish linen wrap
- stainless steel piloted joint
- good original condition
- two shafts ~ 13mm & 12.7mm
- 58" ~ 19.8 ounces
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WAS: $7,000
NOW: $6,300 ~ Q2103 |
| Libra circa early 1990s |
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- eight ivory points w/ ebony veneers & silver inlays into fiddleback maple forearm
- ebony butt sleeve w/ ivory windows & notched ivory diamonds
- total of 40 ivory & silver inlays
- fancy ivory & silver decor rings @ abcde
- black Irish linen wrap
- flat faced joint w/ 3/8" brass pin
- probably the finest known example of the highly collectible Libra cue
- test played only
- two shafts 13mm
- 58" ~ 19.4 ounces
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WAS: $6,900
NOW: $5,500 ~ Q1833 |
| Salesman's Sample circa early 1900s |
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- extremely rare salesman's sample set of eight highly detailed miniature cues
- approximately 15" long
- four of the cues are jointed with brass joints
- ivory ferrules & rings
- leather tips
- true full butterfly and pointed splices
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$6,600 ~ Q2085 |
| Frank Coster circa 1982 |
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- maple forearm
- rare white delrin butt sleeve w/ black delrin butt cap
- stainless steel flat face joint
- black leather wrap
- very good original condition
- two shafts 13mm & 12.3mm
- 58.25" ~ 19.9 ounces
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$5,700 ~ Q1859 |
| Samsara 2010 |
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- Cocobolo forearm
- Six long camitillo points
- Sixshort camitillo points
- Holly veneers
- Camitillo, holly opposing fantail design in cocobolo
- Holly and camitillo triple diamond ring design
- Calf skin leather wrap
- Radial pin
- Two shafts 13mm
- 58" - 19.1 ounces
- New cue - serial number 2071
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$5,500 ~ Q2242 |
| Frank Coster circa 1987 |
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- solid bird's eye maple forearm & afterwrap w/ honey colored stain
- white w/ black speck Irish linen wrap
- stainless steel joint
- great playing cue
- very good original condition, don't pass up an opportunity to own a Frank Coster cue
- two shafts 12.7mm & 12.9mm
- 58" ~ 19.25 ounces
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$5,200 ~ Q2057 |
| Joss West circa mid 1970s |
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- four ivory points w/ black, double red, black veneers into stained bird's eye maple forearm
- stained bird's eye maple butt sleeve w/ eight large ivory diamonds between ivory rings
- stainless steel piloted joint
- white w/ tan speck Irish linen wrap
- excellent condition
- two shafts 13mm ivory ferrules
- 58" ~ 20 ounces
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$5,000 ~ Q1827 |
| Frank Coster circa 1980s |
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- solid straight grain maple front & back w/ honey colored stain
- white w/ black speck Irish linen wrap
- stainless steel joint
- great playing cue
- very good original condition
- one shaft 12.8mm
- 58" ~ 20.1 ounces
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$4,800 ~ Q1956 |
| Richard Black circa mid 1980s |
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- personal playing cue of Jack Colavita
- four points ebony w/ black, green, black, green veneers & ivory starbursts into maple forearm
- ebony butt sleeve w/ ivory diamonds & starbursts
- black leather wrap
- stainless steel piloted joint
- refinished by Richard Black
- two shafts 12.3mm ivory ferrules
- 58" ~ 19.6 ounces
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WAS: $4,700
NOW: $4,100 ~ Q2070 |
| Harvey Martin circa 1950s |
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- solid curly / bird's eye maple forearm and afterwrap
- ivory joint and joint collar on shaft
- ivory butt plate with brown rubber bumper
- brown leather wrap
- good original condition
- one shaft 13mm with ivory ferrule
- 57.5" ~ 19.7 ounces
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WAS: $4,400
NOW: $3,600 ~ Q2049 |
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