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Barry Szamboti
"The Gambler" 2000 |
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- 'The Gambler'
- One of a kind
- Cue made for Gus DeStafano ~ Gus' casino buddy
- Hard 8's were Gus' favorite craps bet
- Ebony and ivory masterpiece
- A great collectible with a history
- Fancy ivory & ebony joint protectors
- Custom Whitten case
- Three shafts w/ Moori tips & ivory ferrules
- 58" ~ 20.5 ounces
- Cue in my personal collection
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$35,000 ~ Q1997 |
Harvey Martin
'Ivory Handle' circa 1970 |
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- Ivory handle Harvey Martin
- Made for billiard player Jim McFarlane
- One of eight known to exist
- One of two that separates into three butt pieces
- Pristine 100% original condition
- Extremely rare and desirable
- Probably the finest example in existence
- High end cue collector's dream come true
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$32,000 ~ Q2215 |
Frank Paradise
'Mickey Mantle' 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 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
- I've won a bar table 8 ball tournament with this cue
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$28,000 ~ Q2198 |
Frank Coster
"Meatloaf" circa 1984 |
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- Mr. Coster's first inlaid cue
- 'Gambler' theme
- Cue was made in trade for meatloaf dinners
- 40+ mother of pearl and wood inlays
- Rosewood, mother of pearl inlays, wood inlays & veneer strips were supplied by Martin Guitar Co.
- White w/ double black speck Irish linen wrap
- Flat face stainless steel joint w/ 5/16" x 18 pin
- Two shafts 12.85mm & 12.9mm 3.9 oz w/ ivory ferrules
- 58.25" ~ 19.3 ounces ~ 18.5" balance point
- Excellent original condition
- Cue is in my personal collection
- I've won a few bar table 8 ball tournaments with this cue
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$19,500 ~ Q2229 |
Frank Coster
"Road Player" 1984 |
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- Mr. Coster's second inlaid cue
- 'Roadplayer' theme
- Bird's eye maple front & back
- 50 mother of pearl inlays
- Mother of pearl inlays were supplied by Martin Guitar Co.
- White w/ double black speck Irish linen wrap
- Flat faced stainless steel joint w/ 5/16" x 18 pin
- Two shafts ~ 13.1 mm & 13 mm ~ one w/ ivory ferrule
- 58.25" ~ 19.3 ounces ~ 18.5" balance point
- Excellent original condition
- Cue is in my personal collection
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$18,500 ~ Q2232 |
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 @ joint
- 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 |
Cal Hedden
'Titlist' circa 1971 |
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- Cal Hedden ~ circa 1971 ~ cuemaker from Pekin, IL
- Titlist conversion with more work into it than any other Titlist conversion I've ever seen
- Cue was made for his daughter Linda aka "Punky Punk", she was aspiring to become a pro player
- Interesting double threaded joint, 5/16" x 18 brass joint screw plus stainless steel shaft collar is male threaded and the inside of the stainless steel butt joint collar is female threaded
- Shaft has 9" curly maple bottom end with 40 inlays attached to straight grain maple front. The shaft is 12.25mm at the ferrule and remains so for 15"
- Rosewood handle is checkered like a gun stock with veneers and interesting marquetry work spiraling 180* around
- The forearm is gun drilled 3", there is a 3" tenon on the handle with a 5/16" screw to attach it to the forearm
- This has to be one of the first examples of coring a cue
- Cue in my personal collection
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$15,550 ~ Q2205 |
Cal Hedden
'Titlist' circa 1971 |
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- Quality and ingenuity and execution with attention to detail is over the top
- All this and consider it was done 38 years ago, a ton of time was put into this cue
- The checkering is perfect, a good gunsmith would be proud of this work
- Cal was certainly influenced by the top cuemakers of the day
- He owned 'Cue Paradise' a pool hall in Pekin, IL from 1967 to 1972 and put on 14.1 tournaments so he was sure to see all of the great cues, there was a time when pool players played with great cues
- He was also influenced by cuemakers of the 19th century, the veneer work and marquetry is certainly 'old school'
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$15,550 ~ Q2205 |
Cal Hedden
'Titlist' circa 1971 |
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- This photo shows the double threading on the joint and the tenon on the handle
- Two shafts ~ one with a curly maple splice and many inlays
- Cored forearm ~ way ahead of his time ~ notice how thin the Titlist is under the ring
- Inscribed ~ 'Designed & Handmade 1971 by Daddy' & 'For Punky Punk'
- Cue in my personal collection
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$15,550 ~ Q2205 |
George Balabushka
circa 1960s |
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- Rosewood Titlist conversion
- Brass piloted joint w/ walrus ivory decor rings
- Walrus ivory butt plate
- Brown leather wrap
- 58" ~ 20.1 ounces
- Balance point from bottom ~ 18.5"
- One shaft 12.6 mm ivory ferrule
- Cue in my personal collection
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$15,000 ~ Q2135 |
Jerry Olivier
Sandra Brady 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
- 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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$11,500 ~ Q2186 |
George Balabushka
circa mid 1960s |
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- Full Splice Titlist conversion
- Four points rosewood with purple, green, mahogany and maple veneers
- Rosewood afterwrap with 16 mother of pearl inlays
- Black leather wrap
- Stainless steel piloted joint with 5/16" x 14 pin
- One shaft 12.1mm with linen phenolic ferrule
- Cue is all original
- Very good condition
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$11,500 ~ Q2252 |
George Balabushka
circa 1959 |
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- Rosewood full splice house cue conversion
- Curly maple forearm
- Brass joint w/ stainless steel 5/16" x 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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$10,500 ~ Q2211 |
Barry Szamboti
1998 |
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- Four points Hawaiian koa wood into fiddle back maple forearm
- Purple, mahogany, green & maple veneers
- Hawaiian koa wood butt sleeve
- Hoppe style butt plate
- Butt cap and rubber bumper from Gus' inventory
- Penn white w/ green speck Irish linen wrap
- Piloted ivory joint w/ 5/16" x 14 pin
- Ivory decor ring @ joint collars
- Six shafts:
- 4 Barry Szamboti ~ 2 x 29" & 2 x 30" w/ ivory ferrules Moori tips
- 1 Predator 314 ~ 30" by PFD w/ ivory ferrule Moori tip
- 1 OB1 ~ 29" by Samsara Moori tip
- Hawaiian koa wood given to Gus by 'Hawaiian Brian'
- One of three cues made from this wood
- Cue in my personal collection
- I've won numerous bar table 8 ball tournaments with this cue
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$9,999 ~ Q0055 |
Gus Szamboti
"Jump cue" 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 Irish 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 |
Gus Szamboti
circa 1976 |
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- Four rosewood points w/ double black, mahogany, natural veneers into bird's eye maple forearm
- Rosewood butt sleeve
- Black leather wrap
- Maple stitch decor rings at joint
- Stainless steel piloted joint w/ 5/16" x 14 pin
- Two shafts 12.9mm w/ ivory ferrules & Moori tips
- 59" ~ 20.2 ounces
- Very good original condition
- I've won a bar table 8 ball tournament with this cue
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$9,000 ~ Q2250 |
Marquetry Cue
circa mid 1800s |
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- European made
- Approximately 150 years old
- Very elaborate marquetry
- Faturing 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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$8,800 ~ Q2216 |
Joel Hercek
'Greek Goddess' 1999 |
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- Four full splice cocobolo points w/ black, brown, natural veneers & engraved ivory inlays into fiddleback maple forearm
- Cocobolo afterwrap w/ engraved ivory inlays & ivory bars
- Piloted ivory joint w/ 5/16" x 14 pin
- Smooth black leather wrap
- Custom ivory & cocobolo joint protectors by Skip Tasker
- two shafts ~ 12.9mm w/ ivory ferrules & Moori tips
- Cue has been on the cover of 'Billiard's Digest' & 'American Cueist' magazines
- Cue in my personal collection
- I've won a few bar table 8 ball tournaments with this cue
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$7,700 ~ Q0555 |
Paul Dayton
Sandra Brady 2008 |
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- ‘Catittude' ~ great name for a great cue
- From smallest to largest, their attitude is undeniable! Nine wild cats are on the alert and ready to attack.
- Paul Dayton created an extremely nice palette with the attention to detail for which Paul is well known.
- Veneered ivory prongs into a wild piece of Wildwood maple burl and beautiful grain pattern that is enhanced by the Wildwood treatment.
- Chatoyancy comparable to mother of pearl, some of the grain appears ¼” deep.
- The multi-hued wood gleams with the colors of their habitats, from deep jungle to open grasslands.
- Three of the points show detail of the some of the big cats strikingly marked fur.
- The prong and veneer work is sharp and exact.
- Tasteful ring work, matching joint protectors and cordovan leather wrap top off the cue.
- Two shafts.
- New cue.
- One of a kind artistic masterpiece.
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$7,700 ~ Q2258 |
David Paul
Kersenbrock circa mid 1970s |
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- Very early & rare DPK
- 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 |
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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- 'Merry Widow' straight grain maple
- 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 |
Frank Coster
circa 1987 |
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- 'Merry Widow' bird's eye maple 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 |
Libra
Sanchez & Potter circa early 1990s |
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- Johnny Sanchez & Jack Potter ~ Libra cuemakers
- 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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$4,900 ~ Q1833 |
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