Collector's Cabinet: Jewelry, Pipes & More
Updated September 17, 2026
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| Date | September 13, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT |
| Type | Online only |
| Auction house | Main Auction Corp |
| Location | Cincinnati, Ohio, 45202 · more auctions in Cincinnati |
| Lots | 293 |
| Estimates | $20 – $6,000 |
What's in this auction
293 lots, mostly jewelry & watches (25), tools & shop equipment (7), memorabilia & autographs (2), antiques & furniture (1). 293 lots have photos and 292 have full descriptions. Pre-sale estimates $20–$6,000 across 293 priced lots. Bidding is online through the auction house's catalog.
Highest-estimated lots
- 14K White Gold 3.00 CTW Natural Diamond Stud Earrings — est. $4,000–$6,000
- 14K Yellow Gold Omega Necklace — est. $1,600–$2,000
- Art Deco Platinum & Diamond Ring — est. $1,000–$2,000
- Vacheron & Constantin Genève Vintage Wristwatch — est. $500–$1,000
- Seiko 6139-6009 Automatic Chronograph Wristwatch with Rolex Bracelet — est. $600–$800
From the auction house
Main Auction Galleries is pleased to present The Collector's Cabinet, an eclectic specialty auction featuring an exceptional selection of collectible tobacco pipes, fine jewelry, watches, tobacciana and gentleman's accessories. At the heart of the sale is the personal pipe collection of Dr. Michael E. Porter, a lifelong enthusiast whose appreciation for fine pipes extended far beyond their use. Dr. Porter worked at The Tinder Box in Columbus before purchasing The Tinder Box in Cleveland and later working at The Pipe Rack in Cleveland. He developed a deep appreciation for the craftsmanship, design and history of pipe making, with a particular fascination for the origin, character and grain of the woods used, especially briar. His collection reflects that passion and includes an extensive selection of Dunhill pipes, with desirable Shell Briar, Root Briar, Tanshell, Red Bark and oversized ODA examples, alongside pipes by Castello, Charatan, Barling, Sasieni, Comoy's, Savinelli, Ser Jacopo and other respected makers. The auction also features tobacco advertising tins and accessories, Dunhill lighters, writing instruments, collectible watches and a selection of fine jewelry, including gold, platinum and diamond pieces. Together, the collection offers an opportunity to acquire objects selected by a collector who genuinely appreciated the materials, origins and craftsmanship behind them for over 50 years. Full catalog and bidding: view on liveauctioneers .
In this auction (293 lots)
Categories: Jewelry & Watches (25) · Tools & Shop Equipment (7) · Memorabilia & Autographs (2) · Antiques & Furniture (1) · Coins & Currency (1) · Fine Art & Prints (1)
- Lot 0001 — Brugo Mastro de Paja "Pesaro" & Ser Jacopo Per Aspera AD Astra Pipes
- Lot 0002 — Comoy's Extraordinaire Pipe
- Lot 0003 — John Bessai Special X Handmade Pipe
- Lot 0004 — Handcrafted Polished Burl Wood Pipe
- Lot 0005 — Willmer Straight Grain AAA Bent Dublin Pipe
- Lot 0006 — Comoy's Made In London 7357 Bent Bulldog Pipe
- Lot 0007 — Bari Wiking & Stanwell Danish Pipes
- Lot 0008 — Ser Jacopo Per Aspera Ad Astra R1 Billiard Pipe
- Lot 0009 — Capitello Corinzio Artigianato Italiano Bent Egg Pipe
- Lot 0010 — Savinelli Nonpareil 99 Sterling Silver Banded Billiard Pipe
- Lot 0011 — 1974 Dunhill Shell Briar ODA 837 Billiard Pipe
- Lot 0012 — Estella Handmade Italian Billiard Pipe
- Lot 0013 — Royal Bruyere Extra 804 Pipe
- Lot 0014 — Ben Wade Golden Matt Handmade Danish Pipe
- Lot 0015 — Posella DP 1 Fatta A Mano Italian Pipe
- Lot 0016 — Harcourt Hand Carved Danish Pipe
- Lot 0017 — Unmarked Silver-Tone Overlay Pipe
- Lot 0018 — Charatan's Make Perfection 30102
- Lot 0019 — Barling's Make Ye Olde Wood 302
- Lot 0020 — Barling's Make Ye Olde Wood 303
- Lot 0021 — Vintage Tobacco & Advertising Tins
- Lot 0022 — Vintage Tobacco & Advertising Tins
- Lot 0023 — Vintage Dunhill & Cope's Tobacco Advertising Tins
- Lot 0024 — Vintage Edgeworth Tobacco Advertising Tins
- Lot 0025 — Vintage Tobacco Advertising Tins, Balkan Sobranie & John Middleton
- Lot 0026 — Vintage Tobacco Advertising Tins, Dunhill Plus
- Lot 0027 — Tobacco Advertising Tins, Prince Albert Plus
- Lot 0028 — Tobacco Advertising Tins, Dunhill Plus
- Lot 0029 — Tobacco Advertising Tins, Sir Walter Raleigh Plus
- Lot 0030 — Ashton Tobacco Tins Plus Arturo Fuente Cigar Box
- Lot 0031 — Tobacco and Cigar Advertising Tins, Dutch Masters Plus
- Lot 0032 — Tobacco and Cigar Advertising Tins, Lucky Strike Plus
- Lot 0033 — Balkan Sobranie Smoking Mixture Tin Plus
- Lot 0034 — Dunhill Elizabethan Tobacco Tins Plus
- Lot 0035 — Dunhill Standard Mixture Medium Tobacco Tin Plus
- Lot 0036 — Partagas Puritos Cigar Tin Plus Advertising Boxes
- Lot 0037 — Dunhill Smoking Tobacco Tins Plus
- Lot 0038 — Dunhill Tobacco Tins Plus
- Lot 0039 — Dunhill Tobacco Tins Plus
- Lot 0040 — Dunhill and John Cotton's Tobacco Tins Plus
- Lot 0041 — Eight Vintage Smoking Pipes with Pipe Racks Plus
- Lot 0042 — Three-Tier Wooden Smoking Pipe Display Rack
- Lot 0043 — Twelve Smoking Pipes with Two-Tier Wooden Pipe Rack
- Lot 0044 — Three-Tier Wooden Smoking Pipe Display Rack
- Lot 0045 — Two-Tier Wooden Smoking Pipe Display Rack
- Lot 0046 — Twenty-Four Vintage Smoking Pipes with Wooden Pipe Rack
- Lot 0047 — Twelve Smoking Pipes with Two-Tier Wooden Pipe Rack
- Lot 0048 — Six Smoking Pipes with Wooden Pipe Rack
- Lot 0049 — Six Smoking Pipes with Wooden Pipe Rack
- Lot 0050 — Barling Make Ye Olde Wood 249
- Lot 0051 — Comoy's Extraordinaire
- Lot 0052 — Comoy's Tiger's Eye
- Lot 0053 — Comoy’s Blue Riband Briar Pipe
- Lot 0054 — Comoy’s Tradition Briar Pipe
- Lot 0055 — Barling’s Make Ye Olde Wood Special 5479
- Lot 0056 — Dunhill Shell Briar ODA 835
- Lot 0057 — Comoy's Tradition 186
- Lot 0058 — Dunhill Shell Briar LBS F/T
- Lot 0059 — Dunhill Shell Briar LBS F/T
- Lot 0060 — Castello Trade Mark Bent Dublin
- Lot 0061 — Dunhill Shell Briar 127
- Lot 0062 — Dunhill Shell Briar 127
- Lot 0063 — Castello Old Sea Rock KKK 67
- Lot 0064 — Charatan's Make 442DC
- Lot 0065 — Sasieni Four Dot Walnut
- Lot 0066 — Barling's Make Ye Olde Wood T.V.F.
- Lot 0067 — Sasieni Four Dot Natural Dovercourt
- Lot 0068 — The Briar Workshop Elliott Nachwalter
- Lot 0069 — Barling’s Make Ye Olde Wood 272 Pipe
- Lot 0070 — BBB Own Make Virgin 638 Pipe
- Lot 0071 — GBD Straight Grain Pipe
- Lot 0072 — Dunhill Root Briar 60 F/T Pipe
- Lot 0073 — Dunhill Bruyere 659F
- Lot 0074 — Italian Bamboo Shank W 60 S
- Lot 0075 — Dunhill Shell Briar 6142
- Lot 0076 — Dunhill Tanshell 120
- Lot 0077 — Dunhill Bruyere 59
- Lot 0078 — Castello Sea Rock Briar
- Lot 0079 — Comoy's Tradition 196
- Lot 0080 — Castello Sea Rock Briar KKKK
- Lot 0081 — Castello Sea Rock Briar KKK 31
- Lot 0082 — Radice Rind
- Lot 0083 — Ser Jacopo Per Aspera Ad Astra R2
- Lot 0084 — Dunhill Shell 90 Briar Pipe
- Lot 0085 — Dunhill Shell Briar ODA 805
- Lot 0086 — Dunhill Shell Briar LBS
- Lot 0087 — Dunhill Shell Briar K
- Lot 0088 — Dunhill Shell Briar 35
- Lot 0089 — Dunhill Shell Briar 127
- Lot 0090 — Castello Sea Rock Briar KKKK
- Lot 0091 — Radice Rind G
- Lot 0092 — Brugo Prima 1993 Fatta a Mano
- Lot 0093 — Radice Rind G Pipe
- Lot 0094 — Ser Jacopo Per Aspera Ad Astra R1 Pipe
- Lot 0095 — Castello Old Sea Rock KKKK 93 Pipe
- Lot 0096 — Ser Jacopo Per Aspera Ad Astra SL Pipe
- Lot 0097 — Castello Sea Rock Briar KKKK 16 Pipe
- Lot 0098 — Mastro de Paja Fatta a Mano 1B Pipe
- Lot 0099 — Ser Jacopo Per Aspera Ad Astra R1 Pipe
- Lot 0100 — Sasieni Four Dot Ruff Root Pipe
- Lot 0101 — Barling Ye Olde Wood Pipe
- Lot 0102 — Castello Collection Carlo Scotti Pipe
- Lot 0103 — Savinelli Autograph Pipe
- Lot 0104 — Dunhill Tanshell 253 Patent Era Pipe
- Lot 0105 — Brugo Vesuvio Fatta a Mano Pipe
- Lot 0106 — Charatan's Make Executive Pipe
- Lot 0107 — Castello Sea Rock Briar KKK 25P Pipe
- Lot 0108 — Dunhill Shell 61051 Pipe
- Lot 0109 — Dunhill Shell Briar LB Pipe
- Lot 0110 — Brugo Pesaro Mastro de Paja Pipe
- Lot 0111 — GBD Virgin Pipe with Italian Ceramic Pipe Stand
- Lot 0112 — Handcrafted 1964 Wood Pipe Stand
- Lot 0113 — Dunhill Pen, Cross Pen, Colibri Plus
- Lot 0114 — Assembled Group of Three Dunhill Lighters
- Lot 0115 — Assembled Group of Cased Smoking Mouthpieces and Cases
- Lot 0116 — Dunhill Folding Pipe Tool with José Benito Cigar Box
- Lot 0117 — Dunhill Folding Pipe Tool with José Benito Cigar Box
- Lot 0118 — Dunhill Rollagas Gold-Plated Lighter with Original Case
- Lot 0119 — Pipnet Swiss Made 4-Size Pipe Reamer Set in Original Case
- Lot 0120 — Assorted Tobacco Pipe Stems and Mouthpieces
- Lot 0121 — Collection of Tobacco Pipe Reamers and Cleaning Tools
- Lot 0122 — Assorted Pipe Tools in Hoyo de Monterrey Cigar Box
- Lot 0123 — Assorted Tobacco Pipe Tools in Santa Clara 1830 Cigar Box
- Lot 0124 — Assorted Pipe Reamers and Tools
- Lot 0125 — Assorted Tobacco Pipe Reamers & Maintenance Tools
- Lot 0126 — Assorted Tobacco Pipe Stems & Mouthpieces
- Lot 0127 — Assorted Tobacco Pipe Tools & Accessories
- Lot 0128 — Assorted Tobacco Pipe Tools, Reamers & Accessories
- Lot 0129 — Dunhill Shell Briar 120 Pipe
- Lot 0130 — Dunhill Bruyere 4A Pipe
- Lot 0131 — Dunhill Root Briar 4R Pipe
- Lot 0132 — Dunhill Bruyere 120 F/T Pipe
- Lot 0133 — Dunhill Shell Briar ODA 836 Pipe
- Lot 0134 — Dunhill Shell Briar ODA 806 Silver Mounted Pipe
- Lot 0135 — Dunhill Root Briar 120 F/T Pipe
- Lot 0136 — Dunhill Shell Briar ODA 806 Pipe
- Lot 0137 — Dunhill Shell Briar ODA 806 F/T Pipe
- Lot 0138 — Dunhill Shell Briar 5127 F/T Pipe
- Lot 0139 — Dunhill Root Briar 120 F/T Pipe
- Lot 0140 — Charatan's Make Belvedere 39DC Pipe
- Lot 0141 — Charatan's Make Belvedere 3102DC Pipe
- Lot 0142 — Dunhill Root Briar 120 F/T Pipe
- Lot 0143 — Ser Jacopo Per Aspera R2 Pipe
- Lot 0144 — Mastro de Paja 1B Pipe
- Lot 0145 — Brugo Mastro de Paja Media OC Pipe
- Lot 0146 — Mastro de Paja 1B Pipe
- Lot 0147 — Dunhill Tanshell ODA 845 Pipe
- Lot 0148 — Dunhill Shell Briar 6127 Pipe
- Lot 0149 — Dunhill Bruyere 252 Pipe
- Lot 0150 — Dunhill Redbark 51021 Pipe
- … and 143 more lots
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