Vintage Eschers - Who?

[Oldengaerde]

Right, who was it? Which of you can we congratulate? (on the hones that is, or condole on the new state of your wallet)

USD 147,50 for about 13 square inch of rock


USD 164,49 for about 10 square inch of rock...

[pjrage]

Wasn't me! I was eying both but really don't need them and also don't have any extra money at the moment.

Not bad deals, though, for labeled eschers.

[0livia]

Had them on watch but only for curiosity.
They are rather small.

[zib]

Hi, I think most Escher's were in the 7x1 area, or 5x1 in the little box. I have two that are just about 7x1 1/2 or so. They went for a real good price. I've seen Eshcer's go for 450 usd and not on Ebay. Howard had one for sale for 450.00 We had a member here asking 600.00 usd for one that 10x2, just for a little bit of rock. Since Escher is basically extinct, they are considered rare, I thought those were a steal at 140 bucks. I thought the small one, went for 160 which doesn't make sense to me...?

[Stropper]

OK It was me, I went for the one for 164.49. I just couldn't help it, try as I would.

[pjrage]

OK It was me, I went for the one for 164.49. I just couldn't help it, try as I would.

Great hone! You're going to be very happy with it.

[StraightRazorDave]

I have a little 5x1 one like that one that I got off the bay. It's a slightly different label and it's a "The Celebrated Water Razor Hone". I'll post a pic of it. Those small vintage thuringians/eschers are great little stones

[Oldengaerde]

Wasn't me! I was eying both but really don't need them and also don't have any extra money at the moment.

Had them on watch but only for curiosity.

Same here! My hopes to acquire a cheap green labeled small boxed Escher to complement my red and blue labelled ones were very short-lived...

They are rather small.

That's what I thought too. It is a handy size, especially for smiling blades, but I took hone prices to be more size related, especially since chances of excavating a flawless piece decrease and thus rarity increases exponentially with size. And in the classifieds members offer larger ones for very reasonable prices. But then again:

Not bad deals, though, for labeled eschers.

They went for a real good price. I've seen Eshcer's go for 450 usd and not on Ebay. Howard had one for sale for 450.00 We had a member here asking 600.00 usd for one that 10x2, just for a little bit of rock. Since Escher is basically extinct, they are considered rare, I thought those were a steal at 140 bucks.

Yes, but the USD 600 was a light or yellow green one, wasn't it? And 10'' specimens aren't around a lot. I acquired my small ones for a lot less - but I guess that's probably more to do with sheer luck than with fair pricing then. And although USD 160 in my mind feels like a ridiculous amount of money for a tiny bit of rock, 'cheap' and 'lot of money' are not mutually exclusive. It isn't that large a sum if I rationally compare it to other 'unnecessary' expenses such as those for a nice razor, new shoes, a single malt, or a speeding ticket - even less so if longevity and amount of joy are considered.

When people talk of green Eschers, or yellow-green Eshers, etc., are they talking about the label colour?

They are suppose to be talking about the color of the stone.

Yes, supposed to, but comparing ad wording with accompanying pictures, I cannot help thinking some people are mixing this up of late - thus further confounding this complex issue.

OK It was me, I went for the one for 164.49. I just couldn't help it, try as I would.

Aha! So you're the one to congratulate! No matter what we feel/think/calculate about the price: I wholeheartedly agree with Pjrage:

Great hone! You're going to be very happy with it.

Don't forget to keep us posted with your results!