Tsuge Volcano Grade D #372194PN  
There's more nomenclature on this pipe than I can figure out.  
Suffice to say, it's in excellent condition and has been in the
collection of a very astute pipe man for about 15 years. Used.
4.8" long, bowl 1.75" high. Weight: .75 oz., 21 grams.  $175
Tsuge (Japan) Ikebana Grade AB.#47
Very, very similar (if not exactly like) #44. In fact, I could have
sold this pipe to a customer if I could have found it…I thought I
simply duplicated the photo of #44 and priced it lower than that
pipe. Oh well, I found it now, and #44 is now at what this pipe
was then, so this pipe is now going for a lot less than it’s
original $340. How about $280? If my first would-be buyer is
paying attention, he might be glad he waited. Check out the s/g
on this…why is it priced so low?
Stats:5 ¼” long, bowl 1 7/8” high: Weight; 1 ¼ oz. 38 grams.
New. $280
Nubian Head...Austrian Carved Meerschaum #1261904 SW
If you want to know more about this pipe, call or write.  I am no
Meerschaum expert.  I'm arbitrarily pricing it at $250.  
4.2" long, bowl 1.75" high. Weight: 1 oz., 28 grams. Well used.
Pulvers' Prior Briar
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Meerschaum Cowboy.  Huge in size.  #8698
This is not only a huge piece of high quality block meerschaum,
it is very well carved.  I can't really imagine smoking it, but I can
certainly see it as a showpiece in a den or living room.  By the
way, one could make a case for this being an attempt at John
Wayne.  I wouldn't go too far with this idea, but  I won't
completely dismiss it, either.  Late breaking news...my partner,
David Field thinks this might be a French Cavalier (chevalier)
rather than a cowboy.  Might well be
15" long, bowl 7 1/4" high: Weight; 1 Lb., 10 oz.  730 grams.
New.  Price. $1250
Tsuge (Japan) Volcano Grade CD #44
An oval shanked Volcano style bowl with good, if not
particularly tight straight grain all around the bowl.  It’s a grade
CD and currently sports a price tag of only $340, which is an
extremely favorable $200 under retail.  Just tellin’ ya.
Stats: 4.75” long, bowl 1 7/8” tall, at highest point (bowl rim
angles down toward smoker); Weight 1.48 oz. 42.2 grams. New.
$340
Sevket Gezer Carved Meerschaum #7841
I hope the presentation of this magnificently carved
meerschaum helps reduce the intense anger that I detect is
swelling out there due to my failure to include any significant
Turkish pieces among the mix.  Photographs can not do justice
to the intricacy of the carving on every single milimeter of
surface.  
7 1/8" long, bowl 2 1/8" high: Weight; 3.06 oz., 86.8 grams. New
Price. $225
CAO Meerschaum 10271168  (SOLD 8/3/08)
Quite handsome and the result of a lot of laborious hand work.  
It's unsmoked and comes in a solid, felt covered box.  The draw
is pretty open for a meerschaum, and even the stemwork
provides for a comfortable fit.  New. Price: $75
6 3/8" long, bowl 2 1/8" high. Weight: 2 1/8 oz., 59 grams.  
Castello Tampers
The smooth finish is 3 9/16" long, the light blast is 4 3/8" long,
and the dark sandblast is 3 15/16" long (almost). $125 each
Tsuge Grade B #372163PN
Here is another version, this one sandblasted, of Tsuge's great
Volcano shape.  The most notable aspect of this pipe is its
tremendously comfortable hand cut stem, and that is not an
inconsequential thing.  The condition is excellent. Used. $150
4.75" long, bowl 1.8" high. Weight: .75 oz., 24 grams.
Meerschaum Calabash #8123572
This does, indeed, come in a fitted case.  It's obviously easier
to display the pipe without the case, but don't give it another
thought.  I'm no meerschaum expert, but the color of this stone
leads me to believe it's one of the higher grades.  Did you know
that there were over 60 grades of meerschaum?  The one
drawback is that which plagues the majority of Turkish made
pipes...the draw hole is not open enough.  In this case, it really
isn't too bad, and the bulk of the problem is in the stem, not in
the shank, so one can open it up without jeopardising the main
body of the pipe.  I wish I knew the maker, but I can't recall.
6.1" long, bowl 2.5" high.  Weight: 2 1/8 oz., 62 grams.
New.  Price: $75
Tyrolean Meerschaum #10244309
I would venture this is a legitimately old meerschaum, and it
does seem that all of the parts are original, with the only one in
doubt (to my untrained eyes) being the tree branch of a shank.  
It appears to be in too good condition to be 125 yrs. old.  But
who knows?  The stem is bone, and has a tooth hole in it.  The
bowl is darkened from smoking, but it's crisp at the rim and
aside from some dings, is entirely intact.  Used. Price: $50
7.6" long, bowl 3.35" high. Weight: 3 oz., 85 grams