Although the earliest known lighter is from around 1820, it wasn't until the Victorian period, and with the increase in popularity for smoking, that Silversmiths started to create both table and pocket lighters, to replace vesta cases and matches. Novelty examples in the form of animals, or buildings, are amongst the rarest and most sought after.
Hallmarked In 1920
Hallmarked in Birmingham in 1920 by John Collard Vickery, this stylish, Antique Sterling Silver Cigar Lighter is modelled to look like an oil lamp. The cigar lighter measures 3.5"(9cm) tall, by 6"(16cm) from handle to front, by 2.75"(7cm) deep and weighs 6 troy ounces.
£675
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Hallmarked In 1899
Hallmarked in London in 1899 by Joseph Braham, this stylish, Antique Sterling Silver Cigar Lighter, features an Impala horn handle, and works on a gimbal mechanism. The cigar lighter measures 3"(7.5cm) tall, by 21"(53.5cm) wide, by 3"(7.5cm) deep.
£1,975
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Hallmarked In 1896
Hallmarked in London in 1896 by John Round & Son Ltd., this handsome, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Cigar Lighter, features an Impala horn handle, and works on a gimble, allowing the flame to always stay upright, no matter how the lighter is held. The cigar lighter measures 3.25"(8.5cm) tall, by 21.5"(54.5cm) in length.
£2,175
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Hallmarked In 1885
Hallmarked in London in 1885 by Joseph Braham, this delightful, novelty, Victorian, Antique Sterling Silver Match Strike, is modelled as a pig standing by his trough, mounted on a wooden base with the match strike to the front, and the pigs tail removable to use as the cigar lighter. The match strike model measures 2.75"(7cm) tall, by 7.5"(19cm) wide, by 4.75"(12cm) deep.
£3,775
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