ANTIQUE SILVER CIGAR LIGHTERS
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.
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L5453 : Sterling Silver Cigar Lighter
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
L7279 : Sterling Silver 'Magic Mushroom' Cigar Lighter
Hallmarked In 1888
Hallmarked in London in 1888 by Jane Brownett, this fun, Novelty, Antique Sterling Silver Cigar Lighter, is modelled as a mushroom (probably a magic one), and is incredibly detailed. The cigar lighter measures 2.5"(6.5cm) tall, by 2.5"(6.5cm) in diameter, and weighs 2.8 troy ounces.
£1,295
L3994a : Sterling Silver Pig And Trough Match Strike
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