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Place of Origin: French
S. T. DuPont Gatsby Paris Cigarette Lighter with Original Box and Papers
By S.T. Dupont
Located in High Wycombe, GB
S. T. DuPont Gatsby Paris Cigarette Lighter with Original Box and Papers Booklet stamped at purchase 2016 Stamped 1LY8N84 DuPont PARIS, Made in France on base.
Category

2010s Art Deco French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Steel

S.T. Dupont Briquet De Poche LD Plaque Gas Cigarette Lighter With Original Box
By S.T. Dupont
Located in High Wycombe, GB
S.T. Dupont Briquet De Poche LD Plaque Gas Cigarette Lighter With Original Box and Papers Stamped 100NL95 No 2294 Made in Paris, France Purchase receipt shoes 4/2/1995 Goldsmith...
Category

20th Century Art Deco French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Gold Plate, Steel

Cartier Lighter Circa 80s Vintage "Trinity" Brown Lacquer
By Cartier
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Cartier Lighter Circa 80s Vintage "Trinity" Brown Lacquer 18k Gold Plated Beautiful vintage Cartier flame lacquered lighter with pentagonal design. A rare piece in very good conditio...
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Lacquer

Lighter S.T. Dupont Chinese Lacquer Gold Plated Made In France Midcentury
By S.T. Dupont
Located in Palermo, IT
Lighter S.T. Dupont china lacquer black is a LUXURY product known for its elegance and superior quality. This specific model, with its lacquer and 18kt gold plating, is particularly ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Gold Plate

Gold Plated Dupont Pocket Lighter, circa 1980
By S.T. Dupont
Located in London, GB
Stylish Dupont Ligne 2 gas lighter in rose gold plate with engine turned design, circa 1980. Each Dupont has a serial number unique to that particular ...
Category

1980s Vintage French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Gold Plate

Antique 1917 General Joffre WWI French Trench Art Cigarette Lighter
Located in Stamford, CT
Very unique Trench art, WW1 era brass petrol lighter, on one side is the portrait of Marshal Joseph Joffre. Marshal Joffre was the Commander in Chief of the French forces on the Wes...
Category

Early 20th Century French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Brass

French Art Deco Michel Dufet ashtray
By Michel Dufet
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original French Art Deco ashtray circa 1930 by Michel Dufet in bi-color wood.
Category

20th Century Art Deco French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Wood

Cartier 1926 Tom Pouce Ladies Lighter 18kt Gold Bronze Champlevé Emerald & Lapis
By Cartier, Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
Mughal ladies Tom Pouce lighter designed by Cartier. Fabulous and extremely rare ladies cylindrical gasoline lighter. Created in Paris during the art deco period by the house of Cartier, back in the middle of the 1920's. This miniature Tom Pouce lighter, takes its name from the classic short fairy tales by the Grimm's brothers, Tom Thumb (Tom Pouce being the French translation). It was crafted with Champlevé colored enamels over rustic bronze and accented with details in yellow gold of 18 karats. Embellished with natural lapis lazuli and an emerald. The main outside body is decorated with organics elements and figures of red and blue birds. Gorgeous look and surely a great conversation piece which is accompanied by the round Cartier red box. Champlevé, in the decorative arts, is an enameling technique or an object made by the champlevé process, which consists of cutting away troughs or cells in a metal plate and filling the depressions with pulverized vitreous enamel. The raised metal lines between the cutout areas form the design outline. Emerald: Accented on top in a bezel setting, with 1 square faceted cut of a natural green emerald of about 0.15 carats. Lapis: Mount with 1 flat round cabochon cut, carved from lapis lazuli of about 1.25 carats. Birthstone: Emerald for the month of May. Weight: 21.95 Grams, (14.07 Dwt). Measurements: Have a diameter of 16 mm and a height of 33 mm (0.63 x 1.30 Inches). Hallmarks Stamped with the maker's mark, the serial numbers, the French taxation mark for luxury items BL inside a rectangular cartouche and signed, "CARTIER 5554", stamped with matching cases numbers, 13 & 13. Ministere Des Finances Lighter Tax 1911-1945 Note: On 10th December 1910 the French state adopted a new tax regulations on all devices indented to produce spark or fire by friction, or by any other means, and of the combustion of a flammable substance. Since 1st January 1911 every lighter in France that was intended for sale in the French market had to be taxed and adequately marked. To confirm that the excise duty was paid to the Ministry of Finance a special duty metal plate (stamp) was attached (usually welded) to the lighter by the lighter manufacturers. The fees charged by the French state were high but the tax rates levied by the state were varying depending on the type and finish of the lighter. Following tax rates were used: 2 French francs for common pocket lighters, 5 Fr for pocket lighters made of silver, 20 Fr for luxury pocket lighters (e.g. made of gold), 5 Fr for common table/desk lighters (over 10 cm), 10 Fr for table/desk lighters (over 10 cm) made of silver, 50 Fr for luxury table/desk lighters (over 10 cm) made of gold or platinum. Between 1911 and 1916 a simple copper plate was used which had the date 1911 engraved. Later, between 1916 and 1945 a new plate (undated) was introduced with the letters "C" and "I" (stands for indirect taxes) and a profile of Mercury (patron god of financial gain, commerce and messengers) with an inscription "Ministère Des Finances" (eng. Ministry of Finance). Two shapes were used for the plate – oval for table lighters, the other one for pocket lighters. Additional to the two duty plates a marking "BL" (Briquet de Luxe, eng. luxury lighter) was introduced in 1926. It was a small hallmark which was considered as more discreet and applied only on luxury lighters like Quercia or Lancel. It is worth to mention that France was not the sole country where lighters were taxed and marked with special plates...
Category

1920s Art Deco Vintage French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Gold, Bronze, Enamel

Hermes Solid Silver Cigarette Box & Matchbox With Gold Horse Detail c.1960
By Hermès
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A Vintage mid-20th Century Hermes cigarette box and matchbox holder crafted from solid silver, adorned with exquisite gold horse detailing. This exceptional set, dating back to 1960,...
Category

1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Silver

Tiffany Co. Paris 1919 French Table Petrol Lighter In Brass & Carved White Nacre
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Miami, FL
Table petrol lighter designed by Tiffany & Co. Beautiful and unusual antique table petrol lighter, created in Paris France by the Tiffany & Co., back in the 1919. Crafted after the WWI as a trench-art piece in solid brass with high polished finish and embellished with a round flat holed piece, carved from natural white nacre. It is mounted in a round flat base and is fitted with a thumbwheel and a chained snuffer lid. This antique lighter should be a great conversation piece. Trench Art This is a term used to describe objects made from the debris and by-products of modern warfare. Trench Art is usually associated with the First World War, although similar items have been produced in other conflicts too. Most trench art was made by servicemen to pass the time when not in the front line. Weight: 124.7 Grams, (79.94 Dwt). Measurements: Diameter of 42 mm and a height of 94 (1.65 x 3.68 Inches). Hallmarks: Stamped with the maker's mark, attached with the French tax plaque Ministere Des Finances and signed, "TIFFANY & CO. FRANCE". Ministere Des Finances Lighter Tax 1911-1945 Historic Taxation Data On 10th December 1910 the French state adopted a new tax regulations on all devices indented to produce spark or fire by friction, or by any other means, and of the combustion of a flammable substance. Since 1st January 1911 every lighter in France that was intended for sale in the French market had to be taxed and adequately marked. To confirm that the excise duty was paid to the Ministry of Finance a special duty metal plate (stamp) was attached (usually welded) to the lighter by the lighter manufacturers. The fees charged by the French state were high but the tax rates levied by the state were varying depending on the type and finish of the lighter. Following tax rates were used: 2 French francs for common pocket lighters, 5 Fr for pocket lighters made of silver, 20 Fr for luxury pocket lighters made in gold, 5 Fr for common table/desk lighters (lower 10 cm), 10 Fr for table/desk lighters (over 10 cm) made of silver, 50 Fr for luxury table/desk lighters (over 10 cm) made of gold or platinum. Between 1911 and 1916 a simple cooper plate was used which had the date 1911 engraved. Later, between 1916 and 1945 a new plate (undated) was introduced with the letters "C" and "I" (stands for indirect taxes) and a profile of Mercury (patron god of financial gain, commerce and messengers) with an inscription "Ministère Des Finances" (Ministry of Finance). Two shapes were used for the plate – oval for table lighters, the other one for pocket lighters. Additional to the two duty plates a marking "BL" (Briquet de Luxe, eng. luxury lighter...
Category

1910s Art Deco Vintage French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Brass, Nickel

19th Century Metal Cigar Cutter
Located in Lučenec, SK
This is a rare French metal cigar cutter featuring a ladz on a bicycle. The cigar cutter is fully functional, in original condition.
Category

1890s Late Victorian Antique French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Metal

Polaire Paris 1938 Art Deco Table Desk Petrol Lighter-Clock In Chromed Steel
By Polaris
Located in Miami, FL
A desk lighter clock designed by Polaire Paris. A beautiful desk lighter-clock, created in Paris France by the Alphonse Brun company know as Polaire Paris, back in the 1938. This pi...
Category

1930s Art Deco Vintage French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Steel, Chrome

Mid 20th Century French Hermes Solid Silver Gilt Smoker's Requisites c.1940
By Hermès
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Stylish mid 20th Century French Art Deco Hermes 3 piece vermeil solid silver smoker's requisites, contained in the original Hermes fitted grosgrain case, comprising four cigarette ca...
Category

1940s Art Deco Vintage French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Silver

A military cap snuffbox, Paris, France beginning of 20th century.
Located in Milan, IT
Snuffbox in white metal, brass and fabric, depicting a military cap with visor. This French snuffbox was made in the early 19th century. France circa 1915.
Category

Early 20th Century French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Metal, Brass

A military cap snuffbox, Paris, France beginning of 20th century
Located in Milan, IT
Snuffbox in white metal, brass and fabric, depicting a military cap with visor. This French snuffbox was made in the early 19th century. Hallmarks (E. D. Paris), France circa 1915.
Category

Early 20th Century French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Brass

Luxury 'Medici' Box by S.T. DUPONT, Limited Edition
By S.T. Dupont
Located in NICE, FR
Luxury set by ST DUPONT comprising 3 lighters, 1 fountain pen, 1 ballpoint pen, and a table clock from the Dupont "Medici" line in platinum produced as a limited edition. This limi...
Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Platinum

Art Déco French Polished Black Lacquer and Silver Plated Cigarrette Box/Case
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 20th century Art Déco french polished black lacquer and silver plated cigarrette box/case By: unknown Material: lacquer, metal, silver, silver plate Technique: cast, molded, metalwork, lacquered, polished, plated, silvered Dimensions: 3 in x 3.5 in x 1 in Date: early 20th century Style: Art Déco Place of origin: France This sleek early 20th century french cigarette...
Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Metal, Silver Plate, Silver

Table lighter Lancel - "La boule de Lancel" 1920s
By Lancel Paris
Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR
Table lighter Lancel "Le boule de Lancel" - Patent Pending.SGDG 75-22 - in brass One of the early automatic lighters (1920s-1930s) Golden brass mechanism
Category

1920s Art Deco Vintage French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Brass

Pair of french Art Deco Zadounaïsky ashtrays
By Michel Zadounaïsky
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Pair of french Art Deco original ashtrays by sculptor Michel Zadounaïsky circa 1930. They're in wrought iron and top in copper, both signed on the base. The elegant shape is typical ...
Category

20th Century Art Deco French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Copper, Wrought Iron

Sculptural ashtray/catchall in the style of Matégot and Georges Jouve
By Mathieu Matégot, Georges Jouve
Located in East Hampton, NY
This French ashtray stand with brass body and metal base, has an original black ceramic bowl with a few flea bite chips.
Category

1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Brass

Vintage Gold-Plated Gas Lighter By S. T. Dupont, Paris
By S.T. Dupont
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Vintage Gold-Plated Pocket Gas Lighter By S. T. Dupont, Paris. Like new condition and doesn't appear to have ever have been used.
Category

1970s Vintage French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Gold Plate

Vintage Cut Glass Ashtray, Diamond Shape, Clear Crystal, Mid Century Modern
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage diamond-shaped cut crystal ashtray, made in clear glass and possibly of French origin. Has two grooves to put down cigarettes if it's used as an ashtray. Preserved in very go...
Category

1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Crystal

1940s Hermès Dupré-Lafon Flip Top Cigarette Box
By Hermès, Paul Dupré-Lafon
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Rare 1940s Hermès Flip top Box, designed by Paul Dupré-Lafon (1900-1971), used to store cigarettes. Light brown leather with saddle stitching on the ext...
Category

Mid-20th Century French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Metal

French Signed Lalique Crystal Tokyo Table Lighter with Frosted Floral Medallions
By René Lalique
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
When it comes to defining elegance and affluence as a lifestyle, Lalique crystal comes to mind for most people. From its earliest days to present times, the Lalique Company has consi...
Category

1930s Art Deco Vintage French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Davidoff Laque De Chine Pocket Cigarette Lighter Made in France Stamped 1E9DY06
By Davidoff 1
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Davidoff Laque De Chine Pocket Cigarette Lighter Made in France Stamped 1E9DY06 With Black Leather Branded Davidoff Slip Case 2.5" x 1.4" x 0.48"
Category

20th Century Art Deco French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Lacquer

Portable Ashtray Stand in the Manner of Jacques Adnet, Brass and Leather, 1950s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Very nice proportions. Height with handle up 69cm and up to top edge of ashtray 60cm. Wear consistent with use and age.  
Category

1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Brass, Metal

Goldstone and Silver Cartier Lighter
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
Goldstone and silver Cartier lighter. A most handsomely chic objet by Cartier from the Forties. Carved goldstone with smooth varied patterning i...
Category

1940s Vintage French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Stone, Silver

1890s Antique French Silver Mussel Vesta Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique French silver vesta case in the form of a mussel; an addition to our diverse smoking related silverware collection This exceptional antique French silver vesta case has an elongated asymmetrical form, realistically modelled in the form of a mussel shell. The anterior and posterior surfaces of the vesta are embellished with engraved decoration replicating the contours of the natural shell. This fine antique silver vesta...
Category

Late 19th Century Antique French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Silver

French 1930 Art Deco Parisian Moorish Kiosk Cigarette Dispenser Mechanical Box
Located in Miami, FL
Mechanical cigarette dispenser box. An exceptional and very beautiful desk piece, created in France during the art deco period, back in the 19...
Category

1930s Art Deco Vintage French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Brass, Bronze

1960s Pierre Cardin Acrylic Coffee Table Lighter Signed
By Pierre Cardin
Located in San Gabriel, CA
Rare acrylic and brass table lighter with laminate backing by Pierre Cardin. Signed piece.
Category

1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Metal

French large Art Deco brass and leather table lighter by Polaire of Paris c 1920
Located in Central England, GB
This superb large art deco table lighter is in remarkable original condition. It is a very eye catching 1920s object which is made very solidly ...
Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Leather

French Art Deco Bike Themed Smoking Set, 1930s
By Paris Studio
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco bike themed smoking set, France, 1930's. Oak and pewter. Smoking set dating from the 1930s on the theme of the bicycle. There is a bicycle, of course, which is only d...
Category

1930s Art Deco Vintage French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Pewter

Pair Mid-Century Modern Baccarat Geometric Shaped Crystal Cigar Ashtrays
By Cristalleries De Baccarat
Located in Tarry Town, NY
Elevate your smoking experience with this exquisite pair of Mid-Century Modern Baccarat Geometric shaped Crystal Cigar Ashtrays. Meticulously crafted, each ashtray is a testament to ...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Crystal

Art Déco Glazed and Hand-Painted Porcelain Monkey Tobbaco Jar by E.M. Sandoz
By Edouard-Marcel Sandoz, Theodore Haviland
Located in North Miami, FL
Art Déco glazed and hand-painted porcelain monkey tobbaco jar created by Edouard-Marcel Sandoz and manufactured by Theodore Haviland By: Edouard-Marcel Sandoz, Theodore Haviland Mat...
Category

Early 20th Century Art Deco French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Porcelain, Paint, Ceramic

Alexandre Noll Exotic Wood Cigar Ashtray Bowl / Dish Signed, France, circa 1950
By Alexandre Noll
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Lovely Alexandre Noll cigar ashtray / bowl / Dish. Carved in exotic wood. Alexandre Noll hand carved Cigar Ashtray. Mid-century. France, c. 1950 Hand carved signature to undersi...
Category

1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Wood

Memento mori: a snuffbox in blonde tortoiseshell, gold, white agate. France 1820
Located in Milan, IT
Round Cylindrical snuffbox, regular, consisting of a base and a removable interlocking lid. On the lid a ring in smooth pink gold, which stops a glass lens. Inside a rare Memento mori decoration painted in oil on a white agate table...
Category

Early 19th Century Antique French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Agate, Gold

Gold and ivory snuffbox depicting Mars, Venus and Cupid, France 1750.
Located in Milan, IT
Ivory and tortoiseshell snuffbox with 18 K gold rim. A grisaille miniature depicting Mars, Venus and Cupid. France second half of 18th Century. (SHIP TO EU ONLY)
Category

Mid-18th Century Antique French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Gold

Very Rare Cigars Lighter Lamp for a Smocking Room, France, 19th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
Arare smokeroom lamp lighter allowing to light 3 cigars at the same time  thanks to 3 golden brass spikes and the bronze oil lamp located in the center. ...
Category

19th Century Antique French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Brass, Bronze

20th Century French Silver & Gold Plated 'Shotgun' Smoking Set, Hermes, c.1960
By Hermès
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A wondrously luxurious novelty smoking set made by the celebrated Parisian luxury retailer Hermes. This rare set, no longer in production, and very hard to acquire would make the per...
Category

20th Century French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Gold Plate, Silver Plate

Roger Capron - Glazed Ceramic Humidor
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Molded Ceramic Humidor with "Tabac" and Patterned Stamped Designs; Moss-colored Glazed Ceramic Finish with Original Natural Cork Stopper.
Category

1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Ceramic

Gold snuffbox with miniature, France 1810.
Located in Milan, IT
Snuffbox, Musky Agate and 18 K gold. Miniaute watercoulor on ivory depicting a white dressed woman. Tortoise shell gold piquet framed. France, circa 1810. ...
Category

Early 19th Century Antique French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Gold

Lucite, Rattan and Brass Smoking Set Lighter and Box, 1970s
By Christian Dior, Dior Home
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning smoking set features a lighter and a box in crystal clear Lucite with real cane-work or rattan inclusions and was manufactured in the 1970s. The tobacco accessory set c...
Category

1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Metal, Brass

Silver snuffbox with miniature, France 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Round silver snuffbox with embossed iris flowers. The miniature, painted watercolor on ivory, depicts a woman with a crown of roses in her hair and a pearls necklace. Signed A. Baron...
Category

Early 20th Century French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Silver

Tortoiseshell and gold snuffbox with miniature, Paris 1820.
Located in Milan, IT
18 K gold and tortoiseshell snuffbox with oval miniature painted on ivory, depicting a woman bust in a square gold frame. Maker marks: Pierre Andrè Montauban. Miniaturist: Pierre Vic...
Category

Early 19th Century Antique French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Gold

Gold snuffbox, guache, tortoiseshell, France 1784.
Located in Milan, IT
Round snuffbox 18 K gold, tortoiseshell and gouache technique depicting two childs and a landscape. France 1784. (SHIP TO EU ONLY)
Category

Late 18th Century Antique French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Gold

Gold tortoiseshell snuffbox with miniature depicting Venus and Cupid France 1800
Located in Milan, IT
Round 18 K gold and tortoiseshell snuffbox with a miniature in gold ‘fixé’ technique, depicting Venus and Cupid. France, 1809. (SHIP TO EU ONLY)
Category

Early 19th Century Antique French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Gold

Polaire Paris 1935 Art Deco Bauhaus Table Desk Lift Arm Tower Lighter
Located in Miami, FL
Table desk tower lighter designed by Polaire Paris. An sleek and elegant table lighter, created in Paris France by the Polaire company, back in the 1935. It was crafted with pure ...
Category

1930s Art Deco Vintage French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Steel, Chrome

20th Century, French Ceramic Ashtray by Hermes
By Hermès
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A ceramic ashtray by Hermes, made in France in the latter half of the 20th century. These ashtrays have always been very collectable with the vintag...
Category

20th Century French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Ceramic

Rare Antique Boar’s Head Silver Repousse Cigar Cutter
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Rare Antique Boar’s Head Silver Repousse Cigar Cutter. I believe this to be a French small hallmark on the underside of the neck cutter is a harder metal....
Category

Early 20th Century French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Silver

Tiffany & Co. Paris 1916 French Table Petrol Lighter in Jasper & Sterling Silver
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Miami, FL
Table petrol lighter designed by Tiffany & Co. A very unusual table petrol lighter, created in Paris France by Tiffany & Co. back in the 1916. This is an extremely rare table lighter has been crafted in solid .900/.999 silver and carved Orbicular Ocean Jasper. Mounted in a round dentilated flat base and fitted with a chained lid. Gemstones: The main body of the lighter is carved from one single piece of rare Orbicular Ocean Jasper from Madagascar. Birthstone: For the month of April 20 to May 20 Weight: 226.50 Grams, (145.19 Dwt). Measurements: 47 mm by 47 mm by (1.85 x 1.85 x 3.75 Inches). Hallmarks: Stamped with French marks, the maker's maitre mark EM inside a lozange cartouche, the brand name mark, the French tax plaque Ministere Des Finances with monogram CI and signed, "TIFFANY & CO. PARIS". Note: On 10th December 1910 the French state adopted a new tax regulations on all devices indented to produce spark or fire by friction, or by any other means, and of the combustion of a flammable substance. Since 1st January 1911 every lighter in France that was intended for sale in the French market had to be taxed and adequately marked. To confirm that the excise duty was paid to the Ministry of Finance a special duty metal plate (stamp) was attached (usually welded) to the lighter by the lighter manufacturers. The fees charged by the French state were high but the tax rates levied by the state were varying depending on the type and finish of the lighter. Following tax rates were used: 2 French francs for common pocket lighters, 5 Fr for pocket lighters made of silver, 20 Fr for luxury pocket lighters (e.g. made of gold), 5 Fr for common table/desk lighters (over 10 cm), 10 Fr for table/desk lighters (over 10 cm) made of silver, 50 Fr for luxury table/desk lighters (over 10 cm) made of gold or platinum. Between 1911 and 1916 a simple cooper plate was used which had the date 1911 engraved. Later, between 1916 and 1945 a new plate (undated) was introduced with the letters "C" and "I" (stands for indirect taxes) and a profile of Mercury (patron god of financial gain, commerce and messengers) with an inscription "Ministère Des Finances" (eng. Ministry of Finance). Two shapes were used for the plate – oval for table lighters, the other one for pocket lighters. Additional to the two duty plates a marking "BL" (Briquet de Luxe, eng. luxury lighter) was introduced in 1926. It was a small hallmark which was considered as more discreet and applied only on luxury lighters like Quercia or Lancel. It is worth to mention that France was not the sole country where lighters were taxed and marked with special plates...
Category

1910s Edwardian Vintage French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Silver, Sterling Silver, Bronze

S.T. Dupont Brown Chinese Lacquer Gold Plated Line 1 Pocket Lighter
By S.T. Dupont
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Made circa 1970 by S.T. Dupont of France, this large "Line 1" pocket lighter features a gold plate body and vertical pattern on each of the surface's sides, complemented by a red ena...
Category

1970s Vintage French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Gold

Novelty Bronze Cigars / Cigarettes Humidor Formed as a Cat's Head Sculpture
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
For cat lovers, Silvered bronze humidor realistically shaped as a cat's head. Opens to reveal humidor space. Large container for cigards and smaller one for cigarettes or matches. La...
Category

Mid-19th Century Victorian Antique French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Bronze

Hermes Silver Cube Lighter, 1960s France
By Hermès
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Magnificent cube lighter by Hermes, Paris, circa 1960s France. Hermes H displayed on all 4 sides. Silver plated. Stamped Hermes, Paris underneath. Heavy a...
Category

1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Metal, Silver

A terracotta snuff box in the form of a squatting woman. France, 1810.
Located in Milan, IT
The snuffbox is in terracotta. Made in the early 19th century, it depicts a discreetly crouching woman "going about her business". In the back there is a hole where the snuff comes o...
Category

Early 19th Century Antique French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Terracotta

Vintage Cut Glass Ashtray, Diamond Shape, Clear Crystal, Mid Century Modern
Located in Milano, IT
Vintage diamond-shaped cut crystal ashtray, made in clear glass and possibly of French origin. Has two grooves to put down cigarettes if it's used as an ashtray. Preserved in very g...
Category

1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Crystal

Roger Capron - Glazed Ceramic Humidor
By Roger Capron
Located in Stratford, CT
Molded Ceramic Humidor with "Tabac" and Patterned Stamped Designs; Moss-colored Glazed Ceramic Finish with Original Natural Cork Stopper.
Category

1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Ceramic

1970s Smoking Set by Pierre Cardin, Made in France
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Milano, IT
1970s Gorgeous smoking set by Pierre Cardin in brass and metal. Made in France. The table lighter works. This smoking set is in excellent condition and it's signed Dimension : Tab...
Category

1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Metal, Brass

Paul Emile Brandt 1928 Paris Art Deco Enameled Cigarette Box with Eggshell
By Brandt
Located in Miami, FL
Enamelled cigarette box designed by Paul Emile Brandt (1883-1952). Extraordinary cigarette case, created in Paris France during the Art Deco ...
Category

1920s Art Deco Vintage French Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Silver, Enamel

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