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1920's Art Deco Austria Cigarette Case & Lighter Crocodile Design & Original Box
1920's Art Deco Austria Cigarette Case & Lighter Crocodile Design & Original Box

1920's Art Deco Austria Cigarette Case & Lighter Crocodile Design & Original Box

Located in Red Lion, PA

Ultra Rare 1920s Art Deco Dual Cigarette Case & Lighter: Crocodile Design with Original Box (Made in Austria) A striking example of 1920s Art Deco design, this dual cigarette ca...

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Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Brass Miners Lantern Lighter & Marble Ashtray Vintage German 1920s
Brass Miners Lantern Lighter & Marble Ashtray Vintage German 1920s

Brass Miners Lantern Lighter & Marble Ashtray Vintage German 1920s

Located in Nuernberg, DE

Classic 1920s Art Deco Winners Lantern lighter on Marble Pedestal Ashtray.

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Vintage 1920s German Art Nouveau Animal Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Metal

Carrington & Co 1920s Antique Sterling Silver Table Lighter
Carrington & Co 1920s Antique Sterling Silver Table Lighter

Carrington & Co 1920s Antique Sterling Silver Table Lighter

By Carrington & Co

Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne

An exceptional, fine, and impressive, antique George V English sterling silver table lighter; an addition to our smoking related silverware collection. This exceptional antique Ge...

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Early 20th Century English Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Early Alfred Dunhill Art Deco “Unique Lighter ” Lift-Arm Lighter, 1920
Early Alfred Dunhill Art Deco “Unique Lighter ” Lift-Arm Lighter, 1920

Early Alfred Dunhill Art Deco “Unique Lighter ” Lift-Arm Lighter, 1920

By Dunhill

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Early Alfred Dunhill “Unique Lighter” Lift-Arm Lighter, c. late 1920s. An exceptional early French Alfred Dunhill “Unique” lift-arm lighter, dating to the late 1920s and representing...

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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Metal

Cartier Ribbed 18ct Gold Plate Cigarette Lighter In Original Cartier Box
Cartier Ribbed 18ct Gold Plate Cigarette Lighter In Original Cartier Box

Cartier Ribbed 18ct Gold Plate Cigarette Lighter In Original Cartier Box

By Cartier

Located in Reading, Berkshire

Historically launched in the 1920s, these lighters evolved dramatically through the 1960s to 1990s—notably within the famous "Les Must de Cartier" collection—and remain highly covete...

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Late 20th Century French Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Metal, Gold Plate

Rare Cartier Ribbed 18ct Gold Plate Cigarette Lighter In Original Cartier Box
Rare Cartier Ribbed 18ct Gold Plate Cigarette Lighter In Original Cartier Box

Rare Cartier Ribbed 18ct Gold Plate Cigarette Lighter In Original Cartier Box

By Cartier

Located in Reading, Berkshire

Historically launched in the 1920s, these lighters evolved dramatically through the 1960s to 1990s—notably within the famous "Les Must de Cartier" collection—and remain highly covete...

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Late 20th Century French Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Metal, Gold Plate

Rare Cartier 18ct Gold Plate Lighter With Black Leather Cigarette Case & Box
Rare Cartier 18ct Gold Plate Lighter With Black Leather Cigarette Case & Box

Rare Cartier 18ct Gold Plate Lighter With Black Leather Cigarette Case & Box

By Cartier

Located in Reading, Berkshire

Historically launched in the 1920s, these lighters evolved dramatically through the 1960s to 1990s—notably within the famous "Les Must de Cartier" collection—and remain highly covete...

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Late 20th Century French Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Metal, Gold Plate

RARE Nude Smoking Women w/ Temptation Devil Figurative Ashtray w/ Lighter
RARE Nude Smoking Women w/ Temptation Devil Figurative Ashtray w/ Lighter

RARE Nude Smoking Women w/ Temptation Devil Figurative Ashtray w/ Lighter

Located in Van Nuys, CA

This 1920s white metal table lighter and ashtray features a Devil/Satyr bust above a smoking nymph with her bare breasts exposed capturing the story of temptation in the garden of Ed...

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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Ashtrays

Materials

Metal

FRENCH 1925 Art-Deco Geometric Striker In 18Kt Yellow Gold And .900 Sterling
FRENCH 1925 Art-Deco Geometric Striker In 18Kt Yellow Gold And .900 Sterling

FRENCH 1925 Art-Deco Geometric Striker In 18Kt Yellow Gold And .900 Sterling

Located in Miami, FL

Matches-Less Strikers Art Deco fire strikers, particularly the iconic table-top "striker lighters" of the 1920s and 30s, combined functional, modern ignition with sleek, geometric d...

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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Gold, Sterling Silver, Silver

Original Pair of Art Deco 'Mazda' Table Lamps
Original Pair of Art Deco 'Mazda' Table Lamps

Original Pair of Art Deco 'Mazda' Table Lamps

Located in Brighton, West Sussex

Produced as table lamps and as floor standing up-lighters from the 1920s to the 1940s, the timeless design of these modernist lamps has seen their popularity continue to the present ...

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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Table Lamps

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Chrome

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1920s Dunhill Unique Gold-Plated Petrol Lighter, Good Working Order
1920s Dunhill Unique Gold-Plated Petrol Lighter, Good Working Order

1920s Dunhill Unique Gold-Plated Petrol Lighter, Good Working Order

By Dunhill

Located in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

1920s Dunhill unique gold-plated petrol lighter, good working order Serial no. 43752.

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Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Gold Plate

1920's Art Deco Black Porcelain Electronic "Tilt to Light" Lighter
1920's Art Deco Black Porcelain Electronic "Tilt to Light" Lighter

1920's Art Deco Black Porcelain Electronic "Tilt to Light" Lighter

Located in Van Nuys, CA

This lighter would likely have a sleek and elegant design, indicative of the Art Deco style popular during the 1920s.

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Vintage 1920s Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Porcelain

Table lighter Lancel  - "La boule de Lancel"  1920s
Table lighter Lancel  - "La boule de Lancel"  1920s

Table lighter Lancel - "La boule de Lancel" 1920s

By Lancel Paris

Located in SOTTEVILLE-LÈS-ROUEN, FR

One of the early automatic lighters from the 1920s-1930s.

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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Brass

Very Rare circa 1920s Alfred Dunhill Unique Sterling Silver Time Piece Lighter
Very Rare circa 1920s Alfred Dunhill Unique Sterling Silver Time Piece Lighter

Very Rare circa 1920s Alfred Dunhill Unique Sterling Silver Time Piece Lighter

By Dunhill

Located in GB

Wimbledon-Furniture are delighted to offer for sale this stunning hand made in Switzerland sterling silver Alfred Dunhill lighter with built in pocket wrist watch movement The piec...

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Vintage 1920s Swiss Art Deco Desk Accessories

Materials

Sterling Silver

Large Vintage Folk Art Turned Wood Lighthouse Table Lighter, c. 1920s
Large Vintage Folk Art Turned Wood Lighthouse Table Lighter, c. 1920s

Large Vintage Folk Art Turned Wood Lighthouse Table Lighter, c. 1920s

Located in Bristol, GB

Antique Folk Art Lighter Depicting a lighthouse sitting on carved rocks with steps leading up to the front door. Turned wooden lighthouse with stylised bricks and inlaid windows te...

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Vintage 1920s Folk Art Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Metal, Chrome

1920 Red Enamel Lift Arm French Table Lighter
1920 Red Enamel Lift Arm French Table Lighter

1920 Red Enamel Lift Arm French Table Lighter

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H 4.25 in W 3.25 in D 1.25 in

1920 Red Enamel Lift Arm French Table Lighter

Located in Van Nuys, CA

Original late 1920s red enamel tabletop lighter features a classic lift arm design Made in France.

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Vintage 1920s American Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Enamel, Chrome

Vintage Silver Plated DUNHILL Rollagas Lighter Basket 1960s
Vintage Silver Plated DUNHILL Rollagas Lighter Basket 1960s

Vintage Silver Plated DUNHILL Rollagas Lighter Basket 1960s

By Alfred Dunhill

Located in DELFT, NL

Dunhill, a brand synonymous with quintessential British elegance, has been crafting lighters since the 1920s, renowned for their commitment to quality and understated luxury.

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Vintage 1960s Swiss Vanity Items

Materials

Silver Plate

RUPERT LICHTMAN 1920 Austria “ER-ELL” Lighter Fortuna-Drehring Embossed Brass
RUPERT LICHTMAN 1920 Austria “ER-ELL” Lighter Fortuna-Drehring Embossed Brass

RUPERT LICHTMAN 1920 Austria “ER-ELL” Lighter Fortuna-Drehring Embossed Brass

Located in Miami, FL

A lighter designed by Rupert Lichtman. This is a very scarce petrol pocket lighter, created in Vienna Austria by the Rupert Lichtman Company, back in 1920's.

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Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Nouveau Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Brass, Bronze

RIPLEY & GOWAN 1920 Art Deco Guilloche Enamel Lighter In .925 Sterling Silver
RIPLEY & GOWAN 1920 Art Deco Guilloche Enamel Lighter In .925 Sterling Silver

RIPLEY & GOWAN 1920 Art Deco Guilloche Enamel Lighter In .925 Sterling Silver

Located in Miami, FL

The earliest compacts date from the 1920's. They manufactured, compacts, boxes, lighters and jewelry and were very famous for their enameled pieces.

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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel, Steel

RIPLEY & GOWAN 1920 Art Deco Guilloche Enamel Box In .925 Sterling Silver
RIPLEY & GOWAN 1920 Art Deco Guilloche Enamel Box In .925 Sterling Silver

RIPLEY & GOWAN 1920 Art Deco Guilloche Enamel Box In .925 Sterling Silver

Located in Miami, FL

The earliest compacts date from the 1920's. They manufactured, compacts, boxes, lighters and jewelry and were very famous for their enameled pieces.

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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Ripley And Gowan 1920 Art Deco Guilloche Enamel Box In .925 Sterling Silver
Ripley And Gowan 1920 Art Deco Guilloche Enamel Box In .925 Sterling Silver

Ripley And Gowan 1920 Art Deco Guilloche Enamel Box In .925 Sterling Silver

Located in Miami, FL

The earliest compacts date from the 1920's. They manufactured, compacts, boxes, lighters and jewelry and were very famous for their enameled pieces.

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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

1920's Art Deco Austria Cigarette Case & Lighter Crocodile Design & Original Box
1920's Art Deco Austria Cigarette Case & Lighter Crocodile Design & Original Box

1920's Art Deco Austria Cigarette Case & Lighter Crocodile Design & Original Box

Located in Red Lion, PA

Ultra Rare 1920s Art Deco Dual Cigarette Case & Lighter: Crocodile Design with Original Box (Made in Austria) A striking example of 1920s Art Deco design, this dual cigarette case a...

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Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Metal, Enamel

1920's Art Deco Marathon Red and Black Enamel Combo Cigarette Case and Lighter
1920's Art Deco Marathon Red and Black Enamel Combo Cigarette Case and Lighter

1920's Art Deco Marathon Red and Black Enamel Combo Cigarette Case and Lighter

Located in Red Lion, PA

1920s Art Deco Marathon Red and Black Enamel Combination Cigarette Case and Lighter This rare 1920s Art Deco Marathon cigarette case and lighter is a striking example of Jazz Age de...

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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Metal, Enamel, Chrome

Rare 1920’s Dunhill Unique Lighter Mother of Pearl and Horn Lift Arm Working
Rare 1920’s Dunhill Unique Lighter Mother of Pearl and Horn Lift Arm Working

Rare 1920’s Dunhill Unique Lighter Mother of Pearl and Horn Lift Arm Working

By Dunhill

Located in Palm Springs, CA

A wonderful early Dunhill Unique Lighter with Mother of Pearl and Horn decoration. The Unique lighter series are special and this is a working beauty. The lift arm design works well ...

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Vintage 1920s British Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Horn, Mother-of-Pearl

1920s Cartier Art Deco Cloisonne Enamel Malachite Lapis Lighter
1920s Cartier Art Deco Cloisonne Enamel Malachite Lapis Lighter

1920s Cartier Art Deco Cloisonne Enamel Malachite Lapis Lighter

By Cartier

Located in Greenwich, CT

Light up your life with this colorful cloisonne enamel Art Deco, circa 1920, Cartier lighter. This rare cylindrical lighter is elegantly enameled with a delicate bird and leaf desig...

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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco More Objets d'Art and Vertu

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Brass

Rare Find, Vintage 1950s Thorens Cigarette Case and Lighter, working
Rare Find, Vintage 1950s Thorens Cigarette Case and Lighter, working

Rare Find, Vintage 1950s Thorens Cigarette Case and Lighter, working

Located in New York, NY

From "The Golden Age of Cigarette Lighters" Thorens. 1920s to 1960s "Swiss made of the highest quality.

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Antique Mid-19th Century Swiss Art Deco Vanity Items

Edwardian Sterling Silver Aladdin's Lamp-Style Table Oil Lamp or Lighter
Edwardian Sterling Silver Aladdin's Lamp-Style Table Oil Lamp or Lighter

Edwardian Sterling Silver Aladdin's Lamp-Style Table Oil Lamp or Lighter

Located in New York, NY

Edwardian, sterling silver, Aladdin's lamp-style table oil lamp or lighter, American, circa 1920s. Measures: 4 inches high (at highest point) x 5 inches across from handle to handle ...

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Vintage 1910s American Edwardian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Cartier 1926 Tom Pouce Ladies Lighter 18kt Gold Bronze Champlevé Emerald & Lapis
Cartier 1926 Tom Pouce Ladies Lighter 18kt Gold Bronze Champlevé Emerald & Lapis

Cartier 1926 Tom Pouce Ladies Lighter 18kt Gold Bronze Champlevé Emerald & Lapis

By Cartier, Cartier

Located in Miami, FL

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 t...

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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Multi-gemstone, Gold, Bronze, Enamel

RIPLEY & GOWAN 1928 Art Deco .925 Sterling Guilloche Enamel Purse Petrol Lighter
RIPLEY & GOWAN 1928 Art Deco .925 Sterling Guilloche Enamel Purse Petrol Lighter

RIPLEY & GOWAN 1928 Art Deco .925 Sterling Guilloche Enamel Purse Petrol Lighter

Located in Miami, FL

The earliest compacts date from the 1920's. They manufactured, compacts, boxes, lighters and jewelry and were very famous for their enameled pieces.

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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel, Silver

Art Nouveau "Nude" Sterling Silver Match Safe, circa 1890s
Art Nouveau "Nude" Sterling Silver Match Safe, circa 1890s

Art Nouveau "Nude" Sterling Silver Match Safe, circa 1890s

Located in Incline Village, NV

The advent of matchbooks and the popularity of the cigarette lighter in the 1920s brought about the demise of the match safe.

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Antique 1890s North American Art Nouveau Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Silver

Presidential Match Safe William McKinley, circa 1900
Presidential Match Safe William McKinley, circa 1900

Presidential Match Safe William McKinley, circa 1900

Located in Incline Village, NV

The advent of matchbooks and the popularity of the cigarette lighter in the 1920s brought about the demise of the match safe.

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Antique Early 1900s North American Art Nouveau Political and Patriotic M...

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Brass

Match Safe "The Bar-Keeper's Friend", Dated 1906
Match Safe "The Bar-Keeper's Friend", Dated 1906

Match Safe "The Bar-Keeper's Friend", Dated 1906

By The Whitehead & Hoag Co. 1

Located in Incline Village, NV

The advent of matchbooks and the popularity of the cigarette lighter in the 1920s brought about the demise of the match safe.

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Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Silver Plate

Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Match Safe, Indian Head, American, circa 1905
Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Match Safe, Indian Head, American, circa 1905

Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Match Safe, Indian Head, American, circa 1905

By Unger Brothers

Located in Incline Village, NV

The advent of matchbooks and the popularity of the cigarette lighter in the 1920s brought about the demise of the match safe.

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Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Sterling Silver

Sterling & Enamel Dunhill 'Unique' Lighter
Sterling & Enamel Dunhill 'Unique' Lighter

Sterling & Enamel Dunhill 'Unique' Lighter

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H 2.13 in W 1.7 in D 0.54 in

Sterling & Enamel Dunhill 'Unique' Lighter

By Alfred Dunhill

Located in New York, NY

This is a beautiful Dunhill "Unique" sterling silver glass enamel lighter from the 1920s. It is marked "Dunhill Paris" and has the familiar "AD" logo on bottom of the lighter for mak...

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Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Sterling Silver

Materials

Enamel, Sterling Silver

Sterling Silver Dunhill Watch Lighter
Sterling Silver Dunhill Watch Lighter

Sterling Silver Dunhill Watch Lighter

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H 2.13 in W 1.72 in D 0.56 in

Sterling Silver Dunhill Watch Lighter

By Alfred Dunhill

Located in New York, NY

This is the larger "B" size of Dunhill's "Unique" lighters of the 1920s and 1930s. It features a straight snuffer arm and single wheel, found on the earliest Dunhill lift arm lighters.

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Vintage 1920s Swiss Art Deco Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

1920s Eldred Wireless Number 12 Table Top Lighter
1920s Eldred Wireless Number 12 Table Top Lighter

1920s Eldred Wireless Number 12 Table Top Lighter

By Eldred Manufacturing Co.

Located in Orange, CA

Eldred wireless number 12 cigar spark tabletop lighter. The left and right fuel tank brackets have engraved on it “THE WIRELESS No 12 ELDRED MFG. CO. CHICAGO”. This is an original ...

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Vintage 1920s American Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Metal

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1920s Lighter For Sale on 1stDibs

Find many varieties of an authentic 1920s lighter available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of fabric, metal and wool, every 1920s lighter was constructed with great care. Find 203 options for an antique or vintage 1920s lighter now, or shop our selection of 5 modern versions for a more contemporary example of this long-cherished piece. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect 1920s lighter — we have versions that date back to the 19th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each 1920s lighter bearing Art Deco, Art Nouveau or Arts and Crafts hallmarks is very popular. Rug & Kilim, Alfred Dunhill and Baker Furniture Company each produced at least one beautiful 1920s lighter that is worth considering.

How Much is a 1920s Lighter?

Prices for a 1920s lighter start at $75 and top out at $189,000 with the average selling for $2,595.

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