1950s Collectibles and Curiosities

Brass and bloodwood pipe holder by Dunhill with silver and wood pipe by Medico. Measures: Holder: 4.5" x 4" x 4" Pipe: 3.5" x 1.75" x 5.5".

A rare 1950s Half-Giant Dunhill Aquarium table lighter (made in England) with silver-plated metal work Each of these lighters are very rare and unique as they were hand carved and ...

A extremely rare 1950s Half-Giant Dunhill aviary table lighter (made in England) Each of these lighters are very rare and unique as they were hand carved and painted and no one loo...

Circa 1950 Made in Switzerland made by Brilux and distributed by Dunhill. Beautifully made brass lighter with spring lift arm flint mechanism where the spring is contained in a shaft...

Lot of 5 Rare 1950s Half-Giant Dunhill Aquarium table lighters (made in England) Each of these lighters are very rare and unique as they were hand ca...

A rare 1950s Half-Giant Dunhill aquarium table lighter (made in England) Each of these lighters are very rare and unique as they were hand carved and painted and no one look exactl...

A rare 1950s Half-Giant Dunhill aquarium table lighter (made in England) Each of these lighters are very rare and unique as they were hand carved and painted and no one look exactl...

A rare 1950s Half-Giant Dunhill aquarium table lighter (made in England) Each of these lighters are very rare and unique as they were hand carved and painted and no one look exactl...

A special steel and crocodile leather Unique Sport lighter by Dunhill. The lighter is numbered 23638 on bottom.

A rare 1950s Half-Giant Dunhill aquarium table lighter (made in England) with chrome plated metal work Each of these lighters are very rare and unique as they were hand carved and painted and no one look exactly similar. Ben Shillingford (1904-2000) commenced to work for Dunhill in the late 1940s as a Master Engraver. The “Aquarium” Collection was launched in 1949 and it ceased at the end of the 1950s following Ben Shillingford’s retirement, simply because his mastery could never be equaled. No two aquarium lighters are the same, each and every piece was uniquely handmade, carved, painted and assembled by Ben Shillingford and his team. The vast majority depict fish and various aquatic scenes, however, other subjects such as ships, birds and hunting scenes were produced in very small numbers. “Aquarium” lighters were made in four different sizes namely the “Giant”, the “Half-Giant”, the “Standard” and the “Service” with three kinds of metal finishes available: gold-plated, silver plated and chrome-plated. This one has green background colours with paintings of water...

A rare 1950s Half-Giant Dunhill Aquarium table lighter (made in England) with silver-plated metal work Each of these lighters are very rare and unique as they were hand carved and ...

A rare 1950s Half-Giant Dunhill aquarium table lighter (made in England) with silver plated metal work Each of these lighters are very rare and unique as they were hand carved and p...