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Place of Origin: European
Vintage Bakelite Cigarette Holder, 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Vintage Bakelite Cigarette Holder.
Good condition, with some signs of age.
Category
1940s Vintage European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Bakelite
Art and Craft round shaped glass dish, with Cuban cigar labels, England 1890.
Located in Milan, IT
Round shaped glass dish, decorated, with Cuban cigar labels, applied under the glass. Art and Craft period, London circa 1890.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Glass
Fine Early 20th Century Cigar Scissors by Maple & Co., London 1919
Located in Worcester, GB
Fine Early 20th Century Cigar Scissors by Maple & Co., London 1919
English, dated 1919
A refined and well-crafted pair of cigar scissors by Maple & Co., featuring 9ct gold finger ri...
Category
Early 20th Century European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Gold, Steel
Set of Ten Unique Colored Bakelite Ashtrays, Škoda Car Manufacturer, 1950s
Located in Praha, CZ
- Very rare
- Advertising.
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Bakelite
20th Century, Iconic, Barovier e Toso Murano Smoking Set of Four Pieces
By Barovier&Toso
Located in Catania, IT
Rare and amazing, smoke set by Barovier & Toso. Green inside with white jacket and outside in shades of black in Murano blown glass set of four pieces. Large...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
A& J Zimmerman Ltd Antique Sterling Silver Tobacco Box
By A&J Zimmerman Ltd.
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver tobacco box, an addition to our smoking related silverware collection.
This exceptional antique George V sterling silver tobacco box has a plain circular rounded form.
The subtly convex anterior and reverse surfaces of the box are plain and unembellished.
This antique box retains the original hinged hallmarked cover with a plain thumbpiece to the anterior surface.
The interior of the box retains the original gilding.
Condition
This antique silver tobacco box...
Category
1920s Vintage European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Austrian Hammered Sterling, Diamond and Sapphire Cigarette Case and Match Holder
Located in Water Mill, NY
Fabulous Austrian Hungarian hammered sterling- rose diamond and sapphire
cigarette and match holder. Gilded inside has a decorative monogram on the
on the back.
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
German 18th Century Silver And Hardwood Snuff Box
Located in Copenhagen, K
Wonderful carved German or Austrian snuff box hunting motive and silver mounting. Carved to fit "hand in glove."
Provenance: Exhibited at the Dome M...
Category
Mid-18th Century Baroque Antique European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Silver
5 Studio Del Campo 1960’s Enamel Pieces
By Studio Del Campo
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A lovely collection of 1960’s Studio Del Campo enameled pieces. There are 5 pieces, 2 lighters, 2 ashtrays and a bud vase. The vase and lighters are likely bronze or brass based, the...
Category
1960s Vintage European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Antique Austro-Hungarian Silver and Enamel Cigarette / Card Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine antique Austro-Hungarian silver and enamel cigarette/card case; part of our continental silverware collection
This fine antique Austro-Hungarian silver and enamel cigarette/card case has a rectangular form with rounded edges.
The front cover is embellished with an enamel panel depicting two Japanese ladies playing traditional Japanese instruments, the koto (13 stringed zither) and the shamisen (3 stringed guitar-like instrument).
The players are seated on the ground in an outdoor scene with traditional Japanese lanterns hanging from tree branches overhead.
The sides of this cigarette case and posterior cover are plain and unembellished.
The case is fitted with a push fit catch which when released reveals the hallmarked gilt interior of the hinged compartments.
The hallmarks to the interior of this impressive case include:
Silver quality/purity: Dianakopf mark (800 standard, 800/1000)
Assay mark: L (Ljubljana, Slovenia)
This variation of the Dianakopf mark was used from 1872-1922, determining the date of this piece as circa 1900.
Condition
This antique silver business card holder...
Category
20th Century European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Rustic Continental Oak and Antler Smoking Stand
Located in Queens, NY
Rustic Continental (possibly German, 19th Cent) oak and antler design pedestal base smoking stand with 3 round horn containers on top
Category
19th Century Rustic Antique European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Antler, Oak
MIdecntury Squared Marble Italian Asthray and Mirror, 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Elegant midcentury marble and mirrored top ashtray. This fantastic piece was designed in Italy during the 1970s.
Italian designers inspire this wonderful piece from the 1970s for materials (marble, mirror). Its pure and simple lines and the way geometrical shapes fuse into an outstanding functional result.
This item is heavier than 2.7 kilograms.
A magnificent piece that is a perfect gift for a modernist studio or a minimal living room...
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Marble
Cat Humidor
Located in New York, NY
For cat lovers, bronze humidor realistically shaped as a cat's head. Opens to reveal humidor space. Large ribbon around neck forms two storage bowls.
Category
19th Century Antique European Tobacco Accessories
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 European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Crystal
LOVELY ANTIQUE VICTORIAN SHAGREEN SHARK SKiN VESTA CASE FOR SMALL MATCHES ETC
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
Royal House Antiques
Royal House Antiques is delighted to offer for sale this absolutely stunning Victorian circa 1880 Shargeen & Silver Vesta case for matches
A very good looking,...
Category
1880s High Victorian Antique European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Murano, 1940, Italian
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Murano
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
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Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
Victorian Ceramic and Sterling Silver Match Striker
By Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders and James Francis Hollings Shepherd
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fdine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver and ceramic match striker; an addition to our ornamental collection.
This exceptional antique Victorian sterling and ceramic match striker has a globular form.
The surface of the ceramic body is embellished with a hand painted details reflecting the crystalline formation of hardstone.
The upper portion of this antique match striker...
Category
1890s Late Victorian Antique European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Silver and Gold Antique Personal Card or Cigarette Holder
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Beautiful silver cigarette case (or personal business card holder), with initials in gold.
Rare antique single piece.
Category
Early 20th Century Other European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Gold, Silver
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 European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Silver
Enameled silver cigarette case with a portrait of Franz Joseph, Italy 1900.
Located in Milan, IT
Cigarette case in 900/1000 silver, with internal gilding.
Above the lid, an enamel miniature on the guilloché prepared bed. The miniature depicts Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria (183...
Category
Early 20th Century European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Very Rare P H Vogel & Co Antique Shagreen Cigarette Case Silver & Gold Gilt
By P.H. Vogel & Co.
Located in West Sussex, Pulborough
We are delighted to offer for sale this stunning antique PH Vogel & Co silver and gold gilt cigarette case
A very rare good looking and functional piece of...
Category
20th Century Art Deco European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Silver
Murano 1940, Attributed to Flavio Poli, Italian
By Flavio Poli
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Murano
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
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Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
Pierre Cardin Les Pipes Design Years '70 Paris Vintage
By Pierre Cardin
Located in Biella, IT
Pierre Cardin Les Pipes design and perfect pipe in mahogany and resin material
The sell is of one "pipe" color of your choice, one of the two ..
Years '70 vintage but all the pipe...
Category
1970s Modern Vintage European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Acrylic
Casket Art Deco from 1930
Located in Kraków, Małopolska
We present casket Art Deco from 1930
Every piece of furniture that leaves our workshop from the beginning to the end is subjected to manual renovation, so as to restore its original...
Category
1920s Art Deco Vintage European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Walnut
Ashtray. Silver (.833) in its colour. Porto, Portugal, 1938-1984.
Located in Madrid, ES
Ashtray. Silver (.833) in its colour. Porto, Portugal, 1938-1984.
With contrast marks.
Ashtray with two silver supports in its colour, decorated with a series of vegetal and archit...
Category
20th Century Rococo Revival European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Silver
Lighter in Cubic Shape, Horn and Brass, Carl Auböck Vienna, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Cubic lighter by Carl Auböck made of horn.
Category
1950s Vintage European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Brass
Walter Bosse style Sea lion pipe holder in bronze - 1950s
By Herta Baller, Walter Bosse
Located in Linkebeek, BE
Walter Bosse style Sea lion pipe holder in bronze - 1950s
Decoration - Vintage - Vintage
Measures : 9cmx4cm H:7.5cm
Wear consistent with age and use.
Minor Structural Damages : See ...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Brass
Double Ceramic Pipe Holder attributed to Fantoni
By Fantoni
Located in New York, NY
Fun vintage Italian ceramic double pipe holder attributed to Fantoni. Great mid century colors. Also has the whimsy of a Fornasetti design. Great piece that makes a fabulous gift ...
Category
1960s Vintage European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Ceramic, Leather
1940 Aldo Tura Goat Skin and Brass Tobacco Container
By Aldo Tura
Located in Weesp, NL
Goat skin and brass Aldo Tura 1940 tobacco container.
Rare 1940s tobacco container shaped as a pipe. The container has one compartment to store tobacco and another one to keep and...
Category
1940s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Brass
Cartier Red Lacquer 18ct Gold Plated Trinity Cigarette Lighter Box & Guarantee
By Cartier
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Elegant Must De Cartier Red Lacquer 3 Banded 18ct Gold Plated Trinity Cigarette Lighter With Box & Guarantee
Lighter has been serviced
Marked Cartier Paris To Lighter Base
Comple...
Category
Late 20th Century Art Deco European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Metal, Enamel, Gold Plate
Rosenthal Studio Linie Glass Table Lighter Mid-Century Modern 1970s ca
By Rosenthal, Linee Studio
Located in Palermo, IT
Elegant and rare table lighter. Rosenthal Studio - Linie Sandblasted with signature on the base "Rosenthal studio linie". In clear and sandblasted crystal. Mechanism overhauled. Plea...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Smoking Art Deco Table, France 1930 in chrome
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Table
Material: glass and chrome
Style: Art Deco
Italy
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Chrome
Rare Cartier 18ct Gold Plate Cigarette Lighter With Cartier Box & Guarantee
By Cartier
Located in Reading, Berkshire
18ct Gold Plated Cartier Godron Cigarette Lighter In Original Cartier Box 1980's
Lighter has been serviced
Marked Cartier Paris To Lighter Base
Complete With Original Box, Instru...
Category
Late 20th Century Art Deco European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Pipe Stand, Brass and Leather, Carl Auböck Vienna, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
Pipe stand made by Carl Auböck coated with leather.
Category
1950s Vintage European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Brass
Ashtray 1950 Crystal
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Crystal
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
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Category
1950s Space Age Vintage European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Ashtrays in Crystal, 1930 France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Ashtrays in Crystal
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
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Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Crystal
Patterned Silver Cigarette Box, Hallmarked, 1960
By Padgett & Braham Ltd
Located in London, GB
Sterling silver cigarette box with engraved geometric pattern to the top and cedar wood lining to the interior. By Padgett & Braham, hallmarked London 1960.
Dimensions: 16.5cm/6½ in...
Category
1960s Vintage European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sculptural ashtray/catchall in the style of Matégot and Georges Jouve
By Georges Jouve, Mathieu Matégot
Located in North Miami, FL
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 European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
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 European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Brass
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 European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Gold
Antique Alabaster Lapis Lazuli and Sterling Silver Match Striker / Paperweight
By George Betjemann & Sons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver, alabaster and lapis lazuli match striker; an addition to our ornamental collection.
This exceptional antique George V sterling silver and alabaster match striker has a globular form.
The surface of the alabaster body has a carved textured finish which composes a match striker.
The body of this antique match striker...
Category
1910s Art Deco Vintage European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Silver, Sterling Silver
Murano, 1930, Italian, Attributed to Paolo Venini Technique Pelegoso
By Paolo Venini
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Murano
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal.
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Venini ( Technique Pelegoso )
Pelegoso technique A type of glass characterized by countless irregular air bubbles (pulighe) within the vitreous wall, which deliberately obscure its transparency. It is obtained by pouring substances such as petrol into the pot, which produce a boiling over of the glass in fusion.
Attributed to Venini
Early life and education
Venini was born in the town of Cusano near Milan, Italy. After serving in the Royal Italian Army in World War I, he trained as a lawyer and began his practice in Milan. He soon developed an acquaintance with Giacomo Cappellin, a native of Venice who owned a Milan antiques...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
Christian Dior Table Vesta Gilt Boxes for Matches, France 1950´s
By Christian Dior
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Christian Dior table Vesta gilt boxes for Matches. France 1950´s.
Lovely Pair of Christian dior gilt boxes. They have a blue stone on each one.
Perfect...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Brass
An antique silver vesta case of extra small proportions by William Hair Haseler
Located in Central England, GB
This fine silver vesta case is of an unusual rare small size. It measures Height 3.7cm x width 2.7cm x depth 1cm. It is a high quality very solidly made example. Hallmarked for Birm...
Category
1920s Edwardian Vintage European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Silver
Hand Carved Wood Lighter in the Shape of an Umbrella ‘Actual Size’
Located in New York, NY
Very unusual early 20th century hand carved wooden lighter in the shape of an umbrella with removable handle (actual umbrella size). Carved textured fabric and ruffles. Lighter mecha...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Metal
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 European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Metal, Brass
Ashtray, Brass and Wood, Carl Auböck Vienna, Austria
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
An ashtray by Carl Auböck made of brass.
Category
1950s Vintage European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Brass
19th Century Victorian Solid Silver Guard Tower Table Lighter, London, c.1878
By Stephen Smith & Son 1
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 19th century Victorian novelty solid silver table lighter, unusually shaped as a "guard tower", realistically modelled with simulated brick-work, door and archers windows, wi...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Parchment and Brass Pipe Shaped Box by Aldo Tura for Macabo, Italy, 1950s
By Aldo Tura, Macabo
Located in Milan, IT
Pipe shaped box by Aldo Tura for Macabo.
Parchment covered piece with brass and ash wood details
Category
1950s Vintage European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Brass
Antique 20thC English Silver-Mounted Royal Doulton Ceramic Match Striker c.1910
By Royal Doulton, Finnigans, London 1
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th Century English solid silver mounted ceramic match striker, made by Royal Doulton & Finnigans. The striker, of a round shape is mounted with a plain silver collar. Due to its size and weight, this versatile match striker can also serve as a paperweight. The ceramic is marked underneath with the Royal Doulton mark and reference number 4104. The silver collar is hallmarked English silver, (925 standard), Birmingham, year 1910 (l), Maker Finnigans.
A little about the maker, the story of Finnigans began in 1830 when Benjamin Finnigan, initially trading under the name Brian B Finnigan, established a workshop in Newton Street...
Category
1910s Other Vintage European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Silver
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 European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Copper, Wrought Iron
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 European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Gold
Blue & Gold Murano Art Glass Ashtray Jewelry Dish / Vide-Poche by Barbini, Italy
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
Mid-Century Modern blue & gold hand blown murano Art Glass Ashtray Jewelry Dish / Vide-Poche by Alfredo Barbini.
Alfredo Barbini Art Glass ash...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Murano Glass
Ashtray Crystal, 1950
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Crystal
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982.
Why are there so many antiques in Argentina?
In the 1880 – 1940 there was a grate wave of immigration encouraged by the periods of war that were taking place.
1st World War took place between 1914 and 1918
2nd World War took place between 1939 and 1945
The immigrants options were New York or Buenos Aires. Tickets were cheap and in Buenos Aires they were welcomed with open arms, as it was a country where everything was still to be done.
Argentina was the country of new opportunities, labour was needed and religious freedom was assured, in many cases the of the family travel first until they were settled and then the rest of the family members join them.
In the immigrant museum “Ellis Island Immigrant Building” in New York you can se the promotional posters of the boats that would take them to a new life.
Between the years 1895 and 1896, Argentina had the highest DGP (gross domestic product) per capita in the world according to the Maddison Historical Statistics index, this situation arose due to the large amount of food being exported to European countries, which were at war.
The Argentinean ships left the port of Buenos Aires with food, but they returned with furniture, clothes and construction elements, (it´s common to see this the old buildings of the historic neighbourhood of San Telmo, the beams with the inscription “Made in England)”, as well as many markets that were built in Buenos Aires, such us the San Telmo Market, whose structure was brought by ship and afterwards assembled in 900 Defensa Street.
With the great influence of European immigrants living in the country, the children of the upper classes travelled to study in France, resulting in the inauguration of “La Maison Argentinienne”, on 27th of June 1928, in the international city of Paris, which hosted many Argentinians that were studying in Frace.
It´s the fourth house to be built after France, Canada and Belgium, being the first Spanish-speaking one. Still in place today (17 Bd Jourdan, 75014, Paris, France). Many of the children of these wealthy families who attended international art exhibitions, museums and art courses abroad, took a keen interest in the European style. This is why Buenos Aires was at the time referred as “The Paris of South America”.
Between the years 1890 and 1920 more than a hundred Palaces were built on Alvear Avenue the most exclusive avenue in Buenos Aires. Today some of these palaces have been transformed into museums, hotels and embassies.
In the year 1936, the Kavanagh building was inaugurated, it was the tallest reinforced concrete building in South America.
During 1994 the American Society of Civil Engineers distinguished it as an “international engineering milestone”, and it´s now considered a World Heritage of Modern Architecture.
At the time was common to hire foreign architects such as Le Corbusier, who visited Buenos Aires/Argentina in 1929 and in 1948 he drew up the blueprints for a house built in La Plata City (which was declared a World Heritage Site).
In 1947, the Hungarian architect Marcelo Breuer designed “Parador Ariston” in the seaside city of Mar del Plata. After an Argentinean student at Harvard University convinced him to come to Argentina. He worked on an urban development project in the Casa Amarilla, area of La Boca.
The Ukrainian architect, Vladimiro Acosta, arrives in Argentina in 1928 and worked as an architect until que moved to Brazil.
Antonio Bonet, a Spanish architect who worked with Le Corbusier in Paris, arrives in Argentina in 1937, where he carried out several architectural works and in 1938 designs the well-known BFK chair.
Andres Kálnay, of Hungarian origin, made around 120 architectural masterpieces, among which the former Munich brewery stands out, he even made the furniture’s design.
The German architect, Walter Gropius, director of the Bauhaus, lived in Argentina, where he wrote articles for “Sur” magazine and founded in Buenos Aires, an architectural firm with Franz Möller, who was also an architect, where he built two houses.
At the same time several famous designers decided to immigrate to Argentina, among them we can find the well-known French designer, Jean-Michel Frank, who arrived in the country in 1940 and also worked for the Rockefeller family.
Special pieces were made, which were sold exclusively in the country, such as the well-known German company “WMF”, who sold their products by catalogue, which were chosen by the ladies of high society in the list of wedding gifts, as well as the pieces designed by Christofle.
The Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti, made special pieces for Argentinean mansions.
In 1904 the first Jansen branch outside Paris was established in Buenos Aires, as the Argentinean clientele demanded a large amount of furniture, from the end of the 19th century to the mid-20th century.
In 1970, the brand Rigolleau Argentina made pieces authorised by Lalique.
The brands Maple and Thompson also set up shop in the country.
The French plastic artist, Marcel Duchamp moved to Argentina in 1918-1919.
Glass signed Gallé, Charder, Leverre, Schneider, Muller and other French firms. They were bought in flower shops and were given to ladies with beautiful floral arrangements.
Some furniture manufacturers travelled to international fairs and bough the patterns to produce the furniture in Argentina, such as the furniture firm Englander and Bonta, who bought the patterns ins Italy.
It is worth mentioning that in Argentina we have the largest community of Italians outside...
Category
1950s Space Age Vintage European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Crystal
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 European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Terracotta
Unusual Fish-Shaped Burl Wood Snuffbox, Sweden 1871
Located in Milan, IT
Scandinavian ink decorated treen wood fish shaped snuff box. The fishtail becomes a bird’s head with an open beak. This Scandinavian snuff box was made during the mid to late 19th ce...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Wood
Early 20th Century Burled Birch Wood and Mahogany Tobacco Box
Located in Middleburg, VA
Smoking may be passé but collecting antique tobacco pieces is never bad for your health. This unique tobacco box in the shape of a barrel is made of highly figured burled birch wood ...
Category
Early 20th Century Arts and Crafts European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Wood, Birch, Mahogany
Unusual Shoe-Shaped Burl Wood Snuffbox. Prussia, Germany, 1871
Located in Milan, IT
The snuffbox is in hazelnut wood carved in the shape of a shoe. The top opens to reveal a second part, with a lid that opens to reveal the tobacco container. On one external side, th...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Wood