Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE
Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.
ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS
The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.
Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively.
Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer.
Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.
The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by celebrated manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.
As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.
Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.
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Lighter S.T. Dupont Gold Yellow Line 2 Tobacco Accessories France Midcentury 70s
By S.T. Dupont
Located in Palermo, IT
Precious and refined S.T. lighter Dupont ligne 2 with vertical lines in yellow gold. France, 70s/80s. Please watch the video and photos carefully, than...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Gold
Rare Cigar Case in Bench Form
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
circa 1970. We offer this Rare Cigar Case in Bench Form.
Category
1970s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Metal
Carl Auböck Pipe Holder, Austria 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Pipe Holder, Austria 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck Pipe Holder, Austria 1960s
Located in Berlin, DE
Carl Auböck Pipe Holder, Austria 1960s.
Category
1960s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Brass
Alfred Dunhill Briquet Rollagas Cigarette Lighter with Original Box and Papers
Located in High Wycombe, GB
Alfred Dunhill Briquet Rollagas Cigarette Lighter
Vintage boxed Dunhill lighter with booklet stamped at purchase 1988
Stamped Dunhill and Swiss Made on base.
Category
1980s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Gold Plate
Mid-Century Ronson "Spartan" Streamline Table Lighter in Chrome & Black Enamel
By Ronson
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated Mid-Century Modernist Ronson "Spartan" Streamline Table Lighter in Chrome and Black Enamel originates from the United States, Circa 1950. Features a reserved strea...
Category
1950s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Enamel, Chrome
Seguso Flavio Poli Sommerso Table Lighter Vintage Mid-Century Modern Design
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
This table lighter designed by Flavio Poli from the Sommerso series for Seguso is a remarkable example of mid-century modern design. It features vibrant red and yellow hues, showcasi...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Metal
Vintage Brass Table Lighter Design Italy 1970s Mid-Century Modern
Located in Palermo, IT
Table lighter, mod. Kaleb. Handmade. F&G brand, Italy 70s on the base. For its design, and its worked brass packaging, this lighter is also a decorative object. Really beautiful. Ple...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Brass
MERCEDES BENZ 1966 Royal London Radiator Grill Petrol Lighter In Lacquered Steel
Located in Miami, FL
Table petrol lighter designed by Mercedes Benz.
This is a beautiful petrol desk lighter, in mint never used condition and in the original box. The unusual lighter was created for th...
Category
1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Enamel, Steel
MERCEDES BENZ 1966 Royal London Car Radiator Grill Desk Petrol Lighter Lacquered
Located in Miami, FL
Table petrol lighter designed by Mercedes Benz.
This is a beautiful petrol desk lighter, created for the Royal London Limited, back in the 1966. The desk lighter has been crafted in...
Category
1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Enamel, Steel
Francois CHATAIN Made In France Ceramic Red Glazed Vide Poche Ashtray Bowl
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Francois CHATAIN Made In France Ceramic Red Glazed Vide Poche Ashtray Bowl Circa 1970. No damage
Category
1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery
Dunhill Carlton Ware Spider Web Table Lighter
Located in Northampton, GB
Alfred Dunhill Lighter Circa 1957
From our Accessories collection, we are delighted to offer this Dunhill ‘Carlton’ Spider Web Table Lighter. The Lighter Gold Plated lighter was produced in partnership with Carlton Ware with the ceramic body produced by Stoke on Trent potters Carlton (Carlton Ware). The body has been hand painted with a spider web design amongst blossoming flowers and two dragonflies. The Lighter is embossed to the front Dunhill and bears the registration number to the inside of the pivoting arm 737418. The base of the lighter is stamped Dunhill, Lighter. The Lighter dates to the middle of the 20th century circa 1957.
Carlton Ware was established in 1890 by James Frederick Wiltshaw, William Herbert Robinson and James Alcock Robinson trading under the name of Wiltshaw and Robinson. The trademark “Carlton Ware” was introduced in 1894, and the company’s factory was renamed the Carlton Works. The company changed its name multiple times and changed hands finally reaching the name ‘Carlton Ware Ltd’ in 1958. In 1966 the company was sold to Arthur Wood and Sons before coming under financial pressure in the late 1980s being forced into receivership in 1989 and production ending in 1992. In 1997 the Carlton Ware brand was resurrected by Francis Joseph of the Carlton Ware Design Centre, Roslyn Works, Stoke-on-Trent. It continues to manufacture novelty items aimed at the collectors’ market today.
Dunhill Lighters specifically the classic petrol lift arm table lighter was introduced by Dunhill in 1928 running until the introduction of gas in the 1960’s. This particular Carlton Wear example was first introduced in the Dunhill catalogue in 1957. The body was created in partnership with Stoke-on-Trent potters Carlton Ware. Carlton Ware produced three different examples to compliment the Dunhill body a fish underwater design, a chinoiserie pagoda design and the spider web as seen here.
Dunhill Alfred Dunhill was Born September 30th 1872. From 1890 Dunhill ran a company that sold motoring accessories through mail order under the name Dunhill’s Motorities. In 1902 he opened a shop on Conduit Street, Mayfair which sold clothing...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass
Mid Century Lucite Table Lighter
Located in W Allenhurst, NJ
Great table lighter. Lucite form in an inviting design. Does't appear to have been used.
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Lucite
1960's 70's modernist silverplated cigarette box by Gabriella Crespi, signed
Located in London, GB
A rare modernist silver plated cigarette box by Gabriella Crespi, Engraved Signature, circa 1960's to 1970's. Streamlined, looks very chic!
Please note that our handling time is of...
Category
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Metal
Dunhill Aquarium Half-Giant Table Lighter
By Ben Shillingford, Dunhill
Located in Northampton, GB
Novelty Google Eyed Fish
From our Accessories collection, we are delighted to offer this Dunhill Aquarium Half-Giant Table Lighter. The Aquarium Lighter with a Silver Plated body features a lucite...
Category
1950s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate
1950 Max Ingrand Fontana Arte Design Italy Crystal Ashtray
By Fontana Arte
Located in Brescia, IT
Bowl
Fontana Arte
Italy, 1950
Chiseled Crystal
Excellent Conditions
Vintage Original
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Crystal
1950 Aldo Tura Design Italia MidCentury Parchment GoatSkin Ashtray
By Aldo Tura
Located in Brescia, IT
Aldo Tura
Italy,1950
Parchment ashtray dyed Brown
Gold metal details
Removable metal saucer
Excellent condition
side: 21 cm
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Metal
Smoking set Knuth and manufactured Soldi & Scati
Located in Guazzora, IT
The original 1950s emerald green resin ashtray with lighter, designed by designer Knuth, is a charming piece of midcentury design. This period, known for its clean lines, innovative...
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Steel
Vintage Plexglass Silver 800 Table Lighter Italy 1970s Mid-Century Modern
Located in Palermo, IT
Design table lighter in plexiglass with 800 silver accessory (stamped as in the photo) that makes it very refined, a truly beautiful accessory. Cubic body. Made in Italy in the 70s. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Silver, Chrome
THORENS 1953 Masterpiece Pocket Petrol Lighter In Chromed Steel
By Thorens
Located in Miami, FL
A "Masterpiece" lighter designed by Thorens.
This a beautiful pocket petrol lighter, created in Saint-Croix Switzerland by the Thorens Company, back in the 1951. The iconic lighter has been crafted in solid chromed brass and embellished with engine turned guilloche. The lighter model is called "The Masterpiece", is quite rare and more hard to find in perfect unused condition like this. This model is a must have to any lighter's collectors, since this model was in production for very short time. The Masterpiece lighter model is also known as the Companion.
Weight: 55.2 Grams, (35.39 Dwt).
Measurements: 63 mm by 32 mm by 11 mm (2.48 x 1.26 x 0.43 Inches).
Hallmarks: Stamped with the maker's mark and signed as follow, "MASTERPIECE BY THORENS SWITZERLAND PAT APP FOR".
Thorens
The story of Thorens Lighters begins in 1883 when Hermann Thorens registered the Thorens family business in Ste-Croix, Vaud, Switzerland. Initially, the company crafted phonographs, music boxes, and lighters, setting the stage for a legacy of innovation. In 1919, Thorens filed its first lighter patent, introducing a series of original patented models that have since been showcased in various publications and museums. The 1919 Swiss Utility...
Category
1950s Swiss Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Brass, Steel, Chrome
Vintage John Players Navy Cut Cigarette Advertising Shipping Crate or Box
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
Made in the mid-1860s, this wooden and silk screened shipping crate was made for the iconic Player's Navy Cut cigarettes. The crate appears to have been shipp...
Category
Mid-20th Century English Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Wood
Jens Quistgaard Rosewood Lidded Ashtray
Located in San Diego, CA
Jens Quistgaard designed ceramic ashtray with removable rosewood lid.
From his collection for Kronjyden Nissen. Denmark, 1960s
Category
1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Ceramic, Rosewood
Vintage NY Hotel and Restaurant Matchbooks from the 1950s-1980s
Located in Austin, TX
In the spirit of Will Rogers, 'Buy matchbooks, because they're not making anymore!' This would make an unexpected and nostalgic gift for the lover of Old New York who already has everything.
This collection of 70 vintage matchbooks...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Paper, Parchment Paper
Midcentury Christian Dior Lucite and Vienna Straw Ashtray, Italy 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Delightful Mid-Century ashtray made in clear lucite and Vienna straw. This charming ashtray is attributed to a Dior Home production and was made in Italy during the 1970s.
This squa...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Plexiglass, Straw, Lucite
nice Mid Century Pepsi Cola cooler beverage crate red Ice Cooler 50s
Located in Saarburg, RP
Mid Century Pepsi Cola cooler beverage crate blue Ice Cooler, 50s
The decorative Pepsi Cola cooler/beverage crate still has the original painting with white Pepsi Cola advertising p...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Metal
DUNHILL London 1954 Jet Aircraft F-86 Table Desk Lighter In Polished Chrome
Located in Miami, FL
F-86 Jet fighter aircraft table lighter designed by Alfred Dunhill.
An unusual table desk lighter made in London England by the renowned Alfred Dunhil...
Category
1950s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Steel, Chrome
DIETER RAMS 1973 Braum Cubism Desk Lighter In 18Kt Yellow Gold And Lapis
By Dieter Rams
Located in Miami, FL
Fabulous desk lighter designed by Dieter Rams for Braum.
This is a fabulous ultra-modernist T3 Domino desk lighter, created in West Germany by the architect and designer Dieter Rams...
Category
1970s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Gold
German Art Deco Sterling Silver& Mahogany Cigar Box by Dunhill
By Dunhill
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Art Deco sterling silver and mahogany cigar/trinket box by Dunhill Features a large unused monogram engraving area along the top lid with a mahogany interior. The box features an ear...
Category
1920s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Helit Yellow Plastic Ashtray, circa 1980
Located in Barcelona, ES
Yellow ashtray manufactured by Helit, citrca 1980. The bottom is marked, Helit 84005 made in Germany. In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and use, preser...
Category
1980s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Plastic
original Mid Century Coca Cola cooler beverage crate red Ice Cooler 50s
Located in Saarburg, RP
Mid Century Coca Cola cooler beverage crate red Ice Cooler, 50s
The decorative Coca Cola cooler/beverage crate still has the original red painting with white Coca Cola advertising p...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Metal
Set of 4 La Paglia Midcentury Modern Sterling Silver Matchbox Holders
Located in New York, NY
Set of 4 Midcentury Modern sterling silver matchbox holders. Made by Alphonse La Paglia (d. 1953) in New Jersey. Rectangular; sides have cutout tubes for strike. Applied to top is se...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
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 French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Crystal
nice Mid Century Coca Cola cooler beverage crate red Ice Cooler 50s
Located in Saarburg, RP
Mid Century Coca Cola cooler beverage crate red Ice Cooler, 50s
The decorative Coca Cola cooler/beverage crate still has the original red painting with white Coca Cola advertising p...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Metal
Italian Sterling Silver Cigarette & Makeup Case by Staldar
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Italian sterling silver combo cigarette & makeup case by Staldar featuring single hinge slip open with 2 powder makeup up compartments, lipstick holder, and a cigarette holder. Craft...
Category
1940s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Set of Six Vintage Miniature Patinated Brass Animal Figurines / Pipe Tampers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Charming set of six small animal-form tobacco pipe tampers/figurines (ca. 1950s, Austria).
Includes a long-billed pelican, stork, giraffe, deer, horse or zebra, and elephant (all but...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Brass
IBELO MONOPOL Germany 1960 Modernist Table Lighter In .925 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Modernist table desk lighter designed by Ibelo Monopol.
This is an unusual and beautiful table-desk lighter, created by the Ibelo Monopol company in West-Germany during the post-war...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver, Steel
Dunhill Tanshell ODA 841 Lovat Briar Tobacco Smoking Pipe Billiard
By Dunhill
Located in Dayton, OH
Circa 1950s - 1960s briar pipe by Dunhill, featuring the ODA 841 Lovat billiard shape, saddle stem / mouthpiece, and Tanshell finish. Marked: ODA 841 / Dunhill Tanshell / Made in Eng...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Hardwood
1960s Gorgeous Smoking Set in Onyx. Made in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
1960s Gorgeous smoking set in onyx. The table lighter works perfectly. Made in Italy. The items are in excellent condition.
Dimension:
Table Lighter
diameter 2,36 x 3,39 H inches
dia...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Onyx
Mid-Century Lucite, Rattan and Brass Lighter and Box Set
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 French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Venetian Murano Art Glass Table Lighter with Gold And White Swirls 1970s
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Venetian Murano Art Glass Lighter with Gold And White Swirls.
Elegant table lighter in Murano glass attributed to the Italian designer Tommaso Barbi.
Gorgeous vintage Murano ...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Paul Evans Patchwork Copper Large and Small Humidors w Cigar Ashtray, c 1970s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fantastic set of Paul Evans 'Patchwork Copper' smoking accessories, manufactured by C.C. Design Inc and retailed by Directional in the 1970s, with beautiful light patina and age, p...
Category
1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Bronze, Copper, Pewter
Tiffany & Co. 1970 Modernist Petrol Fluid Fiorentini Pocket Lighter In 14Kt Gold
Located in Miami, FL
Pocket lighter designed by Tiffany & Co.
Gorgeous luxury pocket lighter, created in New York city by Tiffany & Co, back in the 1970. The lighter's case has been crafted with sharp r...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Gold
IMCO 6300 Primex 1953 Julius Franz Meister Petrol Lighter In Chromed Steel MIB
Located in Miami, FL
Primex 6300 lighter designed by IMCO.
This is a brilliantly engineered, unusual and quite ingenious semi-automatic pocket lighter designed by Julius Franz Meister in Austria, back i...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Steel, Chrome
Tiffany & Co. 1960 Modernist Zippo Petrol Fluid Pocket Lighter 14Kt Yellow Gold
Located in Miami, FL
Pocket lighter designed by Tiffany & Co.
Gorgeous luxury pocket lighter, created in New York city by Tiffany & Co, back in the 1960. The lighter's case has been crafted with sharp g...
Category
1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Gold
RONSON 1960 Germany Modernist Cigarette Lighter Box in Cedar & Brushed Aluminum
By Ronson
Located in Miami, FL
Modernist geometric cigarette box designed by Ronson.
An exceptional and very beautiful desk box, created in West Germany by The Ronson Co. for Scandia. This piece was made during t...
Category
1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Aluminum
Midcentury ashtray designed by Gabriella Crespi, Italy
Located in Piacenza, Italy
Ashtray designed by Gabriella Crespi
Shell and brass ashtray by Gabriella Crespi.
Recorded by Archivio Gabriella Crespi, Milan.
Signed.
Italy 1970s
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Brass
Italian Wooden Humidor with Brass Corner Accents and Moisture control
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautifully designed wooden humidor with brass corners. The size is perfect for the side table, smoking room, desk or work station. inside top holds a sponge for creating the amo...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Brass
Asprey & Co. London Guilloche Wafer Petrol Lighter In Solid .925 Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
Wafer petrol pocket lighter designed by Asprey & Company.
Beautiful wafer lighter, created in London England by the luxury house of Asprey & Company Limited, back in the 1963. Crafted during the post-war period with a rectangular shape in solid .925/.999 sterling silver The lighted is embellished with an amazing engine turned guilloche decorations and is fully dismountable for servicing. Fitted on top with push semi automatic button. Excellent craftmanship depicting an odd and geometric shape, It is in perfect condition with no dents or previous restorations.
Weight: 43.50 Grams, (27.88 Dwt).
Measurements: 56 mm by 39 mm by 6.5 mm (2.20 x 1.53 x 0.26 Inches).
Hallmarks All parts are stamped with British crown marks, the lion head mark for the city of London, the maker's mark A&Co. Ltd. associated to Asprey, the mark for the assay of the .925 silver, the letter H for the years 1963-1964 and signed, "ASPREY LONDON MADE IN ENGLAND Y7 A&CO LTD H REGD No. 856727".
Asprey
The company was established in England in Mitcham, Surrey, in 1781. Founded as a silk printing business by William Asprey, it soon became a luxury emporium. In 1841, William Asprey's elder son Charles went into partnership with a stationer located on London's Bond Street. In 1847, the family broke with this partner and moved into 167 New Bond Street, the premises Asprey occupies today. From its central London location, Asprey advertised 'articles of exclusive design and high quality, whether for personal adornment or personal accompaniment and to endow with richness and beauty the table and homes of people of refinement and discernment.' An early specialty was dressing cases. Asprey crafted traditional cases and designs, mostly in leather, suitable for the new style of travel ushered in by railways. As the business grew, the company acquired manufacturing facilities and hired silversmith, goldsmith, jewelers and watchmakers. In the 1920's, commissions poured in from around the world, from American millionaire J. P. Morgan to potentates such as the Maharaja of Patiala, who commissioned a huge teak travelling trunk for each of his wives, in which each trunk was fitted with solid silver washing and bathing utensils with waterspouts of ornate tiger head and lined with blue velvet. Asprey cigarette...
Category
1960s English Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
EVANS 1952 For Loyal Automatic Table Lighter In the Shape Of Large Leather Boot
By D. Evans & Co.
Located in Miami, FL
Automatic table lighter designed by Evans.
Stunning automatic lighter, created in America by the Evans Company, back in the 1952. This very handsome piece has been crafted in the shape of a boot, most probably as a promotional item by the Loyal Boots Company. It is made in genuine cordovan leather and chromed steel. These full automatic Evans lighters...
Category
1950s North American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Steel, Chrome
David Marshall hexagonal ashtray in cast brass and aluminum from the 1970s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful hexagonal ashtray in solid brass and aluminum. This lovely piece was designed by David Marshall in Spain during the 1970s.
The simple straight lines and contrast between the different materials make this David Marshall ashtray...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Brass, Aluminum
Round Glass Dish Bowl or Cigar 420 Ashtray
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large and very versatile glass bowl, dish, or ashtray. The piece is very thick and heavy and has a wonderful look.
Perfect for serving candy or use as a cigar ashtray. A compli...
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Glass
Art Deco Silver Table Lighter
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderful Aluminum Art Deco Table lighter by Saroma, made in Japan, 1960.
A compliment to the cocktail table, desk or side table - in any room. The lighter is perfect for Cigars,...
Category
20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Set of Three “Ultima” Solid Brass Ashtrays by Bäckström & Ljungberg, Sweden 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Fantastic Mid-Century complete set of the iconic "Ultima" brass ashtrays designed by Holger Bäckström and Bo Ljungberg and produced by Diverse Ting in Sweden during the 1960s.
These wonderful and rare square ashtrays are made in solid brass with a removable top. The beautiful natural patina has not been polished out to preserve their charm and historical value. In amazing conditions.
A stylish and unique set of ashtrays...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Gold Dollar Cigarettes Advertising Sculpture 1950s
Located in Berghuelen, DE
Vintage Gold Dollar Cigarettes Advertising Sculpture 1950s
This old BAT (British American Tobacco) advertising figure made of wood and plaster advertising the cigarette brand "Gold ...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Wood
The Charles London 1947 Pocket Petrol Lighter Guilloche Plated Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
The Charles petrol lighter designed by Meyer Maximilian Levene
An exceptional and rare silver-plated 'The Charles' petrol pocket lighter stamped 'The Charles Lighter', made in London England, back in the 1947. It was rafted with slim rectangular form, decorated with engine-turned casing, double entry hinged lids with innovative internal mechanical features, including a revolving flint tube to provide even wear to the flint, and a rear barrel containing spare flint chambers so that semi-automatic loading of the spare flint can be undertaken. The Charles Lighter has an extremely complicated mechanism. The flint rotates while grinded by the friction wheel. Also interesting is the revolving magazine for spare flints. A fine example of complete over-engineering. This was made only for a very short period and was patented by Meyer Maximilian Levene in 1949.
Weight: 70.50 Grams, (45.19 Dwt).
Measurements: 48 mm by 43 mm by 12 mm (1.89 x 1.69 x 0.77 Inches).
Hallmarks: Stamped with the maker's mark and signed in full, "THE CHARLES LIGHTER MADE IN ENGLAND BRITISH & DOMINION & FOREIGN PAT GRANTED.".
Literature: Stuart Schneider and Ira Pilossof, The Handbook of Vintage Cigarette Lighters...
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Materials
Silver
1950s Vintage Italian Cigarette Holder Dispenser
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Vintage Italian Cigarette Dispenser
7.25 h x 3.25 d x 3
Unrestored original vintage condition
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Materials
Brass
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
A leather cigar holder. The piece is all leather and ribbed to hold three cigars.
The case pulls apart and back together to add and remove cig...
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Materials
Leather
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 e...
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Silver
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