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VINTAGE 20thC DUNHILL TROPICAL 'AQUARIUM' TABLE LIGHTER c.1950
Vintage mid 20th Century Dunhill Aquarium table lighter. Crafted in a curved rectangular shape with gold plated mounts, this piece features four Lucite panels engraved and painted to depict a three-dimensional tropical aquarium set against a vivid green background.
Reference Number: D11807
Vintage mid 20th Century Dunhill Aquarium table lighter. Crafted in a curved rectangular shape with gold plated mounts, this piece features four Lucite panels engraved and painted to depict a three-dimensional tropical aquarium set against a vivid green background.
Reference Number: D11807
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The Aquarium lighters were all designed and hand-made by Ben Shillingford (1904-2000), whose unique skills in designing, carving and hand-painting the Perspex panels could never be equalled. Upon his retirement, the skills necessary to continue to manufacture the "Aquarium" lighter could not be found, and production ceased. No two "Aquarium" lighters are the same and each is a unique work of art. Stamped "Dunhill" to the top gold plated fitting, the base is stamped "Dunhill Lighter".
CONDITION
In Great Condition - Wear expected with age. Please refer to photographs.
SIZE
Height: 8 cm // 3.15 inches
Width: 10 cm // 3.94 inches
Depth: 5 cm // 1.97 inches