Lot 279: An Assortment of Novelty and Vintage Lighters including Figural and Branded Examples

An assortment of novelty and vintage cigarette lighters featuring a wide variety of designs, materials, and mechanisms. The collection includes numerous figural examples such as a gold-tone dirt bike, a bronze-finish cruiser motorcycle, a rocket launcher, a fire extinguisher marked FIRE ALARM 119, and an oversized battery marked LR15 LIGHTER FEUERZEUG MECHERO ACCENDINO. Other object-based designs include a pack of chewing gum labeled In Gum Sugarfree gum spearmint, a chocolate bar, binoculars, a camera, an electric guitar, a gold bar keychain marked GOLD, and a 100 US dollar bill. Character-themed pieces include multiple Betty Boop examples, a gorilla, and a green-spotted frog. Further motifs include an Ace of Spades playing card, a human skull, stacked dice, and cannabis leaf designs, one of which bears the handwritten name Andrea. The group contains several standard flip-top petrol lighters, including an oversized example and one featuring a repeating GG monogram pattern in the style of Gucci, alongside various piezoelectric button lighters. Construction materials comprise cast metal, moulded plastic, and enamel.