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Lot 702: An Assortment of Vintage Novelty Table Lighters and a Two-Bottle Tantalus
A collection of vintage table lighters in various novelty forms accompanied by a crystal decanter tantalus. The group includes two knights in armour with flip-top helmets, a silver-tone model of a Rolls-Royce Phantom marked JAPAN to the base, and a die-cast Concorde aircraft on a pedestal marked CONCORDE. Two terrestrial globes feature crescent moon finials, and a relief-decorated treasure chest serves as a further casing. Several ceramic lighters are included, featuring neoclassical bas-relief figures in the Wedgwood style. One blue jasperware base is impressed on the underside H, WEDGWOOD, MADE IN ENGLAND, and 63. A polished metal lighter base is marked on the underside T21 Robin, MaruMan, JAPAN, and ELECTRONIC TABLE GAS LIGHTER. Another stainless steel base is marked Colibri, MONO GAS, R. DESN, STAINLESS STEEL, PATD, and MADE IN ENGLAND.
The tantalus comprises a dark-stained wooden carrier fitted with a polished brass handle and a locking front flap with an inset brass escutcheon and a skeleton key. It houses two square-cut crystal decanters decorated with diamond and facet cutting, topped with multi-faceted ball stoppers.
The tantalus comprises a dark-stained wooden carrier fitted with a polished brass handle and a locking front flap with an inset brass escutcheon and a skeleton key. It houses two square-cut crystal decanters decorated with diamond and facet cutting, topped with multi-faceted ball stoppers.
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