24th May, 2011 10:00

Decorative Works of Art

 
Lot 206
 

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AN 'AQUARIUM' LIGHTER

AN 'AQUARIUM' LIGHTER, ALFRED DUNHILL LTD. OF LONDON, SECOND QUARTER 20TH CENTURY the lucite panels decorated with intaglio silvery fish and rocks against an aqueous frond-set background, silvered-brass fittings stamped 'Dunhill', underside with patent number 143752 published in 1920 and stamped 'Made in England' 7cm high, 5.5cm wide For another Dunhill lighter of this size and vintage see Sotheby's London, 16th November 2006, lot 426, sold for £3000.

Sold for £600


 
AN 'AQUARIUM' LIGHTER, ALFRED DUNHILL LTD. OF LONDON, SECOND QUARTER 20TH CENTURY the lucite panels decorated with intaglio silvery fish and rocks against an aqueous frond-set background, silvered-brass fittings stamped 'Dunhill', underside with patent number 143752 published in 1920 and stamped 'Made in England' 7cm high, 5.5cm wide For another Dunhill lighter of this size and vintage see Sotheby's London, 16th November 2006, lot 426, sold for £3000.