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Lot 1078

3 English Tobacco Items: Humidor, Cigar, & Cigarette Boxes

Estimate: $400 - $450
Starting Bid
$200

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1st item: Ceramic humidor tobacco jar in oak case. Lidded Denby/Aonian-style ceramic jar has blue and brown swirls with brass locking mechanism and raised details. Lockable cabinet with beveled glass and brass pull. Interior has 2 pipe racks that can hold 6 pipes, and a drawer with 2 compartments and a brass pull. Case: 12 in. H x 8 1/2 in. W.  x 6 1/4 in. D.  Jar: 5 in. D. 2nd item: Oak and brass tabletop box with 2 compartments for storing cigars and cigarettes. Box top has decorative brass plates marked "Cigarettes" on the left lid and "Cigars" on the right, with a brass handle, hinges, and decorative accents.  3 1/2 in.  H x 12 in. L x 6 in. D. 3rd item: Oak and brass tabletop tobacco cabinet, with lidded container for mixing and storing loose tobacco.  Lockable door, with brass storage rack for 4 pipes. Interior has a top shelf with 2 wooden dividers, one on each side of a container marked "Tobacco."  Tobacco container has an amber-colored bakelite finial and removable tin interior.  Drawers have brass labels for "Cigarettes" and "Cigars." Exterior has brass handles marked "RD211346" under each handle. 1 in. H  x 8 in. W x 7 in. D.  Lot also includes 1 vintage wooden pipe marked "Millard Imported Briar," 2 clay pipe fragments with leaf and thistle motif, and 1 metal pipe reamer marked "British Buttner Pat App 2924-3/45," in a green plastic sleeve. All items English, circa first quarter 20th century.

Condition

All items overall very good condition. 1st item: The bottom brass hinge on the cigar-side lid is missing one brass pin near the point. 2nd item: Missing key. 3rd item: Back of oak case has some damage and loss to veneer.  Small chip to lid on jar, consistent with use. Some loss to rubberized  seal under lid. 

Provenance

The estate of Dr. Ian M. Mathison, Murfreesboro TN and Big Rapids, MI.

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