Vintage Novelty Lighters
Dunhill 'The Light' Novelty Petrol Lighter
Located in London, by appointment only
Dunhill ‘The Light’ novelty petrol lighter in immaculate original museum condition. Stored in a
Category
Mid-20th Century Vintage Novelty Lighters
Materials
Brass
Mid-century Novelty "Marine Ship & Supply" Cruise ship Enameled Lighter
By Sarome
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-century Sarome 'Cruiser' lighter, shaped like a Cruise ship, features a chrome body enameled
Category
1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Novelty Lighters
Materials
Steel
Mid-century Novelty "Queen of Tsawwassen" Cruise ship Enameled Lighter
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-century Sarome 'Cruiser' lighter, shaped like a Cruise ship, features a chrome body enameled
Category
1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Novelty Lighters
Materials
Enamel, Steel, Chrome
Mid Century Modern Novelty Pro Golf Ball Table Desk Lighter
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This mid-century vintage lighter is a unique collectible or gift, shaped like a golf ball and clubs
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Novelty Lighters
Materials
Plastic
20th Century American Solid Silver Gimbal Novelty Golf Lighter, circa 1900
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique early 20th century American very unusual, novelty solid silver gimbal golf themed lighter
Category
20th Century American Vintage Novelty Lighters
Materials
Silver
H 3.15 in W 9.06 in D 2.76 in
Mid-century Novelty "M.V. Queen of Esquimalt" Cruise ship Enameled Lighter
By Sarome
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-century Sarome 'Cruiser' lighter, shaped like a Cruise ship, features a chrome body enameled
Category
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Novelty Lighters
Materials
Steel
H 1.75 in W 3.25 in D 0.5 in
Vintage Cannon Shaped Iron and Brass Table Lighter
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage cannon shaped iron and brass novelty table lighter.
Category
20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Novelty Lighters
Materials
Metal, Brass, Iron
20th Century Solid Silver 'Hunting Horn' Table Lighter, London, C.1921
By Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd.
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century Victorian novelty solid silver novelty table lighter, unusually shaped as a
Category
20th Century British Victorian Vintage Novelty Lighters
Materials
Silver
WILLIE KOOL 1938 The Penguin Figural Bar And Table-Desk Electric Lighter
Located in Miami, FL
tested and is in working condition.
Note: This is an electric novelty advertising lighter, is a very old
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Novelty Lighters
Materials
Steel
H 8.75 in W 4.25 in D 3.5 in
20th Century English Solid Silver Lamplight Shaped Table Cigar Lighter, c.1928
By Charles Edwards
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century lamplight shaped cigar lighter, rarity and novelty are two words that get us
Category
20th Century British Vintage Novelty Lighters
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
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Vintage Novelty Golf Club Table Lighter Pen Stand, 20th Century
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Novelty chrome plated pen stand in the form of a golf club. The gas fueled lighter can be removed
Category
20th Century British Vintage Novelty Lighters
Materials
Chrome
1941 Sterling Silver 'Grenade' Table Lighter by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co.
By Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd.
Located in London, GB
Goldsmith’s and Silversmith’s Company, hallmarked 1941
A fine and unusual novelty Sterling
Category
1940s British Other Vintage Novelty Lighters
Materials
Sterling Silver
Italian Silver Novelty Lighter in the Form of a Bird c.1960
Located in London, GB
An Italian silver novelty lighter in the form of a bird c.1960. The beak acts as a handle to reveal
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Novelty Lighters
Materials
Silver
Novelty Sterling Silver Dragon Cigar Lighter Hallmarked in 1972 by Carringtons
By Carrington & Co
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1972 by Carrington & Co. This fantastic sterling silver cigar lighter takes
Category
1970s English Vintage Novelty Lighters
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 6.3 in W 7.49 in D 2.96 in
Novelty sterling silver cigar lighter modelled as a dragon - made in 1997
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in Sheffield in 1997, this wonderful, Elizabeth II period, Sterling Silver Cigar Lighter
Category
1990s English Vintage Novelty Lighters
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 5.52 in W 21.07 in D 2.96 in
Mid 20th Century Novelty "Foot Rule" Lighter By Dunhill, Made In England c.1960
By Alfred Dunhill
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
A mid 20th Century novelty table lighter in the form of a foot long ruler, calibrated in both
Category
20th Century British Other Vintage Novelty Lighters
Materials
Metal
H 12.8 in W 1.19 in D 0.4 in
Art Deco Novelty Sterling Silver Cigar Lighter Shaped as a Lighthouse
Located in London, London
Hallmarked in London in 1932, this unusual, George V, sterling silver cigar lighter, is modelled in
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Novelty Lighters
Materials
Sterling Silver
Henry C Davis Novelty Art Deco Aladdin Lamp Table Cigar Lighter
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very finely made Art Deco silver table cigar lighter modeled as a classical Roman lamp and of
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Novelty Lighters
Materials
Silver
Chrome Telephone Cigarette Table Lighter by Peacock in Occupied Japan
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Peacock Chrome novelty telephone table lighter. Marked "Made in Occupied Japan" on the lighter top
Category
1940s Japanese Vintage Novelty Lighters
Materials
Steel
Spirit of St. Louis Brass Airplane 420 Cigarette Lighter Signed Swank
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A wonderfully cleaver cigarette or 420 lighter. The plane was introduced by Swank lighters in the
Category
20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Novelty Lighters
Materials
Brass
Frank Lloyd Wright Johnson Wax Research Tower Petrol Lighter ** Saturday sale**
By Frank Lloyd Wright
Located in Van Nuys, CA
employees/people in 1947 as a memento. This novelty figural cigar lighter is one of the most important Deco
Category
1940s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Novelty Lighters
Materials
Chrome, Steel
Chrome Airplane Lighter
Located in New York, NY
A novelty lighter in the form of an airplane. Chrome plane has a rotating propeller which when
Category
1950s American Vintage Novelty Lighters
Materials
Chrome
Novelty Art Deco 'Airman' Table Lighter
Located in London, GB
An unusual silver-plated novelty table lighter in the form of a pre-Second World War airman, in
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Novelty Lighters
Materials
Metal
Silver Plated WW2 Novelty 'Jerrican' Table Lighter, French, 1940s
By Clodion France
Located in London, GB
A very unusual ‘military chic’ novelty table lighter, known as the ‘Jerrican’, made to resemble a
Category
1940s French Other Vintage Novelty Lighters
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Silver Table Lighter
Located in London, GB
An unusual Edwardian novelty table lighter in the form of a bomb suspended by a gimble within a
Category
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Vintage Novelty Lighters
Dunhill 12 Inch Ruler Lighter
Located in New York, NY
A rare and great looking novelty desk, or table lighter by Dunhill. The ruler features a lift arm
Category
1930s British Vintage Novelty Lighters
Materials
Silver Plate
Dunhill Chrome Airplane Table Lighter
By Alfred Dunhill
Located in New York, NY
A Dunhill novelty table lighter in the form of an airplane. When the nose of the plane is depressed
Category
1950s British Vintage Novelty Lighters
Materials
Chrome
"Foot Rule" Table Lighter by Alfred Dunhill
By Alfred Dunhill
Located in London, GB
A very stylish novelty table lighter in the form of a 12 inch (foot) ruler with (unusually) only
Category
1950s Swiss Art Deco Vintage Novelty Lighters
'Metre Rule' lighter by Alfred Dunhill, c. 1950
Located in London, GB
A very stylish, silver plated novelty table cigarette/cigar lighter in the form of (an accurate) 1
Category
1950s British Vintage Novelty Lighters
Materials
Silver Plate
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1960s St Dupont Lighter Silver Design Horizontal
By S.T. Dupont
Located in Biella, IT
S.T. Dupont France lighter sophisticated horizontal line1 first edit two tone silverplate and gold-rose color design in years '60 and is in good used vintage condition and working
Category
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Novelty Lighters
Materials
Silver Plate
Rare Vintage Half Giant Dunhill Aquarium Table Lighter, Circa 1950
By Alfred Dunhill
Located in London, GB
An extremely rare silver plated Dunhill Aquarium table lighter, Vintage mid-20th century very large "half-giant" size, the perspex body enclosing decoration of fish, in multiple colo...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Vintage Novelty Lighters
Materials
Silver Plate
Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau Restored Dilly Dally Vanity Set Mint Green
By Poltrona Frau, Luigi Massoni
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Luigi Massoni for Poltrona Frau, restored ‘Dilly Dally’ vanity set, fabric, plastic, brass, mirrored glass, metal, lacquered wood, Italy, 1968
Outstanding Italian dressing table des...
Category
1960s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Novelty Lighters
Materials
Metal, Brass
H 48.63 in W 25.79 in D 25.79 in
The Charles London 1947 Pocket Petrol Lighter Guilloche Plated Sterling Silver
Located in Miami, FL
The Charles petrol lighter designed by Meyer Maximilian Levene
An exceptional and rare silver-plated 'The Charles' petrol pocket lighter stamped 'The Charles Lighter', made in Londo...
Category
1940s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Novelty Lighters
Materials
Silver
H 1.89 in W 1.69 in D 0.77 in
IMCO 6500 Table Petrol Lighter 1950 By Julius Franz Meister Green Chromed Steel
Located in Miami, FL
Candle Triplex 6500 table lighter designed by IMCO.
This is a brilliantly engineered, unusual and quite ingenious semi-automatic table petrol lighter designed by Julius Franz Meiste...
Category
1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Novelty Lighters
Materials
Aluminum, Steel, Chrome
H 8.15 in W 2.5 in D 2.5 in
Dunhill of London Longtail Logo Rollgas Cigarette Lighter With Dunhill Box
By Alfred Dunhill
Located in Reading, Berkshire
An Original Dunhill of London Longtail Logo Rollgas Cigarette Lighter With Guarantee Card and Original Dunhill Presentation Box.
Ideal Father's day, Christmas present etc
Inspired b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Swiss Art Deco Vintage Novelty Lighters
Materials
Brass
H 2.49 in W 0.91 in D 0.44 in
Chrome Midcentury Leather Wrapped Letter Opener Lighter
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Original midcentury leather wrapped letter opener lighter with a blank monogram.
The lighter comes fully functional with fresh flit and fluid ready for use.
Category
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Novelty Lighters
Materials
Chrome
Vanity Dunhill Lighter, 1930, England
By Dunhill
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Vanity Dunhill lighter 1930 England
Circa 1930 Origin England
It works with benzine (gasoline)
Works. In very good condition
It has a compartment for powder with a mirror and ano...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Novelty Lighters
Materials
Metal
Swiss Brass Lift Arm Tabletop Lighter By Brilux for Dunhill
By Dunhill, Gubelin
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Circa 1950 Made in Switzerland made by Brilux and distributed by Dunhill. Beautifully made brass lighter with spring lift arm flint mechanism where the spring is contained in a shaft...
Category
1950s Vintage Novelty Lighters
Materials
Brass
DUNHILL London Art Deco Green & Black Enamel Desk Lighter In 925 Sterling Silver
By Alfred Dunhill, Dunhill
Located in Miami, FL
Desk butane lighter designed by Dunhill.
This is an exceptional beautiful lift arm butane desk lighter, created in London England by the Alfred Dunhill Company, back in the 1980-199...
Category
1980s English Art Deco Vintage Novelty Lighters
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
H 4.05 in W 1.85 in D 1.18 in
Ronson USA 1938 Art Deco Touch Tip Lighter Junior Bar In Steel & Lacquer
By Louis Vincent Aronson, Ronson Art Metal Works
Located in Miami, FL
Junior barman with touch tip lighter designed by Ronson.
An exceptional and very beautiful desk piece, created in New Jersey United States by The Ronson Co. during the art deco pe...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Novelty Lighters
Materials
Steel
H 7.5 in W 4.25 in D 3.42 in
Dunhill, gas Butane "Sylph"Sterling Silver Slim lighter, diamond pattern .
By Alfred Dunhill
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice and luxury lighter by the well known UK Dunhill Ltd. company .This was crafted in the Paris, France studio . Marked 925, also AD marks, diamond pattern. This lighter comes with ...
Category
20th Century French Modern Vintage Novelty Lighters
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 2.5 in W 0.75 in D 0.5 in
Rare Vintage Half Giant Dunhill Aquarium Table Lighter, Circa 1950
By Alfred Dunhill
Located in London, GB
A rare silver plated Dunhill Aquarium table lighter, Vintage mid-20th century very large "half-giant" size, the perspex body enclosing decoration of fish, in multiple colours and chr...
Category
1950s British Vintage Novelty Lighters
Materials
Acrylic
Royal Hunt Cup Ascot 1955 Winner - Horse Racing Dunhill 'Aquarium' Table Lighter
By Alfred Dunhill
Located in London, by appointment only
An exceptional and rare Special Commission Dunhill Sporting Horse Racing Half-Giant 'aquarium' Table Lighter in Gold Plate.
The top with raisable arm stamped Dunhill and Reg. No 73...
Category
Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Vintage Novelty Lighters
Materials
Lucite
H 4 in W 4 in D 2 in
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Vintage Novelty Lighters For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of vintage novelty lighters available for sale. Each of these unique vintage novelty lighters was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, silver and brass. Vintage novelty lighters have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 20th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Vintage novelty lighters are generally popular furniture pieces, but Art Deco and mid-century modern styles are often sought at 1stDibs. Vintage novelty lighters have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co. Ltd., Hermès and Lancel Paris are consistently popular.
How Much are Vintage Novelty Lighters?
The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $1,350, while they’re typically $325 on the low end and $11,929 highest priced.
Questions About Vintage Novelty Lighters
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Vintage lighters with decorative designs are sometimes called carved lighters, hobo lighters or trench lighters. The first lighter ever made was the Döbereiner’s lamp, designed by Johann Wolfgang Dobereiner in 1823. You can find a range of vintage lighters on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022The first lighter was created in 1823 and was known as the Döbereiner’s Lamp. The first automatic lighter was called a Banjo, following that was the Colibri. Zippo became a very popular brand in the 1930s and is still around today. Shortly after Zippo hit the market, trends shifted from ferrocerium to butane, so you’ll often hear of these lighters referred to as butane lighters. On 1stDibs, find vintage and contemporary lighters from top sellers around the world.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023Typically, to refill a Cartier lighter, you open the valve cap on the top using the grooves or notches, depending on the design. Then, insert the gas refill and press for three seconds. On 1stDibs, shop an assortment of Cartier lighters.
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