Antique silver cigar lighter, lamp, table top Niello watch chain gilt lined

gilt lined

there is some golden colour but this is remnants of an old gilt wash

anchor and heart in the centre with bright cut engraved border

Hallmarked on the base rim Chester

The reverse is engraved with a bird in flight

Antique silver cigar lighter, lamp, table top Niello watch chain gilt linedAn attractive antique, Edwardian era, sterling silver table top cigar lighter. It has a very attractive design, similar to an Aladdin's lamp style but with twin handles like a trophy cup. The lighter is a table top piece and has a lift out silver cap where the fuel can be added and sits in the lamp reservoir. It is fully hallmarked for sterling silver, Birmingham assay office, 1906, maker is Mappin and Webb. Very well made piece by a world renowned