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Table lighter. 1950’s. Lucite panels decorated with fish with chrome plated metal mounts. Cast retailer’s mark. Engraved with the registration number 737418. Image © 1stdibs, Inc. 2019. Fair use license. via https://www.1stdibs.com/furniture/decorative-objects/sculptures/figurative-sculptures/1950s-dunhill-aquarium-oversized-table-lighter-made-england-chrome-lots-fish/id-f_12203863/
Deep blue water aquarium table lighter. Vintage. Carved and painted lucite panels with gold plated metal mounts. Image © 2019 The Rake. Fair use license. via https://therake.com/rare-by-oulton-vintage-gold-plated-dunhill-deep-blue-water-aquarium-lighter.html
Aquarium table lighter with green water and silver colored fish. 1950’s. British. Carved and painted lucite with metal mounts. Image © 2019. Antique & Vintage Furniture Wimbledon. Fair use license. via https://www.wimbledon-furniture.co.uk/products/super-rare-1950s-original-dunhill-aquarium-table-lighter-hand-made-in-england/
Electroplated and Lucite “Aquarium” table lighter. Curved rectangular form, electroplated mounts and four Lucite panels, the lighter mechanism stamped “Dunhill”, the sides deeply engraved and painted to resemble a three dimensional tropical aquarium, one side featuring two exotic silver fish, the other an orange and silver striped fish, all swimming amongst water plants and rocks against a blue and green ground, with similar end panels. ca. 1950. Maker’s marks: the base stamped “Dunhill Lighter’ and ‘Made in England.” Image © Bonhams 2001-2023. Fair use license. via https://www.bonhams.com/auction/28269/lot/12/dunhill-an-electroplated-and-lucite-aquarium-table-lighter-circa-1950-base-incuse-stamped-dunhill-lighter-and-made-in-england/
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