Hampton Antiques
ART DECO AEROPLANE SMOKERS COMPANION
(c. 1930 Germany)
Medium
A very rare Art Deco 'Smokers Companion, in the form of a stylised Aeroplane, manufactured in Germany by J.A. Henckels in the late 1920s.
Signed/Inscribed/Dated
1930
Condition
Perfect
Description / Expertise
A very rare Art Deco 'Smokers Companion, in the form of a stylised Aeroplane, manufactured in Germany by J.A. Henckels in the late 1920s.
This wonderfully rare smokers companion has a cigar box in the fuselage, a pair of removable cigarette cases in the wings, a set of four ashtrays housed in the cockpit, behind a match safe with removable cover and striker. A very simple but very stlyish touch is provided by the propeller which is sprung and serves as a cigar cutter, the clippings drop into undercarriage. Its has its original plated finish, with gilded interior to cigar receptacle, cigarette cases and ashtrays. The Creator of this wonderful rare Art Deco Aeroplane is J.A. Henckels of Solingen, Germany
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