Stock No. 3334	Victorian silver table cigar lighter
	Elegant Victorian sterling silver table cigar lighter. London 1871 by Alexander Macrae. The plain, oval, slightly stepped base has a plain applied border and an applied ovolo band midway. The oval curved body is plain with an ovolo band two thirds of the way up. Above this, the body rises to a domed centre which supports the detachable cylindrical wick holder with a drip guard surround. At both ends of the lighter's body is a very realistically cast ram's head with curved horns and beard under chin. Each head holds a detachable torch with flame finial and circular cage terminal. The ram's heads and flame finials are of frosted silver which contrasts very effectively with the plain body and the decorative ovolo bands. The hallmarks are very clear. The lighter is stamped with the full set of hallmarks inside the base. The wick holder is stamped with the Queen's head, the lion passant and the date mark and the flame finials are stamped with the Queen's head and the lion passant. Maker :- Alexander Macrae

Condition :-Excellent condition throughout with very crisp hallmarks and definition
Hallmarked :- London 1871
Size :-	4.8 inches (12.2cm) long 2.7 inches (8.9 cm) wide 4.8 inches (12.2 cm) high
Weight :- 7.38 ozt (229 g)
The working principle of this lighter is that the hollow body is filled with inflammable liquid, the wick holder is fitted with a length of wick and the cages at the end of the two torches are filled with sheep's wool or wadding. These three items are saturated by the liquid in the body. The central wick is lit to make a flame and when a cigar is to be lit, one of the torches is removed, held to the flame to ignite the wool and then held to the cigar. This lighter has a classical elegance which is very pleasing and it would look equally well gracing a dining-room or a board-room table.

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