S.T. Dupont Ligne 2 New York Fifth Avenue
In the 1930s and 40s, American aristocrats who lived on New York's 5th Avenue commissioned the most talented French designers and architects, and their style is the inspiration behind Dupont's dazzling collection. Taupe and chocolate lacquers are embellished with pale gold-plated metallic high relief. Approximately 120 hours of work are required to produce a single lighter (3 times as long as the standard lacquered lighter) and the combination of guilloche, chasing, engraving, plating, and polishing evidence the care and time brought to each one. Among the notable details you'll find the opulent central globe motif inspired by the 1936 statue of Atlas located at Rockefeller Center. Each lighter is sequentially numbered from 1 to 1929, the date of Lucien Tissot Dupont's first trip to New York.
Price: $2400
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