Vintage Prince Japanese Bronze Chinese Griffin Table Lighter Cigarette Box For Sale

Description:
Up for sale is a mid-century, Asian-inspired archaistic bronze mythological griffin table lighter and cigarette box combination set.Genre and Style:
This highly detailed piece is cast in the Hollywood Regency / Mid-Century Modern Asian style, mimicking ancient Chinese ritual bronze vessels (historically known as a Tsun or Gong). This distinctive aesthetic gained widespread interior decor popularity during the mid-20th century.Manufacturer Details:
The removable head houses a complete, automatic petrol/fluid lighter insert precision engineered in post-war Japan likely by Prince. Prince gained a global reputation in the mid-20th century for creating highly durable, innovative pocket and tabletop lighting mechanisms.Completeness and Condition:
This item features excellent completeness for its age:

• The heavy cast metal figural body is mounted to its original custom-shaped wooden display platform.
• The hinged back compartment remains intact and retains its original wood interior lining insert meant for tobacco/cigarette storage.
• The original chrome-plated automatic \"Prince\" brand mechanism is present underneath the lift-off head.
• Underneath the base, the security screw is intact. Three out of the four original green felt surface-protector pads are present on the wooden feet; one green felt foot pad is missing, leaving the natural wood exposed.

Please note that the internal lighter mechanism has not, repeat has not, been tested for functionality or spark, and it is being sold as-is.Please review all provided images carefully before offerding or purchasing. The photographs are the final arbiter of condition.The background details provided in this listing are based on internet research and cannot be guaranteed.SHIPPING is via USPS ground and to the lower 48 only. For other locations and methods please contact the seller.
Returns accepted when substantive error in description is shown.