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1st item: Ceramic humidor tobacco jar in oak case. Lidded Denby/Aonian-style ceramic jar has blue and brown swirls with brass locking mechanism and raised details. Lockable cabinet with beveled glass and brass pull. Interior has 2 pipe racks that can hold 6 pipes, and a drawer with 2 compartments and a brass pull. Case: 12 in. H x 8 1/2 in. W. x 6 1/4 in. D. Jar: 5 in. D. 2nd item: Oak and brass tabletop box with 2 compartments for storing cigars and cigarettes. Box top has decorative brass plates marked “Cigarettes” on the left lid and “Cigars” on the right, with a brass handle, hinges, and decorative accents. 3 1/2 in. H x 12 in. L x 6 in. D. 3rd item: Oak and brass tabletop tobacco cabinet, with lidded container for mixing and storing loose tobacco. Lockable door, with brass storage rack for 4 pipes. Interior has a top shelf with 2 wooden dividers, one on each side of a container marked “Tobacco.” Tobacco container has an amber-colored bakelite finial and removable tin interior. Drawers have brass labels for “Cigarettes” and “Cigars.” Exterior has brass handles marked “RD211346” under each handle. 1 in. H x 8 in. W x 7 in. D. Lot also includes 1 vintage wooden pipe marked “Millard Imported Briar,” 2 clay pipe fragments with leaf and thistle motif, and 1 metal pipe reamer marked “British Buttner Pat App 2924-3/45,” in a green plastic sleeve. All items English, circa first quarter 20th century.
PROVENANCE: The estate of Dr. Ian M. Mathison, Murfreesboro TN and Big Rapids, MI.
CONDITION: All items overall very good condition. 1st item: The bottom brass hinge on the cigar-side lid is missing one brass pin near the point. 2nd item: Missing key. 3rd item: Back of oak case has some damage and loss to veneer. Small chip to lid on jar, consistent with use. Some loss to rubberized seal under lid.
