A very attractive antique novelty brass cigar cutter modelled as a Marabou bird.
This is a scarce piece of tobacciana, well made and designed, attributed to German sculptor Ignatius Taschner.
The bird has a slim profile design and the beak lifts to action the cutter blade, the cigar is placed in the eye and the beak pushed down to cut.
There is a bowl below which the bird grasps to collect cut ends.
Numbered near to the cutter when lifting with an impressed number 895.
Condition:
Good used condition overall, very slight rusting on the blade, residue within the inner of the bowl from cleaning.
C1910s
Approx measurements:
3.5" length,
6.25" height
5" width.
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