Lot 113
A 1930s FINE CIGARETTE CASE
ALFRED DUNHILL & SONS, LONDON 1931
Auction: 22 September 2026 from 10:00 BST
Description
Of rectangular outline, hand-engraved striated design throughout, the gilt interior with two compartments, signed ‘Bando’ for Matteo Cellini to the interior of the clasp
Dimensions
14cm wide, 7oz
Footnote
The name Bando first appeared in a Dunhill catalogue as early as 1919 and Alfred Dunhill referred to Bando as follows “These superb cases are the work of the renowned master craftsman in precious metal, Matteo Cellini, known familiarly to his fellow workmen as 'Bando'.