Printed from Woolley & Wallis

Description

A 9ct gold cigar cutter and etui by Alfred Dunhill, with engine-turned decoration overall, the cigar cutter with hinged cover, with seven concealed compartments containing a swizzle stick, tooth pick, knife, key, nail file, drill and pencil, each with descriptive inscription, concealed centre compartment, London hallmarks for 1954, maker's mark, signed to interior 'Dunhill London' and 'Bando', 9cm longest, 148g

Matteo Cellini, known to his fellow workmen as 'Bando' was a famous Dunhill craftsman having started there in 1919. His name was kept up until the 1960's as a brand.