Cigar cutter, tobacco accessory, women's fashion; cigar cutter in the form of a full-plastic figurine of a lady in an outfit from the 1880s — a dress with a bustle — which contains the mechanism of the device that, when pressed, activates a guillotine. Unmarked, late 19th century, accessory; height 5.6 cm, width 1.2 cm., A small metallic figurine of a woman seen in profile standing on a reflective surface, rendered in dark gray and silver tones; she wears a fitted bodice with short sleeves and a long, draped skirt with layered, gathered folds, and a long scarf or shawl that hangs from her shoulder and wraps behind her, creating a looped shape; her hair appears styled and is topped with a small ring or loop element; the surface shows varied textures with smooth and slightly rough areas and subtle highlights and shadows in gray and silver.
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Cigar cutter, tobacco accessory, women's fashion; cigar cutter in the form of a full-plastic figurine of a lady in an outfit from the 1880s — a dress with a bustle — which contains the mechanism of the device that, when pressed, activates a guillotine. Unmarked, late 19th century, accessory; height 5.6 cm, width 1.2 cm., A small metallic figurine of a woman seen in profile standing on a reflective surface, rendered in dark gray and silver tones; she wears a fitted bodice with short sleeves and a long, draped skirt with layered, gathered folds, and a long scarf or shawl that hangs from her shoulder and wraps behind her, creating a looped shape; her hair appears styled and is topped with a small ring or loop element; the surface shows varied textures with smooth and slightly rough areas and subtle highlights and shadows in gray and silver.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A10_071

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