This is a vintage 1930s nude figural from the Dunhill Silent Flame touch-tip lighter.

High quality - very detailed. There are three holes in the bottom where it would have been attached to the top of the lighter.

This is from the Dunhill Silent Flame lighter that was sold as a promotional souvenir during the 1939 New York World's Fair. The company first started producing the Fan Dancer right around 1935 and this is a very early representation. Most models from the fair were of a different type, with a spire and a ball. They are very hard to come by as well, but finding the fan dancer from this particular lighter is almost impossible. The fan dancer was rumored to be the burlesque dancer Sally Rand.

A similar piece with a different finish is referenced in the collector book Smokerama (see photo).

SIZE: Approx. 3 1/2" high x 1 1/4" wide.

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Excellent condition with very light wear. No cracks.