This beautiful object is a mid-20th-century art deco burr-wood smoker's cabinet (or cigarette dispenser box), typically crafted in England or continental Europe around the 1930s to 1950s.
Concertina Storage: Opening the top lid triggers a mechanical link that self-opens the angled side wing compartments, designed to hold cigarettes or matchboxes.
Integrated Ashtray: The central top compartment holds the original blue pressed-glass ashtray.
Decorative Cabinetry: The exterior features figured burr-walnut veneers with book-matched panels, geometric wood inlay borders, and two small central drawers accented by spherical green Bakelite or glass knobs.
Authentic condition with few parts of veneer missing and original marks.
Dimensions
H: 11 cm
L: 15 cm
W: 9 cm
Draw dimensions:
L: 8cm
W: 4cm
D: 3cm
Fits 14 cigarettes on each side