This is a fantastic mid-century cigar collectible - a Marcella cigar mirror that also serves as an advertisement. The piece showcases the soldiers marching in an order if rank listed underneath, antique feel with stunning colours and intricate details. The fonts used in the design are eye-catching, and the overall aesthetic is vibrant and stylish. The piece also includes pictures of the cigar, Victorian-style fonts, and a border. It comes in excellent vintage condition and is presented in a lovely mid coloured wooden frame.
Height: 53cm
Length: 66cm
Width: 4cm
The Imperial Tobacco Company made Marcellas.
Imperial Tobacco Company was created in 1901 when several British tobacco brands came together to resist the threat of takeover by the American Tobacco Company.
More prominent members included Wills, Lambert & Butler, and John Player & Sons. Although united in one company, the thirteen firms who made up Imperial Tobacco continued to manufacture and trade under their own names.
Marcella was certainly still making cigars after the Second World War. An advertisement from 1950 shows that there were now several types of Marcella: whiffs (small cigars) at 7d, Elegantes at 1/3d and Chicas at an extravagant 1/7d each. In this post-war world, they were appreciated by 'men at leisure' playing cricket, sitting in the garden or relaxing at home.