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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lauragarnet, post: 152278, member: 105&quot;]Yay! I finally found out what this little cup is for. It&#039;s either a cigarette holder/cup, or a match holder/cup, part of a smoking set. Circa 1955, according to the second Christie&#039;s link.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://pccdn.perfectchannel.com/christies/live/images/item/Design26485/5982487/original/ECO_13174_0005.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><a href="https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/piero-fornasetti-designer-of-dreams/a-smoking-kit-1950s-5/26322" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/piero-fornasetti-designer-of-dreams/a-smoking-kit-1950s-5/26322" rel="nofollow"><b>Lot 5 Lot Has Ended</b></a></p><p><a href="https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/piero-fornasetti-designer-of-dreams/a-smoking-kit-1950s-5/26322" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/piero-fornasetti-designer-of-dreams/a-smoking-kit-1950s-5/26322" rel="nofollow"><b>Piero Fornasetti (1913-1988)</b></a></p><p><a href="https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/piero-fornasetti-designer-of-dreams/a-smoking-kit-1950s-5/26322" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/piero-fornasetti-designer-of-dreams/a-smoking-kit-1950s-5/26322" rel="nofollow"><b>A smoking kit, 1950s</b></a></p><p><a href="https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/piero-fornasetti-designer-of-dreams/a-smoking-kit-1950s-5/26322" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/piero-fornasetti-designer-of-dreams/a-smoking-kit-1950s-5/26322" rel="nofollow"><b>Estimate: USD 800 - 1,200</b></a></p><p>lithographically-decorated and hand-painted ceramic,</p><p>comprising four cigarette holders, a match holder and</p><p>a lighter each 2⅝ in. (6.7 cm.) high</p><p><img src="https://pccdn.perfectchannel.com/christies/live/images/item/Fornasetti12680/5957959/original/ECO_12680_0048_001.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://pccdn.perfectchannel.com/christies/live/images/item/Fornasetti12680/5957959/original/ECO_12680_0048.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><a href="https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/piero-fornasetti-imagination-illusion/a-smoking-kit-circa-1955-48/22686" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/piero-fornasetti-imagination-illusion/a-smoking-kit-circa-1955-48/22686" rel="nofollow"><b>A SMOKING KIT, CIRCA 1955</b></a></p><p><a href="https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/piero-fornasetti-imagination-illusion/a-smoking-kit-circa-1955-48/22686" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/piero-fornasetti-imagination-illusion/a-smoking-kit-circa-1955-48/22686" rel="nofollow"><b>PIERO FORNASETTI (1913-1988)</b></a></p><p><a href="https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/piero-fornasetti-imagination-illusion/a-smoking-kit-circa-1955-48/22686" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/piero-fornasetti-imagination-illusion/a-smoking-kit-circa-1955-48/22686" rel="nofollow"><b>Estimate: USD 200 - 300</b></a></p><p><a href="https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/piero-fornasetti-imagination-illusion/a-smoking-kit-circa-1955-48/22686" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/piero-fornasetti-imagination-illusion/a-smoking-kit-circa-1955-48/22686" rel="nofollow"><b>Description</b></a></p><p><a href="https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/piero-fornasetti-imagination-illusion/a-smoking-kit-circa-1955-48/22686" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/piero-fornasetti-imagination-illusion/a-smoking-kit-circa-1955-48/22686" rel="nofollow"><b>PIERO FORNASETTI (1913-1988)</b></a></p><p><a href="https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/piero-fornasetti-imagination-illusion/a-smoking-kit-circa-1955-48/22686" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://onlineonly.christies.com/s/piero-fornasetti-imagination-illusion/a-smoking-kit-circa-1955-48/22686" rel="nofollow"><b>A SMOKING KIT, CIRCA 1955</b></a></p><p>comprising a lighter and a match holder, hand-painted and gilt-porcelain</p><p>4 in. (10 cm.) high[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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