Smoking Collectables & Lighters

You can get a free valuation four ways: visit our saleroom Monday to Friday (8:30am-4:30pm) or at our valuation mornings every other Saturday, send photos via WhatsApp for the fastest response, submit an online request with photos and a description, or post smaller items to us free of charge. One of the team reviews your items in person or from photos and responds within one working day, with no obligation to consign.

We sell tobacciana and lighters including antique lighters from makers like Dunhill and Ronson, pipes, cigarette cases and other smoking accessories. We also handle full estate and probate collections, from a single vintage piece to an entire collection.

Our fee structure is simple: a £1.50 + VAT lotting fee per item, plus 18% + VAT commission on the hammer price. For example, £1,000 worth of items sold would net you £784 after commission, excluding the lotting fee. There’s never a charge for the initial valuation, whether or not you go ahead.

Once your items sell and all buyers have settled their invoices, we process payment by bank transfer within 21 days of the sale ending.

Tobacciana covers collectables related to smoking, such as vintage lighters, ashtrays, snuff boxes, cigar cutters, cigarette cases, humidors and more.

Our team assesses each item on market demand, condition, brand and rarity, alongside any historical interest. Rare lighters from makers such as Dunhill and Cartier, antique snuff boxes and limited edition tobacco accessories often fetch the highest prices.

Yes. We regularly sell large tobacciana collections, often on behalf of executors, and have handled collections worth up to £12,000. We can also arrange specialist sales of single-owner collections.