Cigar Store Carvings

Apparently now more than ever vintage tobacciana such as Cigar store carvings are still very popular. What are they? Well reading a pr from someone who owns an auction site, a cigar store carving is something that used to sit outside on the pavement and was meant to catch the eye of passers by, letting them know that cigars were sold inside.

• Old Vintage Metal Pipe Cleaner in Brown Leather Pouch English Tobacciana Smoke

  

  Price: £0.50
• L8 VINTAGE BEWLAY LIGHT WEIGHT LONDON MADE '0' ESTATE PIPE TOBACCIANA

  

  Price: £0.50
• L7 VINTAGE LONDON MADE CITY DELUXE TUSKANITE 414197 STEM ESTATE PIPE TOBACCIANA

  

  Price: £3.70
• L6 VINTAGE HARDCASTLE SPECIAL DELUXE #6 SMOKING ESTATE PIPE TOBACCIANA

  

  Price: £3.21
• L5 VINTAGE ROSS ARUNDEL BRIAR SMOKING ESTATE PIPE TOBACCIANA

  

  Price: £9.50
• L4 VINTAGE HARDCASTLE SPECIAL DELUXE #1 SMOKING ESTATE PIPE TOBACCIANA

  

  Price: £4.21
• L3 VINTAGE BELDOR SAINT CLAUDE 'SQUARE' BRIAR SMOKING ESTATE PIPE TOBACCIANA

  

  Price: £5.51
• L2 VINTAGE CLIFTON CLASSIC 3147 ENGLISH BRUYERE SMOKING ESTATE PIPE TOBACCIANA

  

  Price: £3.20
• L1 VINTAGE GOLDEN SQUARE 96 LONDON MADE BRIAR SMOKING ESTATE PIPE TOBACCIANA

  

  Price: £5.11
• Vtg antique 1903 tobacciana. Franklyns fine shagg novel patience game. tin toy

  

  Price: £6.05
• VINTAGE DE RESZKE MINORS THE ARISTOCRAT OF CIGARETTES EMPTY BOX TOBACCIANA

  

  Price: £1.67
• VINTAGE RED FISH ANTIQUE CIGARETTE ROLLING PAPER TOBACCIANA tobacco lot 8

  

  Price: £10.51
• VINTAGE RED FISH ANTIQUE CIGARETTE ROLLING PAPER TOBACCIANA tobacco lot 8

  

  Price: £28.11
• Vintage Retro 1960s Table Cigarette Lighter and Cigarette Holder Set Tobacciana

  

  Price: £7.99
• ANTIQUE COWRIE SHELL SNUFF BOX PILL BOX Vintage Tobacciana

  

  Price: £25.00
• RARE Antique Vintage Hahway Germany Striker Lighter Mirror Combo HW Tobacciana

  

  Price: £31.63
• GREAT VINTAGE GOLD FOIL CHURCHMANS CIGAR ADVERTISING BOARD CA 1950'S TOBACCIANA

  

  Price: £19.97
• GREAT VINTAGE GRANDEE CIGAR COUNTER TOP ADVERTISING BOARD CA 1950'S TOBACCIANA

  

  Price: £19.97
• VINTAGE OLD RETRO PAINTED ORIENTAL CIGARETTE DISPENSER BOX SMOKING TOBACCIANA

  

  Price: £9.99
• VINTAGE POSTCARD EASTER TOBACCIANA RAPHAEL TUCK CHICKEN SMOKING CIGARETTE 1907

  

  Price: £0.99

These things are highly collectible it seems. Check this out...  April 18 (I assume this year), Pook & Pook Auctioneers offered a Punch (as in punch and judy) cigar store figure attributed to the shop of Samuel Robb in its antique auction it was in great condition and sold for US $187,200. So look out for them, they could make you a fortune at an auction