1887 Antique Heavy Sterling Silver Grenade witch Ball Cigar Lighter Self Righting - ( stands straight up all on its own ) this amazing Cigar Lighyer is over a century old ! Handcrafted in the 1800?s this is an incredible piece! This Cigar Lighter is specially weighted to balance itself upright all by itself ! The piece is very heavy almost weighing one pound - comprised of solid 925 Sterling Silver ! The actual weight in grams is 427.5 - only 20.5 grams shy of one pound (448 grams =0.988 pounds ) please review all of the photos posted they are all pictures of the actual Solid Sterling Silver antique cigar lighter that you will receive ! This self correcting cigar lighter will automatically balance itself upright no matter how you place it down the ? flame will always burn directly upwards making it easy for you and others to ignite your cigars quickly and easily while in use. The piece does have wear as is to be expected from an item that has been around for over 135 years ! This is an exceptional handcrafted piece made by a highly skilled silversmith over a century ago ! The Grenade or Witch Ball style Sterling silver design pattern has been around for well over a century ! The faux flame that the wick threads through is an attractive design that has been produced for many decades ! A new wick and wadding or packing material has been installed - so this collectible Cigar Lighter is fully functional and ready for immediate use ! item ships fast packaged safely and securely via UPS or USPS with the tracking information uploaded to so that you can follow its progress while in transit to its new destination! With the price of Silver constantly on the rise this 925 Sterling Silver Cigar Lighter is poised to escalate in value in the future based solely on the value of the Silver that was used in its composition! Almost 14 Troy ounces of Silver has been utilized to construct this rare and valuable piece !