{"title":"New Old Stock S.T. Dupont Lighters","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew old stock S.T. Dupont lighters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNew old stock means exactly that: a lighter that left the factory decades ago, reached a retailer, and was never sold or carried. No pocket wear, no thinning plating, no scratches to the lacquer — preserved as it was made.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeveral pieces in this collection come from a single find: an inventory of 1980s S.T. Dupont lighters from a tobacconist in Milan that closed decades ago and never sold them. Many still carry the original Italian tax stamp on the underside, along with their box, papers and guarantee card — full provenance, and about as close to time travel as vintage collecting gets.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"s-t-dupont-ligne-2-grain-dorge-new-old-stock-lighter-with-box-and-papers","title":"S.T. 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The former owner had never sold these lighters, and the Italian tax stamp still attached to the underside is the ultimate testament to its status as new old stock. It arrives as a complete set with full provenance, and has been serviced to ensure it's in perfect working order — a genuine collector's find.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"S.T. Dupont","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58247642218821,"sku":"STD-L2-017","price":550.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1002\/3161\/0693\/files\/std-l2-017-s-t-dupont-ligne-2-new-old-stock-pointe-diamond-with-box-and-papers-1.jpg?v=1786364455"},{"product_id":"s-t-dupont-ligne-2-large-vertical-stripes-new-old-stock","title":"S.T. Dupont Ligne 2 large vertical stripes new old stock","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eS.T. Dupont Ligne 2 Large Vertical Stripes – New Old Stock\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA genuine new old stock S.T. 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It arrives as a complete set — original box, papers, and guarantee card — in pristine, never-used condition, with full provenance and a one-year warranty, and has been serviced to ensure it's in perfect working order: a true collector's find.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"S.T. Dupont","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58499604840773,"sku":"STD-L2-024","price":550.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1002\/3161\/0693\/files\/std-l2-024-s-t-dupont-ligne-2-diamond-tip-new-old-stock-lighter-1.jpg?v=1786365029"},{"product_id":"s-t-dupont-ligne-2-silver-vertical-stripes-new-old-stock-lighter","title":"S.T. Dupont Ligne 2 Silver vertical stripes NEW OLD STOCK lighter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eS.T. Dupont Ligne 2 Silver Vertical Stripes – New Old Stock, 1980s – Box, Papers \u0026amp; Guarantee Card\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA genuine new old stock S.T. Dupont Ligne 2 lighter in silver with vertical stripes, dating to the 1980s and never sold or used — a rare, pristine vintage Dupont lighter complete with its original box, papers, and guarantee card.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eS.T. Dupont's history stretches back to 1872, when Simon Tissot Dupont founded a Paris leather workshop for fine goods, later mastering the lacquer and metalworking techniques that would come to define its luxury lighters. In 1977, the maison introduced the Ligne 2 as its larger, flagship lighter model, and the silver vertical stripe finish became one of its most enduring and recognisable designs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis particular lighter has quite a story. It was originally destined to be sold in Italy, but never left the shop — I found it, along with a small hoard of other 1980s S.T. Dupont lighters, in Milan, after the store's long-time owner finally closed up shop. The Italian tax stamp still attached to the underside is proof of its origin and that it never made it onto a shelf. It arrives as a complete set — original box, papers, and guarantee card — in pristine, never-used condition, with full provenance and a one-year warranty, and has been serviced to ensure it's in perfect working order: a true collector's find.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"S.T. Dupont","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58516643676485,"sku":"STD-L2-028","price":550.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1002\/3161\/0693\/files\/std-l2-028-s-t-dupont-ligne-2-silver-vertical-stripes-new-old-stock-lighter-1.jpg?v=1786365309"},{"product_id":"s-t-dupont-ligne-2-prince-of-wales-silver-new-old-stock-lighter","title":"S.T. Dupont Ligne 2 Prince of Wales Silver NEW OLD STOCK lighter","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eS.T. 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The Italian tax stamp still attached to the underside is proof of its origin and that it never made it onto a shelf. It arrives as a complete set — original box, papers, and guarantee card — in pristine, never-used condition, with full provenance and a one-year warranty, and has been serviced to ensure it's in perfect working order: a true collector's find.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"S.T. Dupont","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58517650669893,"sku":"STD-L2-031","price":550.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1002\/3161\/0693\/files\/std-l2-031-s-t-dupont-ligne-2-gold-prince-of-wales-new-old-stock-lighter-1.jpg?v=1786365460"},{"product_id":"s-t-dupont-ligne-1-small-gold-lighter-new-old-stock","title":"S.T. Dupont Ligne 1 small gold lighter NEW OLD STOCK","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA vintage S.T. 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Dupont continued its world tour of the decorative arts with the New York 5th Avenue collection, paying tribute to New York itself and to the French interior designers who decorated the private apartments and offices of the city's elite along the Upper East Side and Fifth Avenue through the 1930s and 40s — a sophisticated style blending 16th-century Hispanic baroque, 18th-century French classicism, and the surrealism of the era, in a deliberate break from the purity of Art Deco. Lighters, pens, and accessories from the collection were decorated with golden arabesques set against rich taupe and chocolate lacquer. The pocket lighters, offered in Ligne 2 and a smaller Ligne 2 model, were individually numbered out of 1,929 — a reference to the year Lucien Tissot-Dupont first travelled to New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis example is genuine new old stock from that numbered edition, finished in the collection's signature golden arabesque design over lacquer, preserved exactly as it left the factory and never carried. The lighter has been serviced and is in perfect working order.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"S.T. Dupont","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58740234715461,"sku":"STD-L2-034","price":2178.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1002\/3161\/0693\/files\/std-l2-034-s-t-dupont-new-york-5th-avenue-limited-edition-lighter-new-old-1.jpg?v=1788369339"},{"product_id":"s-t-dupont-ligne-1-gold-prince-of-wales-lighter-new-old-stock","title":"S.T. 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The lighter has been serviced and is in perfect working order.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"S.T. Dupont","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58740252639557,"sku":"STD-L1-015","price":350.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1002\/3161\/0693\/files\/std-l1-015-s-t-dupont-ligne-1-gold-prince-of-wales-lighter-new-old-stock-1.jpg?v=1786365720"},{"product_id":"s-t-dupont-ligne-2-gold-vertical-stripes-small-model-new-old-stock","title":"S.T. Dupont Ligne 2 gold vertical stripes NEW OLD STOCK lighter small model","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eS.T. Dupont Ligne 2 Gold Vertical Stripes – Small Model, New Old Stock\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA genuine new old stock S.T. Dupont Ligne 2 lighter in gold with vertical stripes, in the compact Petit Modèle size — never sold, never used, complete with the untouched finish of a factory-fresh piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Ligne 2, introduced in 1977 as S.T. Dupont's flagship lighter, is offered in two sizes: the larger Grand Modèle and this more compact Petit Modèle, sharing the same design and mechanism in smaller proportions. The gold vertical stripe finish is one of the line's most enduring designs, and finding it in genuine new old stock condition — never carried, never lit until now — is a rare opportunity for a collector. The lighter has been serviced and is in perfect working order.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"S.T. 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Dupont Ligne 2 lighter in silver with a large stripe engraving, in the full-size Grand Modèle format — never carried, never used, and preserved exactly as it left the factory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eS.T. Dupont introduced the Ligne 2 in 1977 as the larger, flagship model of its lighter collection, and it remains the line most closely associated with the brand's signature “cling” — the sharp, bright note produced when the cap closes, the result of precisely engineered metal-on-metal tolerances. The Grand Modèle is the fuller of the line's two sizes, giving the bold proportions and weight in the hand that the model is known for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat makes this particular piece uncommon is its condition. Most surviving vintage Ligne 2 lighters carry some degree of pocket wear on the plating; this one carries none, having never entered service. The broad stripe engraving is crisp and unworn along its full length. 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Dupont produced its first luxury lighter in 1941, and the Ligne 2 introduced in 1977 became its defining model. The Prince of Wales is among the most recognisable patterns in the catalogue — a fine checked guilloché borrowed from British tailoring, cut into the metal rather than printed on it, so it reads as texture rather than decoration and shifts as the lighter turns in the hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis example is new old stock: never carried, with the crisp edges and unworn plating that only an unused lighter retains. The ping on closing is unusually loud and clean, which collectors listen for and which is the first thing to soften on a well-used example.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt comes with its original box and the S.T. Dupont guarantee card, completed by U. Lorenzi of Via Dante in Milan — a long-established Milanese house — giving the lighter documented retail provenance from new. Serviced and in perfect working order.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"S.T. Dupont","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58957959070021,"sku":"STD-L2-042","price":550.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1002\/3161\/0693\/files\/std-l2-042-s-t-dupont-ligne-2-gold-large-model-lighter-prince-of-wales-new-1.jpg?v=1788369228"},{"product_id":"s-t-dupont-ligne-2-small-gold-vertical-strips-lighter-new-old-stock","title":"S.T. Dupont Ligne 2 small gold vertical stripes lighter NEW OLD STOCK with box and papers","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA S.T. Dupont Ligne 2 in the smaller Petit Modèle size, finished in gold with fine vertical striping, in new old stock condition and complete with its box, outer sleeve and international guarantee card.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eS.T. Dupont produced its first luxury lighter in 1941, and the Ligne 2 of 1977 became its defining model. Vertical striping is the most enduring pattern in the range and the one most often copied by other makers, which says something about how well it works: the lines run the full height of the case and continue across the roller, so the lighter reads as a single uninterrupted object rather than a body with a mechanism attached.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the Petit Modèle the proportion changes. The same striping compressed into a narrower case reads finer and more formal than it does on the Grand Modèle — the closest thing in the Dupont catalogue to a dress lighter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis example has never been carried, with the striping crisp to the edges and the gold entirely unworn. It comes with its original box, outer sleeve and the S.T. Dupont \u003cem\u003eCarte de Garantie Internationale\u003c\/em\u003e. Serviced and in perfect working order.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"S.T. Dupont","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59124319912261,"sku":"STD-L2-047","price":600.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1002\/3161\/0693\/files\/std-l2-047-st-dupont-ligne-2-small-gold-vertical-stripes-lighter-new-old-s-1.jpg?v=1788546182"},{"product_id":"s-t-dupont-ligne-2-small-gold-wavy-pattern-lighter-new-old-stock","title":"S.T. Dupont Ligne 2 small gold wavy pattern lighter NEW OLD STOCK with box and papers","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA S.T. Dupont Ligne 2 in the smaller Petit Modèle size, finished in gold with a flowing wave guilloché, preserved in new old stock condition and complete with box, outer sleeve and guarantee card.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eS.T. Dupont produced its first luxury lighter in 1941. When the Ligne 2 arrived in 1977 it was offered in two sizes, and the choice between them is a matter of use rather than status: the Grand Modèle has presence on a table, while the Petit Modèle is the one that actually lives in a jacket pocket without pulling the line of the cloth. The smaller size is now the harder of the two to find unworn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe wave pattern is among the least common finishes Dupont applied to the line. The engine-turning runs in soft concentric ripples rather than straight lines, and on the compact Petit Modèle body the effect is tighter and more concentrated than on a full-size case — the ripples curve within a smaller field, so the whole face shimmers at once as the lighter turns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis example has never been used. The guilloché is sharp, the gold unworn, and it is offered with its original box, outer sleeve and \u003cem\u003eCarte de Garantie Internationale\u003c\/em\u003e. Serviced and in perfect working order.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"S.T. Dupont","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59124345864517,"sku":"STD-L2-046","price":650.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1002\/3161\/0693\/files\/std-l2-046-st-dupont-ligne-2-small-gold-wavy-pattern-lighter-new-old-stock-1.jpg?v=1788546135"},{"product_id":"s-t-dupont-ligne-1-large-silver-lighter-new-old-stock","title":"S.T. Dupont Ligne 1 large silver Etoile lighter NEW OLD STOCK","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA S.T. Dupont Ligne 1 in the large size, finished in silver with the Étoile pattern and carrying reference 14115, preserved in new old stock condition with its box, outer sleeve and international guarantee card.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eS.T. Dupont produced its first luxury lighter in 1941, and the Ligne 1 is the line that carried the house through its earliest and most collected decades. It is identified instantly by its base: a single screw knob concealing the gas intake, where the later Ligne 2 has two. Ligne 1 lighters were made in large and small sizes, and the large model in silver is the classic combination — substantial in the hand without being showy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Étoile pattern covers the body in a fine repeating lattice, cut rather than printed, so it reads as texture under the fingers as much as under the eye. Against silver it stays crisp and cool, and it wears far better than a polished surface would.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis example has never been carried, and it is unusually complete: the original box, the outer sleeve, the printed literature and the \u003cem\u003eCarte de Garantie Internationale\u003c\/em\u003e are all present. Complete Ligne 1 sets in this condition are increasingly hard to find. Serviced and in perfect working order.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"S.T. Dupont","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59124351828293,"sku":"STD-L1-019","price":500.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1002\/3161\/0693\/files\/std-l1-019-st-dupont-ligne-1-large-silver-etoile-lighter-new-old-stock-wit-1.jpg?v=1788546090"},{"product_id":"s-t-dupont-ligne-2-large-gold-diamond-tip-lighter-new-old-stock","title":"S.T. Dupont Ligne 2 large gold diamond tip lighter NEW OLD STOCK with box and papers","description":"\u003ch2\u003eS.T. Dupont Ligne 2 Grand Modèle — Gold Diamond Tip, New Old Stock\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA S.T. Dupont Ligne 2 in the full-size Grand Modèle, finished in gold with the diamond tip pattern — \u003cem\u003epointe de diamant\u003c\/em\u003e — in new old stock condition, with its box, outer sleeve and guarantee card.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eS.T. Dupont produced its first luxury lighter in 1941 and has always been a maison of engine-turners as much as of engineers. \u003cem\u003ePointe de diamant\u003c\/em\u003e is the most demanding of its guilloché patterns: instead of lines or a flat grid, the surface is cut into a dense field of tiny four-sided pyramids, each one with its own apex. It is the same treatment used on fine watch dials and cigarette cases, and it is unforgiving — a single mis-cut row is visible across the whole panel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe reward is the way it behaves in the light. Because every pyramid presents four faces at four angles, the surface never goes flat: turn the lighter and it moves between deep shadow and full brilliance. In gold this is the most alive of all the Dupont finishes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis example is new old stock, never carried, with the points crisp and unrubbed — the first thing to soften on a lighter that has lived in a pocket. Offered with its original box and papers, serviced and in perfect working order.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"S.T. Dupont","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59124378861893,"sku":"STD-L2-044","price":600.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1002\/3161\/0693\/files\/std-l2-044-st-dupont-ligne-2-large-gold-diamond-tip-lighter-new-old-stock-1.jpg?v=1788545953"},{"product_id":"s-t-dupont-ligne-2-large-silver-vertical-stripes-lighter-new-old-stock","title":"S.T. Dupont Ligne 2 large silver vertical stripes lighter NEW OLD STOCK with box and papers","description":"\u003ch2\u003eS.T. Dupont Ligne 2 Grand Modèle — Silver Vertical Stripes, New Old Stock\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA S.T. Dupont Ligne 2 in the full-size Grand Modèle, finished in silver with fine vertical striping, preserved in new old stock condition and complete with its box, outer sleeve and international guarantee card.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eS.T. Dupont produced its first luxury lighter in 1941, and the Ligne 2 introduced in 1977 became the model the maison is known for. Vertical striping is the pattern that suits the Ligne 2 best, because it follows the case rather than fighting it: the lines run unbroken from the base to the lid and make an already upright lighter look taller still.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn silver the effect is cooler and more architectural than in gold. Each groove catches a separate line of light, so the lighter reads as a series of bright verticals rather than a single reflective slab, and fingerprints and handling marks disappear into the texture almost entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis example has never been carried. The striping is sharp to the edges, the plating unworn, and the lid closes with the clean, ringing note collectors listen for. It is offered with its original box, outer sleeve and the S.T. Dupont \u003cem\u003eCarte de Garantie Internationale\u003c\/em\u003e. Serviced and in perfect working order.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"S.T. Dupont","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59124388364613,"sku":"STD-L2-043","price":600.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1002\/3161\/0693\/files\/std-l2-043-st-dupont-ligne-2-large-silver-vertical-stripes-lighter-new-old-1.jpg?v=1788545931"},{"product_id":"s-t-dupont-ligne-2-large-gold-vertical-stripes-lighter-new-old-stock","title":"S.T. Dupont Ligne 2 large gold vertical stripes lighter NEW OLD STOCK with box and papers","description":"\u003ch2\u003eS.T. Dupont Ligne 2 Grand Modèle — Grosse Côte, Reference 16216, Gold\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA S.T. Dupont Ligne 2 in the full-size Grand Modèle, finished in gold in the \u003cstrong\u003eGrosse Côte\u003c\/strong\u003e pattern and carrying \u003cstrong\u003ereference 16216\u003c\/strong\u003e. Sold when new but never put into use, and complete with its box, outer sleeve and numbered international guarantee card.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eS.T. Dupont produced its first luxury lighter in 1941, and the Ligne 2 introduced in 1977 became the model the maison is known for. If one lighter is the picture most people hold in their head when they think of S.T. Dupont, it is this one: the full-size case, the gold finish, and the ribbing running unbroken from the base to the top of the lid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eGrosse côte\u003c\/em\u003e translates as the broad rib, and that is precisely what distinguishes it — a heavier, more widely spaced ribbing than the fine striping found elsewhere in the range. On the Grand Modèle body the wider channels catch light in broader bands, which gives the lighter noticeably more presence in the hand than a finely striped example of the same size.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe gold is worth understanding properly. Dupont plated its lighters to a generous depth — marked in microns on the base — rather than the flash plating used on costume goods. That is why a Dupont of this age can still look like this while contemporaries have worn through at the corners. It is plating over a solid brass body, not solid gold, and it was engineered to last decades of pocket wear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis example was sold when new but never used. The ribbing is sharp to the edges and the plating is entirely unworn. It is offered complete with its original box, outer sleeve, printed literature and the S.T. Dupont \u003cem\u003eCarte de Garantie Internationale\u003c\/em\u003e. Serviced and in perfect working order.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"S.T. 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This is the two-tone configuration Dupont catalogued as \u003cem\u003eor palladium\u003c\/em\u003e: a case brushed to a soft satin in palladium, with the cap rim, base plate, roller and hinge in gold plate. On the Grand Modèle the broad flat faces give the brushed grain room to run, and the finish shifts from near-white to pewter as the lighter turns in the light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reference decodes against its smaller sibling. This lighter is \u003cstrong\u003e16401\u003c\/strong\u003e; the same finish in the Petit Modèle is 15401. The original box label is typed \u003cem\u003e16401 — briquet l2 sport gm — or palladium — 85 B BZ 28\u003c\/em\u003e, and the base of the lighter is struck \u003cstrong\u003e85 B BZ 28\u003c\/strong\u003e. Box and lighter match, which on the second-hand market is uncommon enough to be worth paying attention to. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt came from a tobacconist in Milan that closed with stock still on the shelf. The guarantee card is present and blank — never filled in by a retailer, because the lighter was never sold. The lighter is unused, with the brushed grain unmarked and no wear to the gold trim. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe set comprises the black S.T. Dupont box, the outer card sleeve, the unused \u003cem\u003eCarte de Garantie Internationale\u003c\/em\u003e and the instruction booklet. The outer packaging carries the shelf wear of four decades; the lighter inside is as it was made.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"S.T. Dupont","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59465060122949,"sku":"STD-L2-055","price":600.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1002\/3161\/0693\/files\/std-l2-055-st-dupont-ligne-2-large-brushed-palladium-lighter-ref-16401-nos-1.jpg?v=1790183095"},{"product_id":"s-t-dupont-ligne-2-brushed-palladium-small-new-old-stock-lighter","title":"S.T. 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Palladium does not yellow or tarnish the way silver plate does, so the contrast between the cool body and the warm trim looks today much as it did when it left Paris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe paperwork is what makes this one worth attention. The original box label is typed \u003cem\u003e15401 — briquet l2 sport pm — or palladium — 84 K JC 01\u003c\/em\u003e. The base of the lighter is struck \u003cstrong\u003e84 K JC 01\u003c\/strong\u003e. The box and the lighter therefore match, which is rare: boxes and lighters are separated and recombined constantly on the second-hand market, and a matching pair is the closest thing to documentation a vintage Dupont can carry. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt came from a tobacconist in Milan, Italy, that closed down with stock still on the shelf, and it still wears that shop's handwritten price tag. The shopped had closed down a couple decades ago an i had the opportunity to purchase the remaining stock. The lighter is unused — new old stock — with the brushed grain unmarked and the gold trim free of wear. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe set comprises the black S.T. Dupont box, the outer card sleeve, the \u003cem\u003eCarte de Garantie Internationale\u003c\/em\u003e, the instruction booklet and the shop tag. The outer packaging shows the shelf wear of forty years in a shop; the lighter inside does not.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"S.T. 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