S.T. Dupont Lighter - Le Grand Maki-e Samourai

Ever since its establishment in 1872, S.T. Dupont has represented L'art de Vivre, the "Art of Living," curating French lifestyle through their luxurious array of pens, stationery, leather accessories, and esteemed lighters. The brand's outstanding quality combines with preeminent innovation in the Le Grand lighter. While the style of the Le Grand is similar to Dupont's iconic Ligne 2 lighters, the Le Grand features both a soft flame and a torch flame for versatility. To utilize its dual function, strike the wheel like normal to produce a soft flame, then push it upward to transition to a torch flame.

This particular Le Grand features a depiction of a samurai warrior on one side, and a skull surrounded by flowers and a ceremonial sword on the other. These images were created via a traditional Japanese lacquer technique called Maki-e. Translating to "sprinkled picture," Maki-e is a meticulous, multi-step process that involves applying metallic powder through a fine bamboo tube, resulting in a dimensional, one-of-a-kind image that no machine could ever truly replicate.

Length: 2.59" Width: 1.54"