This piece was sent to me quite aged. My customer wanted the piece to be a “grand exhibition.” Rather than go for exact replication of it’s original finish, we took liberties with the design and finalized it as you can see toward the bottom of the page.
Genie head cigarette dispenser as it arrived
Front side as it arrived
Detail of chipped wood in the genie cigarette dispenser
Finished genie head cigarette dispenser, refinished, repainted, repaired, and added adornments
Detail of the reworked head dress
Detail of the refinished face
Finished detail of genie head cigarette dispenser
The plunger mechanism releases a cigarette
