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Cigar Collection (page 4)

"Cigar: A Timeless Symbol of Power, Creativity, and Indulgence" From the smoky rooms where decisions that shaped history were made to the luxurious havens of relaxation

Background imageCigar Collection: Cover of ' Les Corbeaux (Paris)', number 17, Satirique en N & B

Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 17, Satirique en N & B
ICA4874178 Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 17, Satirique en N & B, 1905_7_23: Le boulet clerical - Anticlericalisme - Eg parasite social; (add.info)

Background imageCigar Collection: Cover of ' Les Corbeaux (Paris)', number 160, Satirique en Couleurs

Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 160, Satirique en Couleurs
ICA4875212 Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 160, Satirique en Couleurs, 1908_4_19: Projet d'poster electoral - Anticlericalisme - Eg antirepublican - Pork

Background imageCigar Collection: George Moore's steam man

George Moore's steam man
2604086 George Moore's steam man; (add.info.: George Moore's steam man. Petrol - fired boiler operated a 1/2 hp engine. Exhaustexhaust through helmet, steam exhaust through cigar)

Background imageCigar Collection: Two gentlemen smoking a cigar and talking after dinner, 1850

Two gentlemen smoking a cigar and talking after dinner, 1850
3478049 Two gentlemen smoking a cigar and talking after dinner, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting two gentlemen smoking a cigar and talking after dinner)

Background imageCigar Collection: Machado's cigar factory, Jamaica 1889 (engraving)

Machado's cigar factory, Jamaica 1889 (engraving)
1574635 Machado's cigar factory, Jamaica 1889 (engraving); (add.info.: Machado's cigar factory, Jamaica: Packing the cigars)

Background imageCigar Collection: Machado's cigar factory, Jamaica, 1889 (engraving)

Machado's cigar factory, Jamaica, 1889 (engraving)
1574634 Machado's cigar factory, Jamaica, 1889 (engraving); (add.info.: Machado's cigar factory, Jamaica: Rolling the cigars)

Background imageCigar Collection: Machado's cigar factory, 1889 (engraving)

Machado's cigar factory, 1889 (engraving)
1574632 Machado's cigar factory, 1889 (engraving); (add.info.: Machado's cigar factory, Jamaica: Drying leaf. Engraving from 'The Graphic', London)

Background imageCigar Collection: Anti-Smoking Cartoon, 1852

Anti-Smoking Cartoon, 1852
1574623 Anti-Smoking Cartoon, 1852; (add.info.: The determined smoker confronted by a railway official in the station waiting room)

Background imageCigar Collection: Poor boy pretending to be a toff (colour litho)

Poor boy pretending to be a toff (colour litho)
8635663 Poor boy pretending to be a toff (colour litho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Poor boy pretending to be a toff)

Background imageCigar Collection: Fortissimo, very loud (colour litho)

Fortissimo, very loud (colour litho)
8635517 Fortissimo, very loud (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fortissimo, very loud. Postcard, early 20th century)

Background imageCigar Collection: How's yer little Mary (colour litho)

How's yer little Mary (colour litho)
8656601 How's yer little Mary (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: "How's yer little Mary." Fat man smoking)

Background imageCigar Collection: Portrait of a young man, c.1865-66 (oil on canvas)

Portrait of a young man, c.1865-66 (oil on canvas)
8702218 Portrait of a young man, c.1865-66 (oil on canvas) by Borrani, Odoardo (1834-1905); 90x70 cm; Istituto Matteucci, Viareggio

Background imageCigar Collection: Tobacco plant with crimson flowers, Nicotiana fruticosa

Tobacco plant with crimson flowers, Nicotiana fruticosa
5856597 Tobacco plant with crimson flowers, Nicotiana fruticosa; (add.info.: Tobacco plant with crimson flowers, Nicotiana fruticosa)

Background imageCigar Collection: A smoking saloon and the galley, 1850 (engraving)

A smoking saloon and the galley, 1850 (engraving)
5308178 A smoking saloon and the galley, 1850 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicting a smoking saloon and the galley on a Great Northern Railway train. Dated 19th century)

Background imageCigar Collection: Engraving depicting an artist enjoying a sketching holiday in the Scottish highlands

Engraving depicting an artist enjoying a sketching holiday in the Scottish highlands
5309147 Engraving depicting an artist enjoying a sketching holiday in the Scottish highlands; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an artist enjoying a sketching holiday in the Scottish highlands)

Background imageCigar Collection: Painting by Martin (?) Musee departemental de Gap 19th century

Painting by Martin (?) Musee departemental de Gap 19th century
JEB4960150 Painting by Martin (?) Musee departemental de Gap 19th century; Musee departemental de Gap, France; (add.info.: Painting by Martin (?) Musee departemental de Gap 19th century)

Background imageCigar Collection: Traveller vetu in tropical fashion (explorer), in white suit and high socks, bomb hat, glasses

Traveller vetu in tropical fashion (explorer), in white suit and high socks, bomb hat, glasses, cigar in mouth, camera
IMB4932542 Traveller vetu in tropical fashion (explorer), in white suit and high socks, bomb hat, glasses, cigar in mouth, camera, shoulder bag and cover laying on arm

Background imageCigar Collection: The Congress in his hands, President Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)

The Congress in his hands, President Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) carries in his arms a big congressman - Colorised
NWI4935797 The Congress in his hands, President Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) carries in his arms a big congressman - Colorised engraving of a caricature of 1903 - " Congress on His Hands"

Background imageCigar Collection: cartoon portrait by Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880), 1865 (b/w photo)

cartoon portrait by Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880), 1865 (b/w photo)
LUX4731740 cartoon portrait by Jacques Offenbach (1819-1880), 1865 (b/w photo); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Background imageCigar Collection: China: a group of men posing at a restaurant table, 1910 (print on double-weight paper)

China: a group of men posing at a restaurant table, 1910 (print on double-weight paper)
3560845 China: a group of men posing at a restaurant table, 1910 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: China 1910 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Background imageCigar Collection: The Subsidised Mine Owner (litho)

The Subsidised Mine Owner (litho)
8673336 The Subsidised Mine Owner (litho) by Batho, Harold Outram (1888-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Subsidised Mine Owner - Poor Beggar)

Background imageCigar Collection: Smoking Cap, 1885 (engraving)

Smoking Cap, 1885 (engraving)
1574638 Smoking Cap, 1885 (engraving); (add.info.: Man wearing a smoking cap enjoying a cigar while he sits reading. Engraving, New York, 1885.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageCigar Collection: Machado's cigar factory, Jamaica 1889 (engraving)

Machado's cigar factory, Jamaica 1889 (engraving)
1574633 Machado's cigar factory, Jamaica 1889 (engraving); (add.info.: Machado's cigar factory, Jamaica: Wetting the leaves)

Background imageCigar Collection: Cuban Exiles Making Cigar, 1873

Cuban Exiles Making Cigar, 1873
1574614 Cuban Exiles Making Cigar, 1873; (add.info.: Cuban exiles making cigars in New York using tobacco imported from Cuba. They are rolling cigars while a man hired by them is reading to them)

Background imageCigar Collection: President McKinley taking a break to smoke a cigar, 1897

President McKinley taking a break to smoke a cigar, 1897
1576772 President McKinley taking a break to smoke a cigar, 1897; (add.info.: A little suggestion President McKinley taking a break to smoke a cigar while a wax figure sits at his desk to suggest)

Background imageCigar Collection: regular joe

regular joe
Joshua msonthe

Background imageCigar Collection: Femm au cigare

Femm au cigare
Maja Tomljanovic

Background imageCigar Collection: Portrait of a Vienna youth

Portrait of a Vienna youth
3567125 Portrait of a Vienna youth. by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Vienna, Austria 1890 Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Background imageCigar Collection: Men smoking a pipe and a cigar

Men smoking a pipe and a cigar
5616628 Men smoking a pipe and a cigar; (add.info.: Men smoking a pipe and a cigar, amongst a crowd on a railway platform; London 1880. 01/01/1880); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageCigar Collection: Bellied man with cigar (terracotta)

Bellied man with cigar (terracotta)
8702228 Bellied man with cigar (terracotta) by Cecioni, Adriano (1838-86); 27 cm; Istituto Matteucci, Viareggio, Italy; (add.info.: Sculpture by Adriano Cecioni (1836-1886) Original title

Background imageCigar Collection: France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): Group of young people around a dog with a cigar in the mouth

France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): Group of young people around a dog with a cigar in the mouth, 1885
LUX4805941 France, Centre, Indre-et-Loire (37): Group of young people around a dog with a cigar in the mouth, 1885; (add.info.: France, Centre)

Background imageCigar Collection: Algeria, Algiers: Arabs sit on the square of a cigar merchant, 1900

Algeria, Algiers: Arabs sit on the square of a cigar merchant, 1900
LUX4780956 Algeria, Algiers: Arabs sit on the square of a cigar merchant, 1900; (add.info.: Algeria, Algiers: Arabs sit on the square of a cigar merchant, 1900); Photo © Lux-in-Fine

Background imageCigar Collection: Cover of ' Les Corbeaux (Paris)', number 21, Satirique en N & B

Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 21, Satirique en N & B
ICA4874243 Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 21, Satirique en N & B, 1905_8_20: Cure victim des combistes (partisans of Emile Combes, 1835-1921) - Anticlericalism

A father and sons smoking a cigar and talking after dinner, 1850
3478160 A father and sons smoking a cigar and talking after dinner, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a father and sons smoking a cigar and talking after dinner)

Background imageCigar Collection: Gold mounted amber jewelry including cigarette tube, cigarette cutter

Gold mounted amber jewelry including cigarette tube, cigarette cutter, cigarette case and pocket knife
FLO4709422 Gold mounted amber jewelry including cigarette tube, cigarette cutter, cigarette case and pocket knife. Chromolithograph from Edwin Street's Gems Catalog, Bond Street, London

Background imageCigar Collection: Burmese man in cotton jacket and silk plaid loincloth, smoking a cheroot or segar (cigar)

Burmese man in cotton jacket and silk plaid loincloth, smoking a cheroot or segar (cigar)
FLO4565493 Burmese man in cotton jacket and silk plaid loincloth, smoking a cheroot or segar (cigar). His loins are tattooed and his ear lobes pierced

Background imageCigar Collection: The Small-Bore, 1870 (engraving)

The Small-Bore, 1870 (engraving)
1575626 The Small-Bore, 1870 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicts men carrying a small-bore and smoking. Dated 1870); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageCigar Collection: Preparing Tobacco Leaves, 1841 (woodcut)

Preparing Tobacco Leaves, 1841 (woodcut)
1574641 Preparing Tobacco Leaves, 1841 (woodcut); (add.info.: Removing stalks and preparing tobacco leaves ready for the cigar maker, London. Woodcut, 1841.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageCigar Collection: Rolling Cigars in a London Factory, 1841 (wood engraving)

Rolling Cigars in a London Factory, 1841 (wood engraving)
1574640 Rolling Cigars in a London Factory, 1841 (wood engraving); (add.info.: Rolling cigars in a London tobacco factory)

Background imageCigar Collection: Gliddon's Cigar Divan, 1828 (woodcut)

Gliddon's Cigar Divan, 1828 (woodcut)
1574602 Gliddon's Cigar Divan, 1828 (woodcut); (add.info.: Gliddon's Cigar Divan, King Street, Covent Garden, London)

Background imageCigar Collection: Chimney, Chisel, Church-yard, Cigar, Circus, City, Civet, Clevis, Clock-work, Closet, Clothier

Chimney, Chisel, Church-yard, Cigar, Circus, City, Civet, Clevis, Clock-work, Closet, Clothier, Coachman (engraving)
8651542 Chimney, Chisel, Church-yard, Cigar, Circus, City, Civet, Clevis, Clock-work, Closet, Clothier, Coachman (engraving) by German School

Background imageCigar Collection: The future Mr Rockefeller (colour litho)

The future Mr Rockefeller (colour litho)
8656420 The future Mr Rockefeller (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The future Mr Rockefeller. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageCigar Collection: Drunk man in an evening suit (colour litho)

Drunk man in an evening suit (colour litho)
8656319 Drunk man in an evening suit (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Drunk man in an evening suit. Keep dry)

Pa said - be a sport (colour litho)
8635584 Pa said - be a sport (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pa said - be a sport. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Votaries of the Weed No 44 (colour litho)
8660535 Votaries of the Weed No 44 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Votaries of the Weed, No 44)

Advertising card for Manhatta cigars (colour litho)
8677752 Advertising card for Manhatta cigars (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertising card for Manhatta cigars, sold by J C Rathbun & Co)

France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): a buralist in the middle of his boxes of cigars, jars of candy, barley sugars
LUX4760741 France, Ile-de-France, Paris (75): a buralist in the middle of his boxes of cigars, jars of candy, barley sugars, pipes and tobacco packages, 1900 - Sunday 7 August; (add.info.: France)

Background imageCigar Collection: Tobacco or Virginian tobacco, Nicotiana tabacum. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a

Tobacco or Virginian tobacco, Nicotiana tabacum. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by
FLO4985189 Tobacco or Virginian tobacco, Nicotiana tabacum. Handcoloured lithograph by Hanhart after a botanical illustration by David Blair from Robert Bentley




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"Cigar: A Timeless Symbol of Power, Creativity, and Indulgence" From the smoky rooms where decisions that shaped history were made to the luxurious havens of relaxation, the cigar has always held a special place in our hearts, and is more than just a tobacco product; it embodies elegance, sophistication, and even rebellion. Imagine Winston Churchill holding a sub-machine gun with a cigar clenched between his teeth - an iconic image that captures his unwavering determination during World War II. Or Isambard Kingdom Brunel standing before the launching chains of the Great Eastern, puffing on his favorite smoke as he revolutionized engineering. In Havana's sun-soaked streets of Cuba's West Indies lies a treasure trove of limited edition cigars neatly arranged in boxes. Cohiba cigars from this tropical paradise are renowned for their exquisite craftsmanship and rich flavors that transport you to another world. The allure continues with Che Guevara elegantly smoking a cigar while fighting for justice or Sigmund Freud contemplating profound thoughts amidst wisps of smoke. Even Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers found solace in cigars during their comedic escapades in Alan Cullimore's "Let's Go Crazy. " But it isn't just adults who appreciate these cylindrical delights; there is even a captivating image of a cigar-smoking child embodying innocence mixed with curiosity. And let us not forget William Heath Robinson's whimsical depiction of playtime at Wimbledon where tennis players enjoy their well-deserved break with cigars in hand – proof that even sports can be accompanied by indulgent pleasures. Travel across continents to Florida, USA, where an alligator dressed up to meet you awaits your arrival – perhaps offering you its own unique blend? Whether used as symbols or enjoyed simply for pleasure, cigars have become synonymous with moments worth savoring. So light one up and immerse yourself in this timeless tradition embraced by visionaries like Churchill and artists like Freud – a celebration of power, creativity, and the art of living.