For sale is this wonderful, rare Victorian ceramic cigar lamp lighter

There is a white ceramic boy sitting down with a monkey on his shoulder

The monkey seems to be looking for fleas in the boy's hair

Monkey, boys' clothes and lighter base are in a bronze coloured paint 

Which is worn and shows the white ceramic underneath

The lighter lamp is gold-tone metal with a filigree top and a wick inside

Made in Germany around the 1890s with no maker's mark 

There are pencil marks on the base

In very good condition with no chips, cracks, or restoration

I have owned this for years and don't know how it works or know anything about it

I am sure someone out there will, and I would appreciate any info.

Please see the pictures, as they show what a fabulous, unusual lighter this is

Height approx. 8.5 cm

Length 8.5 cm

Width 8 cm

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