Bidspirit auction | 1900s Dunlap Golf Ball Man

1900s Dunlap Golf Ball Man Advertising - This lot features two vintage items combining golf interest and tobacciana. The primary piece is a cold-painted cast metal ashtray and match holder featuring a figural golfer. The character is depicted with a dimpled, golf ball-style head, wearing a black newsboy cap, a red jacket with a black bow tie, and yellow gloves. He is posed holding a golf club over a small golf ball on a black metal base. The head is mounted on a metal spring, providing a bobblehead or nodder movement. Attached to the base is a circular red-painted metal ashtray with two cigar rests and a vertical matchbook holder. The match holder contains two vintage matchbooks: one black with gold text reading Bentley's HONG KONG, and one white matchbook featuring an ink-wash style illustration of a bird. The second item is a cylindrical container with a gold-tone textured finish. A Greek key border runs below the text, framing a circular red medallion that features a classical-style female bust in profile. The bottom edge of The container is fitted with a clear celluloid top, through which gold-tipped match heads are visible.