The lighter costs more than a Ferrari supercar

According to Oddity Central, the French luxury brand ST Dupont has created the Louis XIII Fleur de Parme cigar lighter at the special request of Mr. Steven Hung, a billionaire in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (China). The billionaire is passionate about French history. The billionaire's strict requirements made the ST Dupont brand realize that this project could only be carried out by a designer with in-depth knowledge of French culture and history.

That is why the brand chose Princess Tania de Bourbon Parme, a direct descendant of King Louis XIII and a famous designer, to complete the masterpiece. Accordingly, Princess Parme spent 6 months working with a team of 80 artisans to create a work of art worthy of the title "the most expensive cigar lighter in the world ".

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Inspired by the Baroque style of King Louis XIII's reign, the Louis XIII Fleur de Parme lighter is designed as a royal golden crown set on a decorative base. This "unique" lighter is made from 400 grams of solid gold, and decorated with 152 sapphires weighing a total of 41 karats.

Launched in 2013, the Louis XIII Fleur de Parme was recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as the world's most expensive cigar lighter at a price of $500,000. To this day, more than 10 years later, it still holds the expensive title.

To satisfy the luxury collection hobby of the rich, ST Dupont also created at least 31 smaller replicas of Louis XIII Fleur de Parme, and sold them for $15,900 each.

The ST Dupont brand also has another masterpiece, the world's most expensive cigarette lighter, called Ligne 2 Champagne. This lighter attracted the attention of the media in 2009, because of its shocking price of more than 79,000 USD. Ligne 2 Champagne is made of 18K white gold, decorated with 468 diamonds.

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