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19th Century French Enameled Cobalt Blue Dresser Box Depicting Chess Match
19th Century French Enameled Cobalt Blue Dresser Box Depicting Chess Match

19th Century French Enameled Cobalt Blue Dresser Box Depicting Chess Match

Located in New York, NY

Beautiful antique (19th century) French round dresser box in rich cobalt blue glass with exceptional gilt and enameled decorations, and depicting a chess match between two distinguis...

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Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Match Boxes

Materials

Glass

1906-1910 Roycroft Copper Matchbox Holder
1906-1910 Roycroft Copper Matchbox Holder

1906-1910 Roycroft Copper Matchbox Holder

By Roycroft

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

1906-1910 Roycroft marked copper match box holder. Hand worked. Good condition with light signs of use.

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Early 1900s Arts and Crafts Antique Match Boxes

Materials

Copper

Webster & Sons 1925 Art Deco Red & Black Enamel Smoking Set in Sterling Silver
Webster & Sons 1925 Art Deco Red & Black Enamel Smoking Set in Sterling Silver

Webster & Sons 1925 Art Deco Red & Black Enamel Smoking Set in Sterling Silver

By E.G. Webster & Sons

Located in Miami, FL

This colorful set is composed by a round dish and a match box holder. It was carefully crafted by the E.

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1920s North American Art Deco Antique Match Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Thomas Hawkes Cut Glass Covered Box
Thomas Hawkes Cut Glass Covered Box

Thomas Hawkes Cut Glass Covered Box

By T. G. Hawkes & Co.

Located in New Orleans, LA

With a perfectly matched cover, the box's precise cutting is on full display, giving testament to the fine quality of Hawkes' creations.

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Early 20th Century American Antique Match Boxes

Materials

Cut Glass

Arts and Crafts Brass Fender with Coal and Log Boxes
Arts and Crafts Brass Fender with Coal and Log Boxes

Arts and Crafts Brass Fender with Coal and Log Boxes

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Arts and Crafts Brass Fender with Coal and Log Boxes A Victorian Brass Fender it is Arts and Crafts in Style, it has a sleek design and has 2 lined Coal or Log boxes to match The Fe...

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1880s Arts and Crafts Antique Match Boxes

Materials

Brass

17th Century William and Mary Olive Oyster Chest on Stand or Table Box
17th Century William and Mary Olive Oyster Chest on Stand or Table Box

17th Century William and Mary Olive Oyster Chest on Stand or Table Box

Located in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Similarly, the holly banded frieze and oak-lined base drawer are each decorated in book-matched oysters of olive, inside opposing break arches of box, each book-matched and placed wi...

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Late 17th Century English William and Mary Antique Match Boxes

Materials

Olive

Rare Art deco Jules Leleu & Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita coffee table
Rare Art deco Jules Leleu & Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita coffee table

Rare Art deco Jules Leleu & Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita coffee table

By Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita

Located in Harrington Park, NJ

LEONARD TSUGUHARU FOUJITA (1886-1968) Extremely rare square wooden coffee table with inlaid design depicting scissors, cigar, pencil, envelope, pipes, a pair of tortoiseshell glasse...

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1920s Antique Match Boxes

Materials

Mahogany, Rosewood

19th Century French Black Forest Carved Walnut Smoker’s Desk Set
19th Century French Black Forest Carved Walnut Smoker’s Desk Set

19th Century French Black Forest Carved Walnut Smoker’s Desk Set

Located in Dallas, TX

Flanking compartments with carved lids provide additional storage, including a mall box suitable for matches. A circular opening at the front is designed to hold an inkwell or remova...

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Mid-19th Century French Black Forest Antique Match Boxes

Materials

Walnut

Antique sterling silver table vesta, Matchbox cover, Salmon
Antique sterling silver table vesta, Matchbox cover, Salmon

Antique sterling silver table vesta, Matchbox cover, Salmon

By Grey & Co., Chester

Located in NEWARK, GB

This would have been stood atop a table for many to use, probably in a gentleman's smoking room in a wealthy household. It holds a large box of matches for the stylish and easy stri...

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Early 20th Century English Art Deco Antique Match Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

ASPREY & Co. 1914 London Pocket Vesta Case Solid .925 Sterling Silver With Cord
ASPREY & Co. 1914 London Pocket Vesta Case Solid .925 Sterling Silver With Cord

ASPREY & Co. 1914 London Pocket Vesta Case Solid .925 Sterling Silver With Cord

By Charles Asprey and Charles Asprey junior 1

Located in Miami, FL

Purse vesta box designed by Asprey & Company. A beautiful purse-style vesta case-box for matches, made in Birmingham, England by Asprey & Company Limited in 1914.

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1910s English Art Deco Antique Match Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Iron

Exceptionally special smoking set, ashtray, elephant, bakelite, art deco, 1920s
Exceptionally special smoking set, ashtray, elephant, bakelite, art deco, 1920s

Exceptionally special smoking set, ashtray, elephant, bakelite, art deco, 1920s

Located in Wien, AT

This early piece combines an ashtray, a cigarette box and a match holder in one object. The elephant's head functions as a lid, lifting to reveal the cigarette box inside.

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1920s Czech Art Deco Antique Match Boxes

Materials

Bakelite

GEORG ADAM SCHEID 1905 Austria Mechanical Vesta Wick Case In 900 Sterling Silver
GEORG ADAM SCHEID 1905 Austria Mechanical Vesta Wick Case In 900 Sterling Silver

GEORG ADAM SCHEID 1905 Austria Mechanical Vesta Wick Case In 900 Sterling Silver

By Georg Adam Scheid

Located in Miami, FL

Condition: The overall condition of this George Adam Scheid vesta matches, and wick box is excellent. Besides the little normal wear, there is no damage to the silver.

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Early 1900s Austrian Edwardian Antique Match Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Antique Early 20th Century Desk Set by Thornhill & Co London Circa 1910
Antique Early 20th Century Desk Set by Thornhill & Co London Circa 1910

Antique Early 20th Century Desk Set by Thornhill & Co London Circa 1910

By Thornhill

Located in London, GB

The set consists of two beautifully matched pieces—a stylish stationery box and an elegant desk pad, both adorned with the well-matched crocodile skins.

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1910s English Antique Match Boxes

Materials

Crocodile, Alligator

Japanese Antique Meiji Period Vesta Case by Fujii Yoshitoyo
Japanese Antique Meiji Period Vesta Case by Fujii Yoshitoyo

Japanese Antique Meiji Period Vesta Case by Fujii Yoshitoyo

By Fujii Yoshitoyo

Located in Newark, England

The Kiku is also used in family crests, official seals, and various forms of art, reflecting its long-standing role as an emblem of dignity and the refined spirit of Japanese traditi...

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Match Boxes

Materials

Gold Plate, Brass

Hand Carved Tobacco Smoking Small Pedestal Side Table, Sweden circa 1860-80
Hand Carved Tobacco Smoking Small Pedestal Side Table, Sweden circa 1860-80

Hand Carved Tobacco Smoking Small Pedestal Side Table, Sweden circa 1860-80

Located in Round Top, TX

Note in photos the larger boxes for pipes/cigars, smaller storage boxes for tobacco/matches, also an ash tray and candle stick.

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Late 19th Century Swedish Folk Art Antique Match Boxes

Materials

Wood

Rare Cabin Decor Antler Humidor, circa 1890-1900
Rare Cabin Decor Antler Humidor, circa 1890-1900

Rare Cabin Decor Antler Humidor, circa 1890-1900

Located in Berghuelen, DE

On top of the lid with hollow turned antler box for matches. Executed ca. 1890/1900. Measures: Height 11.81" (30.0cm) Diameter 7.87" (20.0cm) At the beginning of the 19th century t...

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Late 19th Century Unknown Black Forest Antique Match Boxes

Materials

Wood, Antler

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Antique Match Boxes For Sale on 1stDibs

There is a range of antique match boxes for sale on 1stDibs. Each of these unique antique match boxes was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, silver and sterling silver. Antique match boxes have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. Antique match boxes made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Art Nouveau — are very popular at 1stDibs. Georg Jensen, Asprey International Limited and Black, Starr & Frost each produced beautiful antique match boxes that are worth considering.

How Much are Antique Match Boxes?

Prices for antique match boxes can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique match boxes begin at $125 and can go as high as $18,000, while the average can fetch as much as $718.