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Boxing Match
By Hermine David
Located in New York, NY
Hermine David, drypoint and engraving, Boxing Match, circa 1927, signed and numbered in pencil
Category

1920s Realist Antique Matches

Materials

Engraving, Drypoint

The Boxing Match
By Thomas Rowlandson
Located in London, GB
when it was openly patronised by the Prince Regent and his brothers. Championship boxing matches
Category

Late 18th Century Antique Matches

Materials

Ink, Pencil, Laid Paper, Watercolor

Shagreen Match Box
Located in New York, NY
Shagreen match box . Bone trimmed celadon galuchat match box with three strike voids and paper
Category

Early 20th Century English Antique Matches

Materials

Shagreen

Antique Shagreen Match Box
Shagreen Match Box
H 1.38 in W 3 in D 2.25 in
Bowling Match, 1905
Located in Fort Washington, PA
Medium: Oil on Canvas Signature: Signed and Dated Lower Right
Category

Early 1900s Antique Matches

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French Porcelain Match Striker
Located in New York, NY
A French porcelain match striker, circa early-20th century, France. Reads: 'EAU DE NOIX CABANÉS
Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Matches

Materials

Porcelain

Antique French Porcelain Match Striker
French Porcelain Match Striker
H 3.75 in W 4.07 in D 4.07 in
14k Vesta Match Safe
Located in Montreal, QC
14k yellow gold Vesta match safe with elaborate work. Acid tested 14k. Measures 1 3/8 inches x 1
Category

Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Matches

Materials

14k Gold

Antique 14k Vesta Match Safe
14k Vesta Match Safe
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W 1.38 in D 1.38 in L 1.38 in
Match Holder Sterling Silver
Located in Palermo, IT
Match holder sterling silver, USA marks with silver chain. The chain is 38cm long.
Category

Early 1900s Central American Edwardian Antique Matches

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Match Holder Sterling Silver
Match Holder Sterling Silver
H 1.58 in W 1.58 in D 1.19 in
1920s Antique Glass Match Striker
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique green colored glass match striker; an addition to our
Category

1920s Antique Matches

Materials

Glass

Dubonnet French Ceramic Match Striker
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Parisian café match striker and keeper. Made to advertise Dubonnet and the Grand Prix of 1900. In
Category

Early 1900s Unknown French Provincial Antique Matches

Materials

Ceramic

Victorian Sterling Etched Match Safe
Located in New York, NY
Lovely Victorian Sterling Etched Match safe from the late 1900's UK. Hand etched with ornate scroll
Category

Early 1900s Antique Matches

The Polo Match, date 1957
Located in Blackwater, GB
The Polo Match, date 1957 signed Chate Large 1957 English view of polo match, oil on board signed
Category

Early 20th Century Antique Matches

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique Print, Lawn Tennis Match
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Tennis lithograph titled "Lawn Tennis Match" by an anonymous artist and published by William
Category

1890s British Sporting Art Antique Matches

Materials

Oak, Paper

Antique Print, Lawn Tennis Match
Antique Print, Lawn Tennis Match
H 5.91 in W 8.67 in D 0.79 in
Antique Gold Russian Matches Lighter
Located in Cairo, EG
Antique matches lighter made in st petersburg 1900/1907.c during the imperial russian era this rare
Category

Early 1900s Antique Matches

Materials

14k Gold

Matched Pair of American Commodes
Located in Stamford, CT
A matched pair of American commodes with very interesting bookmatched mahogany drawer fronts and
Category

19th Century American Antique Matches

Materials

Mahogany

Matched Pair of American Commodes
Matched Pair of American Commodes
H 39 in W 41.5 in D 19 in
Victorian Brass Temple Form Match Safe
Located in Essex, MA
In the form of a temple with lid for storing matches.
Category

Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Matches

Materials

Brass

Antique Porcelain Match Holder and Striker
Located in Montreal, QC
Antique Hand crafted Porcelain Match Holder. They were necessary both to light a stove and a
Category

Late 19th Century Antique Matches

Materials

Porcelain

Cassis Quenot French Ceramic Match Striker
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Parisian café ceramic match striker and holder. Decorated with a red line around the top and
Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Matches

Materials

Ceramic

Matched pair Gillows work- occasional tables.
By Gillows of Lancaster & London
Located in Belfast, IE
A superb matched pair of Gillows rosewood - mahogany work or end tables. One table in rosewood the
Category

1840s English Regency Antique Matches

Materials

Mahogany

Vintage Stoneware Pottery Match Striker Holder
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage stoneware salt glaze gray and blue pottery match striker and holder. No markings, very
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Rustic Antique Matches

Materials

Pottery

A Matched Pair of Gold Earrings
Located in London, GB
A matched pair of gold earrings, each made of a wire elongated hoop culminating with a teardrop
Category

15th Century and Earlier Medieval Antique Matches

Materials

Gold

The Happy Consultation, or Modern Match
Located in Santa Monica, CA
CONSULTATION, or MODERN MATCH, 1769 (DG 4335) Engraving, very good impression. Engraved by J Roberts
Category

1760s Old Masters Antique Matches

Materials

Engraving

Majolica Boot Match Striker, Circa 1890
Located in Austin, TX
Majolica boot match striker circa 1890.
Category

1890s French Rustic Antique Matches

Materials

Ceramic

Majolica Boot Match Striker, Circa 1890
Majolica Boot Match Striker, Circa 1890
H 2.8 in W 4.2 in D 2.8 in
French Enamel Match Holder and Striker
Located in Houston, TX
This is an antique French enamel match holder and striker made in the early 1900s. This piece can
Category

Early 20th Century French Antique Matches

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Matched Folk Art Indian Pair Pillows
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Matched pair of Indian folk art style pillows on oil cloth. Trunk pieces - we made into pillows, as
Category

1920s Antique Matches

Materials

Fabric

Matched Pair 19th Century Imari Vases
Located in Brighton, Sussex
An impressive and very good quality matched pair of late 19th Century Japanese tapering Imari vases
Category

Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Matches

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Lawn Tennis Racket, the Match
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique lawn tennis racket, "The Match". An original lawn tennis racket with double central
Category

Early 1900s English Sporting Art Antique Matches

Materials

Ash

Vintage Lawn Tennis Racket, the Match
Vintage Lawn Tennis Racket, the Match
H 26.78 in W 9.26 in D 1.58 in
Matched Pair of English Schoolbred Benches
Located in Sherborne, GB
A matched pair of oak Schoolbred benches/stools in the Aesthetic style, one with the kite mark
Category

Late 19th Century European Aesthetic Movement Antique Matches

Materials

Brass

Matched Pair Of Staffordshire Pottery Lions
Located in Essex, MA
Staffordshire lions one mid 19th century and on late 19th century. Both seated and well painted.Oval bases with green shrubbery.
Category

Mid-19th Century English Antique Matches

Materials

Pottery

Matched Pair Of Staffordshire Pottery Lions
Matched Pair Of Staffordshire Pottery Lions
H 10.25 in W 7.25 in D 3.75 in
Antique Gold Match Safe/Pill Box
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully textured hinged match safe. Heavy gauge 14K yellow gold. Allover nailhead pattern. 2
Category

Early 1900s American Antique Matches

Materials

14k Gold

Antique Gold Match Safe/Pill Box
Antique Gold Match Safe/Pill Box
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W 1 in L 2.33 in
Antique Gunmetal and Copper Match Safe
Located in New York, NY
Antique match safe: gunmetal, with applied copper horse and rider. The clasp is set with a bezel
Category

Early 1900s American Antique Matches

Materials

Turquoise, Base Metal

Antique Gunmetal  and Copper Match Safe
Antique Gunmetal  and Copper Match Safe
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W 1.75 in L 2 in
Hellenistic Matched Pair of Gold Earrings
Located in London, GB
A Hellenistic matching pair of gold earrings that exude beauty and elegance. The delicate filigree work, coupled with the spherical baubles at each point of the radiating design, sho...
Category

15th Century and Earlier Hellenistic Antique Matches

Materials

Gold

Black Forest Carved Cat Match Holder
By Black Forest
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Swiss carved match holder with a cat with glass eyes seated beside a pitcher. In the 1800’s the
Category

19th Century Swiss Black Forest Antique Matches

Materials

Wood

Antique Sterling Silver Snake Match Safe
Located in New York, NY
A great figural sterling silver match safe. A double-sided representation of a snake. Well
Category

1890s American Antique Matches

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Sterling Silver Snake Match Safe
Antique Sterling Silver Snake Match Safe
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W 1.33 in L 2 in
Victorian Ceramic and Sterling Silver Match Striker
By Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders and James Francis Hollings Shepherd
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fdine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver and ceramic match
Category

1890s English Late Victorian Antique Matches

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Antique Silver Golfing Match Safe, Vesta Case
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Golf Vesta case A round antique silver golfing match safe with striker on the bottom. The match
Category

Early 1900s English Sporting Art Antique Matches

Materials

Silver

Art Deco Agate & Copper Match Holder Ashtray
Located in Van Nuys, CA
incorporation of a match/cigarette holder in the middle made from sample copper cable from a cable from a local
Category

1920s American Antique Matches

Materials

Agate

Bronze Age Matched Pair of Gold Earrings
Located in London, GB
A Bronze Age, matched pair of gold earrings. Each piece is characterised by hollow-formed
Category

15th Century and Earlier Antique Matches

Materials

Gold

Late 19th Century Oil - The Match Seller
Located in Corsham, GB
A charming 19th Century, full length portrait, showing an old match seller in a brown coat and red
Category

Late 19th Century Antique Matches

Materials

Oil

2 Dutch Silver Match Vestas, 19th Century
Located in Delft, NL
2 Dutch Silver Match Vestas, 19th Century 2 Silver match vestas, Dutch silver, Silver Hallmarked
Category

19th Century Dutch Antique Matches

Materials

Silver

2 Dutch Silver Match Vestas, 19th Century
2 Dutch Silver Match Vestas, 19th Century
H 2.17 in W 0.99 in D 0.28 in
Matched Pair of George III Gainsborough Chairs
Located in Greenwich, CT
Fine matched pair of George III mahogany Gainsborough chairs with shaped backs, the arms with blind
Category

1770s English Chinese Chippendale Antique Matches

Materials

Suede, Mahogany

System walking stick, matches holder, Italy 1880.
Located in Milan, IT
, which can be unscrewed revealing the matches contained therein. Italy, around 1880.
Category

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Matches

Materials

Brass

Matched Pair of Yew Wood Arm Chairs
Located in London, GB
These beautifully simple yet gracefully shaped matched pair of Yew wood arm chairs feature hooped
Category

Early 19th Century British Antique Matches

Materials

Yew

Matched Pair of Yew Wood Arm Chairs
Matched Pair of Yew Wood Arm Chairs
H 42.13 in W 22 in D 25.25 in
Matched Pair of Superb Mahogany Chippendale Sidechairs
By Thomas Chippendale
Located in New York, NY
Matched Pair of Superb Mahogany Chippendale Side chairs. English, but possibly Irish. Almost
Category

Late 18th Century English George III Antique Matches

Materials

Mahogany

Two Dutch Mahogany And Satinwood Match Safes
Located in Essex, MA
Meant to hang on a wall. Barrel shape with alternating woods. Lift lid and cutout back to hang on a wall. Commonly referred to as treen ware.
Category

Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Matches

Materials

Mahogany, Satinwood

Antique English Match Strike, Sterling Silver, 1902
By John Grinsell & Sons
Located in Bath, GB
A fabulous Edwardian match striker, clear glass decorated with spun red glass creating an unusual
Category

Early 1900s European Edwardian Antique Matches

Materials

Sterling Silver

German Jugendstil Enamel Candelabras and Match-Safe
Located in New York, NY
German Jugendstil period pair of three-armed candelabra with match-safe, created in Germany around
Category

Early 1900s German Jugendstil Antique Matches

Materials

Brass, Bronze, Copper, Enamel

Shiebler Silver Match Safe in Gold Vermeil
By George W. Shiebler & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite Shiebler sterling silver match safe / vesta case in gold vermeil in beautiful leaf design
Category

Late 19th Century American Antique Matches

Materials

Sterling Silver, Vermeil

Early 20th Century Folk Art Match Photo Frame.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Early 20th Century Folk Art Match Photo Frame. Early 20th century folk art photo frame made from
Category

Early 20th Century European Art Nouveau Antique Matches

Materials

Wood

Victorian Glass and Sterling Silver Match Striker / Paperweight
By Henry Wilkinson & Co.
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
match striker, an addition to our ornamental collection. This exceptional and large Victorian silver
Category

1890s British Victorian Antique Matches

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique French Ceramic Advertising Apollinaris Match Holder Striker
Located in Montreal, QC
Antique Hand crafted Ceramic Advertising Apollinaris Match Holder. They were necessary both to
Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Matches

Materials

Ceramic

1740s & 1777 Matched Pair of Sterling Silver Tablespoons
By Hester Bateman
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Matched pair of sterling silver tablespoons by Lampfert & Bateman, London, 1740s & 1777. Crested
Category

18th Century English Georgian Antique Matches

Materials

Sterling Silver

Edwardian Glass and Sterling Silver Match Striker / Paperweight
By John Grinsell & Sons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive, antique Edwardian English glass and sterling silver match
Category

Early 1900s English Antique Matches

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Glass and Sterling Silver Match Striker / Paperweight
By John Grinsell & Sons
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver and glass match
Category

1910s British Antique Matches

Materials

Sterling Silver

Cassis Quenot French Ceramic Match Strikers - a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of Parisian café ceramic match strikers and holders. Decorated with a red line around the
Category

Early 20th Century French Provincial Antique Matches

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Glass and Sterling Silver Match Striker / Paperweight
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique George V English sterling silver and glass match
Category

1910s English Antique Matches

Materials

Sterling Silver

Edwardian Glass and Sterling Silver Match Striker / Paperweight
By Herbert Bushell & Co Ltd
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Edwardian English glass and sterling silver match
Category

Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Matches

Materials

Sterling Silver

19th Century Glass and Sterling Silver Match Striker
By Levi & Salaman
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive antique Victorian English sterling silver and glass match
Category

1890s British Antique Matches

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

The Arrival of The Queen, Shooting Match
By Roger Fenton
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Inscribed 'Photographed by R. Fenton', titled, on front of mount. On the original mount with title and photographer’s credit.
Category

19th Century Antique Matches

Edwardian Sterling Silver-Mounted Threaded Crystal Match Striker
Located in New York, NY
Unusual, sterling silver-mounted threaded crystal match striker with hand-blown light green handles
Category

1910s English Edwardian Antique Matches

Materials

Crystal, Sterling Silver

French Bronze Boy Ormolu Match Holder Rouge Marble
Located in New York, NY
French bronze boy Ormolu match holder rouge marble Consistent with age and use please see the
Category

19th Century French Antique Matches

Materials

Marble, Bronze

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Antique Matches For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of antique matches is available at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, silver and wood, all antique matches available were constructed with great care. There are all kinds of antique matches available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. Antique matches made by Victorian designers — as well as those associated with Georgian — are very popular at 1stDibs. Many antique matches are appealing in their simplicity, but John Grinsell & Sons, Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders and James Francis Hollings Shepherd and Levi & Salaman produced popular antique matches that are worth a look.

How Much are Antique Matches?

Prices for antique matches can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, antique matches begin at $80 and can go as high as $392,000, while the average can fetch as much as $1,846.