Match Safe

Lovely Victorian Sterling Etched Match safe from the late 1900's UK. Hand etched with ornate scroll patterns with a cartouche which was added for initials. 2" x 2" x 3/8".

Golf Vesta case A round antique silver golfing match safe with striker on the bottom. The match holder is embossed with a golfing scene of a male golfer in his back swing watched by...

One notable chip to one side of the little horn match safe, pictured.

#5302 This example has a refined sculptural quality uncommon in standard Victorian match safes, with the decorative relief concentrated to one side in a distinctly Art Nouveau man...

Collection of five ornate 19th century sterling silver match safes. All with decorative Art nouveau and foliate designs and some monogrammed.

Antique petite bronze dragon / griffin pattern repousse match safe / vesta with an ornate all-over design on both sides, circa 1900s.

VICTORIAN SILVERPLATE BARREL-FORM "MATCH SAFE" HANDLED EBONIZED CANE Underside of screw-on lid hallmarked with serial numbering "C 4071" Probably English, circa 1870s 35 1/2" H x s...

This stunning match safe/vesta case is a beauty. It dates from the Late Victorian Western erain 1890 .

Evans Sterling Silver Match Safe Vesta Case with Monogram Monogram appears to be HSZ This match case features a hammered finish and a cartouche with monogram on one side, and a bla...

A striking and highly detailed sterling silver match safe, this c. 1910s example attributed to Blackinton features a bold raised depiction of a whimsical chauffeur gripping a steerin...

Antique sterling silver match safe/vesta case by F.S Gilbert & Co, with monogram.

#5301 Beautifully hand-finished with a softly contoured form, this pocket-sized match safe retains its original hinged lid and functional striker edge along the base.

A lovely old sterling silver match book cover. A good solid piece, made from sterling silver it is designed to slip over your match box to protect from the elements and also add a t...

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.

Napier Sterling Silver Match Safe Vesta Case with Monogram and Engraving Monogram appears to be AML.

A fine Edwardian figural matchsafe or vesta. In sterling silver. In the shape of a heart. Made by William Hair Haseler of Birmingham, England in 1898. With engraved leaf decorati...

American Mission Arts & Crafts (20th Cent) brass smoking stand on triangular base with ashtray, candle holder and match safe.

A delightful antique French vesta case (match safe), finely crafted in gilt brass and decorated with a colorful hand-painted enamel plaque.

A charming antique vesta case (match safe) featuring a beautifully hand-painted enamel portrait of a long-haired dog adorned with a red bow against a soft blue background.

An amusing sterling silver novelty vesta case / match safe in the form of a devil's head. The face having an expressive sardonic grin and eyes inset with red stones.

A rare Victorian vesta case, match safe with striker. The case made in the style of a book with embossed golf and cricket scenes to covers.

Antique American Student Converted Twin Oil Lamp By Bradley & Hubbard 1800's The Bradley & Hubbard Manufacturing Company (1852–1940) was formed in Meriden, Connecticut, and over th...

Vesta Boxes Vesta cases are small portable boxes made to contain matches and keep them dry. They take their name from the Roman goddess of fire and the hearth, although in the Unite...

Victorian vesta cases (or match safes) were popular personal accessories in the 19th century, used to store friction matches safely.

This antique sterling silver match safe, also known as a vesta case, is a finely crafted example of Art Nouveau design dating to the late 19th or early 20th century.

This match safe is engraved with an attractive, allover, wavy engine turned design and has a monogram engraved to the front with the initials WA.

They take their name from the Roman goddess of fire and the hearth, although in the United States they are more prosaically know as match safes. The first successful friction match a...

Simply a wonderful Chinese silver match safe! Date: Late 19th or Early 20th Century Overall Condition: It is in overall good, as-pictured, used estate condition.

It is 2 7/8" high  x 2" wide resembling and in the style of a match safe; probably manufactured by Unger Bros. of Newark, New Jersey, circa 1880, but difficult to observe all of the ...

Native American Indians were especially attracted to tobacco and related products and relished the opportunity to pose for pictures on that topic; note cigar store "Indians", match s...

This piece is both a functional match safe and a delightful example of Victorian humor and craftsmanship.

They take their name from the Roman goddess of fire and the hearth, although in the United States they are more prosaically know as match safes. The first successful friction match a...

A fine and highly decorative English sterling silver vesta case (match safe), hallmarked in London around the turn of the 20th century.

They were prolific producers of silver and gold chains, cigarette cases, vesta boxes (match safes), signet rings, and expanding watch bracelets.

Vesta boxes Vesta cases are small portable boxes made to contain matches and keep them dry. They take their name from the Roman goddess of fire and the hearth, although in the Unite...

Vesta boxes Vesta cases are small portable boxes made to contain matches and keep them dry. They take their name from the Roman goddess of fire and the hearth, although in the Unite...

In America the more original term “match safes” was used. MEIJI PERIOD was an era of Japanese history that spanned from 1868 to 1912.

A craftsman with the initials O S F lovingly made this unique match safe in 1930. The wood has been hand carved and is finished with black and dark red with gold highlights.

We are offering a unique early 20th century ceramic hunting theme match safe with polychromed enamel decoration. A rabbit and bird are hanging upside down after the hunt, just above ...

Beautifully textured hinged match safe. Heavy gauge 14K yellow gold. Allover nailhead pattern. 2 1/3" x 1."

Antique match safe: gunmetal, with applied copper horse and rider.

A great figural sterling silver match safe. A double-sided representation of a snake.

This beautifully executed antique match safe was originally used to safely carry wooden stick matches.

An intriguingly designed and rare American Art Deco chrome combination cigarette case, match safe and belt buckle. It features twin segmented cigarette cases each holding eight cigar...

This is an advertising piece for Yondorf Brothers clothiers and furnishers.

18K yellow gold Art Deco match safe, in pristine condition, shown on antique chain to be worn as a gorgeous and distinctive necklace or locket.

Cartier: An Art Deco Enamel and 14k Gold Ashtray, the polished gold astray edged with blue enamel, centering a match safe edged with blue enamel, further centering a yachting flag pl...

This is a very unusual cigar box, cigarette box, match safe & cigar cutter all part of an early propeller driven airplane model.

Ithaca Sign Works produced cloth, tin and wooden signs; novelties like yard sticks, match safes, knife sharpeners, fly swatters, and spare tire covers.

FYI: Bradley & Hubbard Manufacturing Company Fate Sold to the Charles Parker Company Founded 1852 Defunct 1940 Headquarters Meriden, Connecticut, United States The Bradley & Hubbard...

Throughout the 1850s and 1860s they added other lines of household goods including sewing machines, call bells and match safes. In 1859, with the discovery of oil in Titusville, Penn...

Throughout the 1850s and 1860s they added other lines of household goods including sewing machines, call bells and match safes. In 1859, with the discovery of oil in Titusville, Penn...

Throughout the 1850s and 1860s they added other lines of household goods including sewing machines, call bells and match safes. In 1859, with the discovery of oil in Titusville, Penn...

charming little pig match safe made into necklace using antique chain.

18K yellow gold match safe set on the front with a single sapphire.

Circa 1915 Tiffany & Company 14K yellow Gold match safe in original Presentation Case. Pristine, Mint condition, has a loop at the top for wearing on a chain and a Ruby Cabochon push.

A pair of English pewter inlaid papier mache shoe form match safes, circa 1870.