Hand Painted Japanese Ceramic Match Holder & Strikers, a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of hand painted Japanese match holder & strikers. Three holes in the back allow them to be wall mounted. The front and sides are painted to give the look of cross-stitched bir...
Ceramic
Vintage English Wedgwood Majolica Match Holder With Striker
By Wedgewood
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
Impressive colorful and classic matchstick striker also known as a pyrogen. The ribbed base is used for striking matches that are stored inside the top. Base reads Wedgwood. A wonder...
Ceramic, Porcelain, Majolica
Antique French Cassis Quenot Match Holder With Striker
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
As found in France, this colorful and classic red and white matchstick striker or "Pyrogène" dates from the early twentieth century. The ribbed base is used for striking matches that...
Ceramic, Porcelain
Keen's English Chop House Ceramic Match Striker
Located in Bradenton, FL
A vintage ceramic match striker and holder. Custom-made for Keen’s English Chop House, a steakhouse still open at 72 West 36th Street, New York, NY.
Ceramic
Apollinaris Ceramic Match Striker
Located in Bradenton, FL
A vintage Apollinaris ceramic match striker and holder. Traditionally used in cafes, bars etc.
Ceramic
Antique French DUBONNET Match Holder With Striker
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
As found in at a French market, this classic green and white matchstick striker or "Pyrogène" dates from the early twentieth Century. The ribbed center is used for striking matches t...
Ceramic, Porcelain
Antique French Royer Hutin Match Holder With Striker
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
As found in France, this colorful and classic blue and white matchstick striker or "Pyrogène" dates from the early twentieth century. The ribbed base is used for striking matches tha...
Ceramic, Porcelain
Keen's English Chop House Ceramic Match Striker
Located in Bradenton, FL
A vintage ceramic match striker and holder. Custom-made for Keen’s English Chop House, a steakhouse still open at 72 West 36th Street, New York, NY.
Ceramic
Garnier Liqueurs French Cafe Match Striker
Located in Bradenton, FL
A vintage Garnier Liqueurs ceramic match striker and holder. Traditionally used in cafes, bars etc.
Ceramic
La Fonda Del Sol Ashtray and Match Holder by Alexander Girard, Early 1960s
By Alexander Girard
Located in Denver, CO
Artifacts from the La Fonda del Sol, which closed a few years after its opening in 1961, are now prized by connoisseurs. Because the objects Girard created for "La Fonda del Sol" wer...
Ceramic
Antique French SUC Simon Match Holder With Striker
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
As found in at a French market, this classic blue and white with black lettering matchstick striker or "Pyrogène" dates from the early twentieth Century. The ribbed center is used fo...
Ceramic, Porcelain
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