Match Safe
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
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown More Objets d Art and Vertu
Materials
14k Gold
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 Ashtrays
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
Antique Early 1900s English Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Silver
19th Century Sterling Art Nouveau Match Safe Collection
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Collection of six extraordinary sterling match safes. Largest 3" x 2", smallest 2 1/4" x 1 1/2
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
An Art Nouveau Purest Silver Sterline Match Safe c.1900
Located in Stamford, CT
This match safe is made of the finest and most pure sterling silver known as sterline. The front
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Art Nouveau Boxes and Cases
Materials
Sterling Silver
3 Horn, Wood and Silver Match Safes or Trinket Boxes
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A lovely little group of three Victorian Match safes and little trinket boxes.
One is horn with
Category
Antique 19th Century British Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Silver
Antique Petite Bronze Dragon / Griffin Pattern Repousse Match Safe / Vesta
Located in San Diego, CA
Antique petite bronze dragon / griffin pattern repousse match safe / vesta with an ornate all-over
Category
Early 20th Century American Sterling Silver
Materials
Bronze
$520 Sale Price
20% Off
H 1.75 in W 1 in D 0.25 in
English Victorian Antique Silverplate Barrel “Match Safe” Cane Walking Stick
Located in Shippensburg, PA
VICTORIAN SILVERPLATE BARREL-FORM "MATCH SAFE" HANDLED EBONIZED CANE
Underside of screw-on lid
Category
Antique 19th Century European Victorian Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Silver Plate, Brass
$1,150
H 35.5 in W 0.5 in D 0.5 in
1910s Sterling Silver Blankinton Match Safe • Automobile Chauffeur Driver
By Blankinton
Co.
Located in Lancaster, PA
A striking and highly detailed sterling silver match safe, this c. 1910s example attributed to
Category
Vintage 1910s American Art Nouveau Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Silver
$1,295
H 2.75 in W 2 in D 0.5 in
Antique Gilbert Sterling Silver Match Safe Vesta Case with Monogram #21300
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Antique sterling silver match safe/vesta case by F.S Gilbert & Co, with monogram.
Monogram appears
Category
Antique 19th Century Art Nouveau Vanity Items
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
Antique Late 19th Century Dutch Decorative Boxes
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
Antique English Sterling Silver Heart Match Safe / Vesta by William Hair Haseler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
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...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Edwardian Barware
Materials
Sterling Silver
$595
H 1.59 in W 1.43 in D 0.55 in
American Arts
Crafts Brass Smoking Stand
Located in Queens, NY
, candle holder and match safe.
Category
20th Century American Mission Magazine Racks and Stands
Materials
Brass
Antique French Enamel and Gilt Brass Vesta Case, circa 1880
Located in Rotterdam, NL
A delightful antique French vesta case (match safe), finely crafted in gilt brass and decorated
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Late Victorian Boxes and Cases
Materials
Enamel, Brass
Antique Gilt Metal Enamel Vesta Case Maltese Dog with Red Bow, circa 1900
Located in Rotterdam, NL
A charming antique vesta case (match safe) featuring a beautifully hand-painted enamel portrait of
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Boxes and Cases
Materials
Enamel, Gilt Metal
An Early 20th Century Sterling Silver Vesta Case in the Form of a Devil’s Head
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
An amusing sterling silver novelty vesta case / match safe in the form of a devil's head. The face
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Other Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
$600
H 1.63 in W 1.5 in D 0.88 in
Vintage Cricket Vesta Case
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Rare Golf / Cricket Bakelite Vesta Case.
A rare Victorian vesta case, match safe with striker. The
Category
20th Century British Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Bakelite
Antique American Student Converted Twin Oil Lamp By Bradley
Hubbard 1800
s
By Bradley
Hubbard
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Art Brass tables, call bells, candlestick holders, clocks, match safes, lamps, architectural grilles
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century American American Classical Table Lamps
Materials
Brass
$2,325
H 23.23 in Dm 5.91 in
Antique Victorian Silver and Enamel Calling Card Vesta Case, 1887
Located in Rotterdam, NL
vivid.
Victorian vesta cases (or match safes) were popular personal accessories in the 19th century
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Boxes and Cases
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Sterling Art Nouveau Vesta Case
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This antique sterling silver match safe, also known as a vesta case, is a finely crafted example of
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Wang Hing Chinese Export Silver Vesta or Matchsafe
By Wang Hing
Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
silver match safe!
Date:
Late 19th or Early 20th Century
Overall Condition:
It is in overall good, as
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Boxes and Cases
Materials
Silver
Sterling Silver Native American Indian Motif "Note Holder" American, Circa 1880
Located in Incline Village, NV
left (see image). It is 2 7/8" high x 2" wide resembling and in the style of a match safe; probably
Category
Antique 1880s American Native American Collectible Jewelry
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,685
H 2.88 in W 2 in D 0.35 in
Indian Chief Motif Porcelain Humidor, American, circa 1900
Located in Incline Village, NV
that topic; note cigar store "Indians", match safes, and humidors. This is a very desirable and item of
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Native American Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Porcelain
English Silver and Enamel Vesta Case with Fox Hunting Scene, circa 1890–1910
Located in Rotterdam, NL
A fine and highly decorative English sterling silver vesta case (match safe), hallmarked in London
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Boxes and Cases
Materials
Silver, Enamel, Sterling Silver
$2,551
H 0.36 in W 1.23 in L 2.25 in
Bradley
Hubbard Bookends-Ancient Greek Temple Columns
Arch
By Bradley
Hubbard
Located in Downingtown, PA
measuring tapes and match safes during the war years.
The discovery of oil in Pennsylvania in 1859 also
Category
Early 20th Century American Craftsman Bookends
Materials
Iron
Louis Kuppenheim 1900 Germany Neo Classic Vesta Oval Box In .900 Silver Pill Box
By Louis Kuppenheim
Located in Miami, FL
States they are more prosaically know as match safes. The first successful friction match appeared in
Category
Early 20th Century German Neoclassical Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
$708 Sale Price
20% Off
H 1.81 in W 0.98 in D 0.67 in
GEORG ADAM SCHEID 1905 Austria Mechanical Vesta Wick Case In 900 Sterling Silver
By Georg Adam Scheid
Located in Miami, FL
they are more prosaically know as match safes. The first successful friction match appeared in 1826
Category
Antique Early 1900s Austrian Edwardian Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
$1,400 Sale Price
20% Off
H 2.75 in W 1.77 in D 0.63 in
Japanese Antique Meiji Period Vesta Case by Fujii Yoshitoyo
By Fujii Yoshitoyo
Located in Newark, England
the more original term “match safes” was used.
MEIJI PERIOD
was an era of Japanese history that
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass
Unger Brothers Art Nouveau Match Safe with Ethereal Nymph Lighting Up
By Unger Brothers
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau sterling silver match safe. Made by Unger Bros in Newark, ca 1900. Shaped rectangle
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
$1,000
H 2.25 in W 1.5 in D 0.5 in
Unger Bros Art Nouveau Loves-Me-Loves-Me-Not Daisy Match Safe
By Unger Brothers
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau sterling silver match safe. Made by Unger Bros in Newark, ca 1900. Curved with whiplash
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Recent Sales
Handcrafted Match Safe, Dated 1930
Located in Cookeville, TN
A craftsman with the initials O S F lovingly made this unique match safe in 1930. The wood has been
Category
Vintage 1930s American Folk Art Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Wood
Glazed Ceramic Hunting Theme Match Safe
Located in Cookeville, TN
We are offering a unique early 20th century ceramic hunting theme match safe with polychromed
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
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
Antique Early 1900s American Boxes and Cases
Materials
14k Gold
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
Antique Early 1900s American Boxes and Cases
Materials
Turquoise, Base Metal
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
Antique 1890s American More Jewelry
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Match Safe Pendant Necklace
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Fantastic, sterling silver Art Nouveau match safe pendant. In a highly intricate repousse design of
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Rope Necklaces
Materials
Sterling Silver
American Art Deco Chrome Combination Cigarette Case, Match Safe and Belt Buckle
Located in Port Hope, ON
An intriguingly designed and rare American Art Deco chrome combination cigarette case, match safe
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Chrome
H 3 in W 7.5 in D 0.75 in
American Advertising Art Match Safe Men
s Jeans
Located in Chicago, IL
This is an advertising piece for Yondorf Brothers clothiers and furnishers.
Category
Antique 19th Century American More Furniture and Collectibles
Materials
Metal
Art Deco Yellow Gold Match Safe Locket Necklace, circa 1910-20
s
Located in West Hollywood, CA
18K yellow gold Art Deco match safe, in pristine condition, shown on antique chain to be worn as a
Category
20th Century American Art Deco Drop Necklaces
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
William K. Vanderbilt
s Cartier Art Deco Enamel Gold Ashtray
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
, centering a match safe edged with blue enamel, further centering a yachting flag plague applied with white
Category
Vintage 1930s More Objets d Art and Vertu
Materials
Gold
Airplane Smoker
s Compendium Art Deco
By J. A. Henckels
Located in New York, NY
This is a very unusual cigar box, cigarette box, match safe & cigar cutter all part of an early
Category
Vintage 1930s German Aviation Objects
Materials
Nickel, Brass
Ithaca Sign Works Mirrors ca.1909
By Ithaca Sign Works
Located in Solebury, PA
signs; novelties like yard sticks, match safes, knife sharpeners, fly swatters, and spare tire covers
Category
Early 20th Century American Primitive Mirrors
Set of Hound-Form Cast Iron Andirons
By Bradley
Hubbard
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
over the years produced Art Brass tables, call bells, candlestick holders, clocks, match safes, lamps
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Fireplace Tools and Chimney Pots
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Antique Turn of Century Ivory Sex Netsuke (Bonerific)
Located in Brunswick, ME
goods including sewing machines, call bells and match safes. In 1859, with the discovery of oil in
Category
Early 20th Century Paperweights
Materials
Brass
Bradley Hubbard B&H Gold/Gilded Bookends Federal Neoclassical Building w/Columns
Located in Brunswick, ME
goods including sewing machines, call bells and match safes. In 1859, with the discovery of oil in
Category
Early 20th Century American Paperweights
Materials
Iron
H 3.5 in W 5 in D 1.25 in
Fine/Detailed Gilded Antique B&H Cast Polo Players on Horseback Antique Bookends
Located in Brunswick, ME
added other lines of household goods including sewing machines, call bells and match safes. In 1859
Category
Early 20th Century American Bookends
Materials
Iron
H 5.75 in W 4.25 in D 3 in
Pig Match Safe as Necklace
Located in Seattle, WA
charming little pig match safe made into necklace using antique chain.
Category
20th Century Animal Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Sapphire Gold Match Safe
Located in Napoli, NA
18K yellow gold match safe set on the front with a single sapphire. it is in excellent all
Category
Vintage 1910s More Silver, Flatware and Silverplate
Materials
Sapphire, 18k Gold
Tiffany
Co. Edwardian Gold Match Safe
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1915 Tiffany & Company 14K yellow Gold match safe in original Presentation Case. Pristine
Category
20th Century American Edwardian More Jewelry
Materials
Ruby, 14k Gold
Match safe in the form of shoes
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of English pewter inlaid papier mache shoe form match safes, circa 1870.
Category
Antique 19th Century English Decorative Boxes
Materials
Pewter
1904 Unger Bros, Sterling Silver Match Safe
By Unger Brothers
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Unger Bros. Love's Dream 1904 pattern sterling silver match safe. Art Nouveau. Period inscription
Category
Antique Early 1900s Art Nouveau Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
German Jugendstil Enamel Candelabras and Match-Safe
Located in Astoria, NY
German Jugendstil period pair of three-armed candelabra with match-safe, created in Germany around
Category
Antique Early 1900s German Jugendstil Candelabras
Materials
Brass, Bronze, Copper, Enamel
Victorian French Sapphire Diamond Gold Trefoil Match Safe
Located in Narberth, PA
An interesting and unusual match safe from the Victorian (ca1880) period! This unique piece is made
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Necklace Enhancers
Materials
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Glass and Sterling Silver Match Safe, Hallmarked 1926
Located in London, GB
A fine glass match safe with sterling silver collar hallmarked, London, 1926.
Dimensions: 9 cm/3
Category
Vintage 1920s British Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Brass Corset Shaped Vesta or Match Safe
Located in Baltimore, MD
Victorian match safes were used to carry matches before the invention of the safety match in order
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Boxes and Cases
Materials
Gilt Metal
Exquisite 19th century Ivory and tortoise match safe nude woman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An Exquisite 19th century German match safe made of Ivory and what we believe is tortoise shell. It
Category
Antique 19th Century German Decorative Objects
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Ivory
Late 19th Century Sterling Silver Skull and Serpent Match Safe
Vesta
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Offered by Zena Kruzick.
Late 19th century sterling silver skull and serpent match safe (Vesta
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Victorian Collectibles and Curiosities
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
Antique Late 19th Century American Sterling Silver
Materials
Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Antique Match Safe with Man Peeking Out of a Basket
Located in Petaluma, CA
This most unusual match safe features this poor fellow peeking out of a basket that will hold your
Category
Early 20th Century American Other Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Metal
Art Nouveau German Silver Match Safe/Vesta Case
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Art Nouveau German silver match safe/vesta case.
This beautiful piece features a repousse design
Category
20th Century Boxes and Cases
Materials
Silver
Gorham Silver Match Safe/Vesta Case with Monogram
By Gorham
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Antique sterling silver match safe/vesta case with monogram by Gorham #1170. Circa 1875-1899.
This
Category
20th Century Boxes and Cases
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gorham Silver Match Safe/Vesta Case with Monogram
By Gorham
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Antique sterling silver match safe/vesta case with monogram by Gorham #1170. Circa 1875-1899.
This
Category
20th Century Boxes and Cases
Materials
Sterling Silver
Pocket Vesta Pig Match Safe Case in Sterling Silver
Located in Montreal, QC
Superb Rare Antique Figural Vesta Case Match Safe in the form of a Tooth with a Pig/Hog on top of
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Boxes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Whiting Sterling Silver World Expo 1892 Vesta Case Match Safe #16527
By Whiting
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Antique sterling silver vest case/match safe by Frank Whiting.
This match safe/vesta case is a
Category
Antique 19th Century Figurines and Sculptures
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century French Painted Ceramic Barbotine Bulldog Mantel Match Safe
Located in Dallas, TX
. Crafted in France circa 1890, the match safe sculpture features a bulldog wearing a hat with match and
Category
Antique Late 19th Century French Ceramics
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
English Sterling Silver Piano Cigarette Box and Match Safe Fabulous Hollowware
Located in Big Bend, WI
Fascinating English sterling silver cigarette box with match safe. The combo is in the form of a
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian Brass Temple Form Match Safe
Located in Essex, MA
In the form of a temple with lid for storing matches.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Brass
Novelty English Silver Cigar Box with Match Safe and Striker Dated 1899
Located in London, GB
A novelty English silver cigar box with fold down side to reveal a cigar cutter & match safe by
Category
Antique 19th Century English Tobacco Accessories
19th Century English Silver Vesta Case, Pocket Match Safes for Shabbat Lights
Located in New York, NY
Sterling silver vesta case, pocket match safes, made in England, 1864.
Engraved on the cover with
Category
Antique 1860s English Religious Items
Materials
Silver
H 1.97 in W 2.37 in D 0.79 in
Fine Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Vesta Match Safe William Kerr, circa 1900
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Fine quality Art Nouveau sterling silver vesta match safe, William Kerr circa 1900. Repousse relief
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
H 2.75 in W 1.75 in D 0.25 in
R Wallace
Sons Mfg Co Sterling Silver Match Safe/Vesta Case with Monogram
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Sterling silver match safe/vesta case with monogram by R. Wallace & Sons Mfg Co.
This beautiful
Category
Early 20th Century Boxes and Cases
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver Match Safe Gadget Cane on Ebony Walking Stick by David Bowles
Located in Shippensburg, PA
STERLING SILVER MATCH SAFE GADGET CANE
David A. Bowles, London
Circa late 20th century
35 7/8" H x
Category
20th Century British Decorative Art
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 35.88 in W 2.5 in D 1 in
Bronze Devil Match Safe/Striker and Cigar Lighter Sculpture
Located in Petaluma, CA
This highly whimsical wall mount devil/match holder and gas lighter is a rare item indeed. There is
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Gothic Revival Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Miniature Bronze Billiard Table Marble Base, Match Safe and Striker, ca. 1900
Located in Petaluma, CA
, a little space for matches and a strip for striking the matches. A very neat and whimsical little
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Late Victorian Models and Miniatures
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 2.25 in W 5 in D 3.25 in
Antique Whiting Mfg Co Sterling Silver Match Case/Vesta Safe with Engraving
By Whiting
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Antique sterling silver match safe/vesta case by Whiting Mfg Co with engraving.
Engraved with name
Category
20th Century Boxes and Cases
Materials
Sterling Silver
Silver Golf Matchbox Holder
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
a golfing scene of a male golfer in his back swing. The match safe is hallmarked Birmingham, 1903
Category
Antique Early 1900s English Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Silver
Antique 14K Yellow Gold Rectangular Match Stick Holder Unengraved 1904 Jan. 12th
Located in Sewickley, PA
This elegant vintage match safe is expertly crafted from solid 14k yellow gold, showcasing timeless
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Boxes and Cases
Materials
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
W 1.75 in D 0.5 in L 2.25 in
An Amusing 20th Century Sterling Silver Vesta Case in the Form of Mr. Punch
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
An amusing sterling silver novelty vesta case / match safe in the form of Mr. Punch. The face is
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Other Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 2.25 in W 1.5 in D 0.75 in
Sterling Silver Violin Case Vesta by Thornhill, Hallmarked London, 1889
By Thornhill
Located in London, GB
silver vesta case or match safe in the form of a violin case. The case has terrific detailing in sterling
Category
Antique 19th Century British Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 0.38 in W 2.75 in D 0.88 in
Cartier Paris 1910 Vesta Mechanical Matches Box 18Kt Yellow Gold With Sapphire
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
match safes. The first successful friction match appeared in 1826, and in 1832 William Newton patented
Category
Antique Early 1900s French Edwardian Boxes and Cases
Materials
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
H 1.7 in D 0.47 in L 1.57 in
English Novelty Dog Kennel Sterling Silver and Enamel Vesta Case
By George Heath
Located in Newark, England
” or simply “vestas”. In America the more original term “match safes” was used.
Sterling Silver is an
Category
Antique Late 19th Century British High Victorian Sterling Silver
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Ivan Ivanovich Futikin 1871 Russia Moscow Vesta Striker Case 875 Silver
Niello
By Ivan Ivanovich Futikin
Located in Miami, FL
1871. This is a match safe holder vesta striker and match box combined with wick holder. It was crafted
Category
Antique 19th Century Russian Empire Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes
Materials
Silver
H 2.98 in W 1.42 in D 0.55 in
Louis Kuppenheim 1930 Germany Art Deco Set of Case
Vesta Box In .900 Silver
By Louis Kuppenheim, Hans Christiansen
Located in Miami, FL
match safes. The first successful friction match appeared in 1826, and in 1832 William Newton patented
Category
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Silver, Sterling Silver
H 3.5 in W 3.25 in D 55 in
Vintage Chrome 1970
s Shelves Etagere Smoked Glasses Milo Baughman Style
By Milo Baughman
Located in Toronto, CA
professionally custom-made to match the original. To ensure safe transit, we will professionally craft two custom
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Shelves and Wall Cabinets
Materials
Chrome
Victorian Figural Pig Match Safe
Located in New York, NY
Charming Figural Pig Match Safe in brass from the late 19th Century, the pig's head opens to hold
Category
1890s American For The Table
Circa 1900 Sterling Silver Sporting Match Safe
Located in Coeur d
Alene, ID
Sterling silver sporting match safe with etching. Two hunters with a pointer on point. In the early
Category
Antique Early 1900s American Tobacco Accessories
Materials
Sterling Silver
Match Safe-Red Banded Scottish Agate
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique match safe having bookmatched panels of red Scottish banded agate. The frame is brass with
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Decorative Boxes
Materials
Agate, Brass
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Early 20th Century Industrial Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Maple
$30 Sale Price / set
53% Off
H 4 in W 11.75 in D 4 in
Cartier 18 Karat Yellow Gold Vanity Case 279 Grams, Art Deco, 279 Gm Gold, Rare
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
A beautifully crafted Vanity case by Cartier in 18-karat yellow gold from the Art Deco period of the 1930s
Cartier - Art Deco 18-karat yellow gold vanity or compact box with diamonds...
Category
Vintage 1930s Art Deco Boxes and Cases
Materials
18k Gold
Miniature Vintage 18 Karat Gold Oval Pill Box
Located in Mount Kisco, NY
Finely finished and made of 18 Karat yellow gold, this luxury oval pill box is a fine adornment for any vanity or to carry personal accoutrements. Measuring 1-5/8 inch wide by l-1/2...
Category
Vintage 1960s French Vanity Items
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Hermès Shotgun Shells Seven Pencils Holder by Ravinet d
Enfert Bullets Shaped
By Hermès
Located in Corcoué Sur Logne, Loire-Atlantique
Exceptional and Rare Authentic Hermès 7 Pencils Holder
In shape of shotgun cartridges
No datation - probably vintage
The bottom of the shells is golden, the body is silvery
The b...
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Other
$2,254
H 2.13 in Dm 2.96 in
Antique American Flag w/ Hand-Written Inscriptions Mourning the Death of FDR
Located in York County, PA
48 STARS ON ANTIQUE AMERICAN FLAG WITH HAND-WRITTEN INSCRIPTIONS AND AN EMBROIDERED DATE OF APRIL 12TH, 1945, MOURNING THE DEATH OF PRESIDENT FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT:
American na...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Political and Patriotic Memorabilia
Materials
Cotton
$4,500
H 19.5 in W 25.5 in D 2.5 in
Antique Empire Tiara Comb Hair Ornament Head Ornament Silver Guilt Gilt Metal
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This stunning hair comb was hand crafted in France in 1810 ca. The tiara is made out of fire gilt brass. The top of the comb is made put of polished fire gilt metal. Underneath the p...
Category
Antique 1810s Vanity Items
Materials
Silver, Gilt Metal
$4,034
H 4.65 in W 6.62 in D 1.74 in
Bulgari Serpenti Vintage Pink Coral Bracelet-Watch, circa 1970
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
Step into the captivating embrace of history and luxury with the Bulgari Serpenti Bracelet-Watch - an extraordinary vintage treasure that encapsulates the essence of timeless allure....
Category
20th Century Italian Contemporary Wrist Watches
Materials
Coral, 18k Gold
Dupont 18k Yellow Gold Lighter in Original Box
By S.T. Dupont
Located in New York, NY
S. T. Dupont Signature 18k yellow gold lighter with etching throughout measures 1 5/8 inches at the base and 2 1/4 inches in height. depth measures 6/16 of an inch. Made in France.
Category
1980s French Ashtrays
Art Deco French Celluloid Necessaire
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco French celluloid necessaire, painted black with a flapper in a Robe de Style gown holding a Poiretesque rose, The interior containing a glass scent holder. The cover, scre...
Category
1920s French Decorative Objects
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Match Safe For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the match safe you’re looking for. Frequently made of metal, silver and sterling silver, every match safe was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer match safe, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A match safe, designed in the Art Nouveau, Victorian or Art Deco style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. A well-made match safe has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by Gorham Manufacturing Company, Gorham and Joseph Gloster are consistently popular.
How Much is a Match Safe?
Prices for a match safe can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, they begin at $80 and can go as high as $8,950, while the average can fetch as much as $882.
Questions About Match Safe
- What is a match safe?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021A match safe is a small portable box that is designed to hold matches and keep them dry. In the early 19th century, these boxes were very popular since matches were known to ignite unexpectedly when carried without a protective cover.
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