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Edwardian Sterling Mounted Match Strike, London, 1909
Located in New York, NY
A diminutive antique English blue crystal match strike orb with an unadorned sterling silver collar
Category

20th Century English Edwardian Desk Accessories

Materials

Sterling Silver

Victorian Sterling Mounted Match Strike, London, 1896
Located in New York, NY
An antique English green crystal match strike with an unadorned sterling silver collar mount. Made
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Flatware and Serving Pieces

Materials

Sterling Silver

Victorian Sterling Mounted MATCH STRIKE, London, 1899
Located in New York, NY
An antique English green crystal match strike orb with an unadorned sterling silver collar mount
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Flatware and Serving Pieces

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Match Strike from Whiskey Distillery in Glasgow
Located in Seattle, WA
Antique advertising trade match strike / holder from whiskey distillery in Glasgow. Useful for
Category

Antique 19th Century Barware

Large English Handcut Crystal and Brass Trim Large Match Strike
Located in CHARLESTON, SC
Extraordinary old English handcut crystal and brass trim large match strike; exceptional deep
Category

Vintage 1930s English Ashtrays

Materials

Crystal

Anitque Cast Metal Brass French Match/ Match Strike or Toothpick Holder
Located in Ross, CA
Antique French match strike/ match or toothpick holder. Cast metal with a brass bucket and bass
Category

Early 20th Century French Late Victorian Serving Pieces

Materials

Metal, Brass

19th Century French Bronze D ore Figural Dog Match Strike
Located in Great Barrington, MA
A rare and charming large-scale figural match strike with a well-cast dog eyeing the bootjack
Category

Early 20th Century French Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique English Cut Crystal and Sterling Silver Match Strike, Scottish Thistle
By Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders and James Francis Hollings Shepherd
Located in Bath, GB
A charming Victorian English match strike beautifully cut from crystal in the form of a Scottish
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Sterling Silver

Handsome Brass Match Strike Holder, Edwardian, c. 1900, English
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
A handsome brass match strike & holder, Edwardian, c. 1900, English. Heavily weighted for stability
Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Brass

Antique English Sterling Silver Match Strike / Vesta Case, 1910
Located in Bath, GB
A very smart and very elegant kidney shaped vesta case or match striker made from a heavy gauge of
Category

Early 20th Century British Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Antique English Threaded Glass and Sterling Silver Match Strike
Located in Bath, GB
A handsome match striker, made from threaded glass and topped with a sterling silver rim. The
Category

Early 20th Century English Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique French Bronze Pocket Watch Stand / Match Strike, Equestrian / Horses
Located in Bath, GB
tree trunk would have acted as a match holder, with the textured sides used to strike the non-safety
Category

Antique Early 1900s French Late Victorian Animal Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Antique American Brass Matchbox Holder Flintlock Pistol Figural Match Strike
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique brass pocket sized matchbox holder decorated with a three dimensional flintlock pistol.  
Category

Early 20th Century Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Brass

Oversized Antique English Threaded Glass and Sterling Silver Match Strike, 1914
Located in Bath, GB
A magnificent oversized English match striker wither a sterling silver mount fully hallmarked for
Category

Vintage 1910s English Barware

Materials

Sterling Silver

Frank Whiting Art Deco Era Sterling and Glass Match Strike/Holder
By Frank M. Whiting Company
Located in Philadelphia, PA
An Art Deco Era match striker by the Frank M. Whiting Company, founded in 1878 in North Attleboro
Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Rare Antique Black Forest Match Strike, Monkey with Glass Eyes, circa 1900
Located in Bath, GB
brass matchbox holder on the back with a putt to the top and strikes being revealed on both sides, to
Category

Antique Early 1900s Swiss Black Forest Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Green Match Striker
Located in Austin, TX
A beautiful English match striker (or match strike) of striated green glass, topped with Sterling
Category

Early 20th Century English Decorative Objects

Materials

Sterling Silver

Vintage Match Striker “S-Galmier”
Located in Houston, TX
This ceramic match strike is from the St. Galmier Distillery and is embossed in navy. These match
Category

Early 20th Century French Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Match Striker “S-Galmier”
Located in Houston, TX
This ceramic match strike is from the St. Galmier Distillery and is embossed in navy. These match
Category

Early 20th Century French Porcelain

Materials

Ceramic

English Green Match Striker with Sterling Silver Rim
Located in Austin, TX
A beautiful English spherical match striker (or match strike vesta) of striated green glass, topped
Category

Early 20th Century English Jars

Materials

Metal, Sterling Silver

English Pink Match Striker with Sterling Silver Rim
Located in Austin, TX
A beautiful English ovoid match striker (or match strike vesta) of striated pink glass, topped with
Category

Early 20th Century English Jars

Materials

Metal, Sterling Silver

English Green Match Striker with Sterling Silver Rim
Located in Austin, TX
A beautiful English spherical match striker (or match strike vesta) of striated green glass, topped
Category

Early 20th Century English Jars

Materials

Metal, Sterling Silver

Vintage Match Striker “Mugnier et Gauthier”
Located in Houston, TX
This regal match strike is embossed with Burgundy red letters and gold trim on top and bottom rim
Category

20th Century French Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Antique French Pyrogene Match Holder
Located in High Point, NC
, the combed ridges offer a convenient match strike surface. Once found in Parisian cafes, these quaint
Category

Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Candlesticks

Materials

Ceramic

Antique French Pyrogene Match Holder
Located in High Point, NC
, the combed ridges offer a convenient match strike surface. Once found in Parisian cafes, these quaint
Category

Antique Early 1900s French French Provincial Candlesticks

Materials

Ceramic

Antique Black Forest Novelty Table Vesta / Match Striker circa 1890, Monkey
Located in Bath, GB
A rare and very fine hand carved novelty match strike / table vesta in the form of a charming
Category

Antique 1890s Swiss Black Forest Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

English blown and cut glass match striker, c. 1880-1900
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Globe form cut glass match strike. The lower half of the globe is slice cut in a beehive hexagonal
Category

Antique Late 19th Century British Decorative Bowls

Materials

Blown Glass, Cut Glass

Unusual Antique English Novelty Match Striker, circa 1880
Located in Bath, GB
A wonderful and most unusual novelty match strike made from cast brass and just back from a
Category

Antique 1880s English Late Victorian More Desk Accessories

Materials

Brass

French Equestrian Themed Bronze Matchbox with Hinged Top, Early 20th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
the hinged top mounted with a riding crop, a spur, and a stirrup iron, the box having a match
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Edwardian Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Sterling Silver and Blue Guilloche Enamel Match Book Holder / Striker, 1929
By Albert Carter
Located in Bath, GB
A beautiful vintage English sterling silver match strike made from a good solid gauge of sterling
Category

Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Large English Cut Crystal and Sterling Silver Match Striker, 1922
Located in Bath, GB
A stunning large and heavy cut crystal table-top match strike topped with English sterling silver
Category

Vintage 1920s English Sterling Silver

A Rare French Art Deco Thuya Wood Folding Humidor with Wooden Hinges
Located in San Francisco, CA
hinge opening to reveal 2 extending humidors, a match strike and match compartments; made completely
Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Boxes

Beady Candle Stick and Match Holder Set by Evan Segota
Located in Los Angeles, CA
match holder offers a match strike near the bottom. Evan Segota is a furniture / product / object
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Candlesticks

Materials

Brass

1900s French Porcelain Pyogenes, a Pair
Located in High Point, NC
wheel, with ridges combed across its base offers a convenient match strike surface. Once found in
Category

Antique Early 1900s French Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century Regency period Gillows Mahogany Writing Table
Located in London, GB
-tooled leather top with two inset reading stands above cockbeaded drawers flanked by “match-strike
Category

Antique Early 19th Century British Regency Desks and Writing Tables

Materials

Leather, Mahogany

Bronze Devil Match Safe/Striker and Cigar Lighter Sculpture
Located in Petaluma, CA
a pocket behind the devil to hold matches and the side of the devil is the match strike. There is a
Category

Early 20th Century Austrian Gothic Revival Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Unusual 19th Century English Treen Folk Art Match Box
Located in London, GB
back down a matchstick magically appears at the top of the roof as pictured. With a match strike at the
Category

Antique 1880s British Folk Art Antiquities

Materials

Pine

Embossed Silver and Cut Crystal Decanter
By Matthew John Jessop
Located in New York, NY
match strikes (vestas).
Category

20th Century English Edwardian Barware

Antique English Oak and Silver Plate Answered/Unanswered Letter Clip, circa 1880
Located in Bath, GB
acted as the match strike. The hinged horseshoes are sprung to keep paper secure. Excellent
Category

Antique 1880s English Late Victorian Sheffield and Silverplate

Materials

Silver Plate

19th Century English Carved Treen Folkart Elephant Vesta
Located in London, GB
compartment and its original match strike. Brass hinges and a worn surface give this object a tactile and
Category

Antique 1890s British Victorian Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Wood

Rare Antique English Oak Novelty Carriage Cigar Box / Humidor, Reg. 1904
Located in Bath, GB
, match strike and tray for spent matches and another smaller cedar lined compartment. The drawer is
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Materials

Brass

English Novelty Dog Kennel Sterling Silver and Enamel Vesta Case
By George Heath
Located in Newark, England
user to strike the match. The Silver and Enamel vesta case is hallmarked Sterling Silver, London by
Category

Antique Late 19th Century British High Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Green Brown Tortoiseshell Glazed English Majolica Match Striker
By William Brownfield
Located in Philadelphia, PA
. For the hearth, kitchen, desk or bedside, the holder is ribbed for lighting strike-anywhere matches
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Aesthetic Movement Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Wedgwood Green Tortoiseshell Glazed Majolica Match Striker, Dated Marked 1875
By Wedgwood
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A Wedgwood Majolica earthenware pottery match holder and striker, Staffordshire, England – date
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Pottery

Materials

Earthenware

Antique Silver Combination Match Vesta Snuff Box Francis Clark Birmingham 1846
By Francis Clarke
Located in Portland, OR
engine turned decoration and two hinged lids to the top, one with a storage area for matches the other
Category

Antique 1840s English Early Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Brass Turtle, Match Holder with Advertising Piece for Furniture, circa 1920s
By Grand Rapids Brass Co.
Located in Petaluma, CA
the area to strike the match on the underside of the lid. You can see the ridges, as shown in our
Category

Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Animal Sculptures

Materials

Brass

Antique English Victorian Betjemans Oak Brass Tantalus Humidor 19th Century
By Betjemanns Sons
Located in London, GB
hinged sides compartments fitted with cedar-lined tobacco wells with sliding covers and brass match
Category

Antique 1890s English Victorian Glass

Materials

Crystal, Brass

Vintage Wood Cigarette Box
Located in Pasadena, CA
Vintage wood cigarette box with match holder and strike. There are three rows which hold 18
Category

20th Century Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Silver Golf Matchbox Holder
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
. The sides are hollowed out so that you can strike the match on the box.
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Silver

Schumacher Patterson Flynn Martin Battuta Hand Knotted Wool Silk Modern Rug
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
variations in dye lots, actual colors are not guaranteed to match samples and strike-offs . Minor variations
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Nepalese More Carpets

Materials

Wool, Silk

Schumacher Yodan Area Rug in Hand Knotted Wool Silk, Patterson Flynn Martin
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
%. Due to variations in dye lots, actual colors are not guaranteed to match samples and strike-offs
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Indian Rugs

Materials

Silk, Wool

Schumacher Avesta Area Rug in Handwoven Wool, Patterson Flynn Martin
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
of up to 3%. Due to variations in dye lots, actual colors are not guaranteed to match samples and
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Indian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Schumacher Wilson Area Rug in Hand-Tufted Wool, Patterson Flynn Martin
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
variations in dye lots, actual colors are not guaranteed to match samples and strike-offs. Minor variations
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Schumacher Kilim Area Rug in Handwoven Wool, Patterson Flynn
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
variations in dye lots, actual colors are not guaranteed to match samples and strike-offs. Minor variations
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Kilim Central Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Schumacher Infinity Area Rug in Hand-Tufted Wool Silk by Patterson Flynn Martin
Located in New York, NY
up to 3%. Due to variations in dye lots, actual colors are not guaranteed to match samples and strike
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool, Silk

Schumacher Small Lunar Rug in Hand-Tufted Wool by Patterson Flynn
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
variations in dye lots, actual colors are not guaranteed to match samples and strike-offs . Minor variations
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Modern Chinese and East Asian Rugs

Materials

Wool

Schumacher Kenai Area Rug in Hand-Knotted Wool Silk by Patterson Flynn Martin
By Schumacher
Located in New York, NY
%. Due to variations in dye lots, actual colors are not guaranteed to match samples and strike-offs
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Pakistani Modern More Carpets

Materials

Wool

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Match Strike For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the match strike you’re looking for at 1stDibs. A match strike — often made from metal, silver and sterling silver — can elevate any home. Your living room may not be complete without a match strike — find older editions for sale from the 19th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right match strike, those designed in Victorian, Art Deco and Hollywood Regency styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made match strike over the years, but those crafted by Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders and James Francis Hollings Shepherd, Frank M. Whiting Co. and Henry Williamson Ltd are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Match Strike?

A match strike can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $833, while the lowest priced sells for $42 and the highest can go for as much as $6,829.