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19th Century, 1897, Victorian Sterling Silver and Enamel Vesta Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
fitted with a plain hinged cover to one side and has a serrated panel/match striker to the other. The
Category

Antique 1890s English Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Vintage Cut Crystal Match Holder and Striker - United Kingdom - Mid 20th Century
By Thomas Webb Sons
Located in Chatham, ON
THOMAS WEBB & SONS (Attributed) - Quality vintage globe type clear lead crystal match holder and
Category

Mid-20th Century English Edwardian Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Crystal

Antique 20thC English Solid Silver 9K Gold Match Holder / Striker c.1919
By Thomas Callow Son
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
Antique 20th Century English solid silver and 9k gold match holder with striker. The piece features
Category

20th Century British Other Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Gold, Silver

Victorian Sterling Silver Table Snuff/Vesta/Trinket Barrel Box
By Frederick Edmonds Edward J.W. Johnson
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
with a hinged hallmarked cover, ornamented to the exterior with a serrated panel/match striker. The
Category

Antique 1890s British Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Vesta Case (1900)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
loop attachment to upper portion. There is an integrated serrated panel/match striker to the underside
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Victorian Sterling Silver and Enamel Sentry Vesta Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
lower side of this sentry box bears a serrated panel/match striker. The posterior surface and rounded
Category

Antique 1880s English Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Victorian Sterling Silver and Enamel Flag Vesta Case
By Joseph Walton
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
thumbpiece. There is an integrated serrated panel / match striker to the underside. Condition This
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique Sterling Silver Combination Vesta and Tobacco Box
By Smith Bartlam
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
antique silver tobacco vesta box features an integrated serrated panel/match striker. Condition This
Category

Vintage 1910s English Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver

Art Deco Novelty Car Cigarette Case
Located in Northampton, GB
striker to the underside and vesta box beneath for storing matches. The Cigarette Case dates to the
Category

Early 20th Century British Art Deco Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Lucite, Macassar

Charles Frederick Hancock Victorian Sterling Silver Salt
By C. F. Hancock
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
'. This versatile salt vessel is a substantial size and if required could be used as a match striker or
Category

Antique 1870s British Victorian Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Combination Sovereign or Vesta Case
By Thomas Hayes
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
integrated serrated panel/match striker to upper portion of the vesta case cover. The interior of this
Category

Antique Early 1900s British Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Sterling Silver, Silver

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver and Enamel Vesta Case by Lawrence Emanuel
By Lawrence Emanuel, Birmingham 1
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
case is fitted with a plain hinged cover to one end and has a serrated panel/match striker to the other
Category

Antique 1890s British Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Antique Niello Enamel and Silver Shoe Vesta Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
underside of the shoe features a serrated panel or match striker in addition to further ornamentation to the
Category

Antique 1850s Russian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

Monogrammed Oak and Silver Plate Tobacco Jar or Ice Bucket with Shield Cartouche
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
on a bar cart or cigar lounge shelf, paired with cut crystal decanters and antique match strikers
Category

Antique Late 19th Century English Victorian Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Metal

Antique English Victorian Bramah Leather Fold-out Stationary Writing Desk
Located in Reading, Berkshire
match-striker for light. New notepad, Quill Pen modern. With Esteemed Locksmith "Bramah" Lock, no key
Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Desk Sets

Materials

Brass

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver and Enamel Vesta Box (1889)
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
pleasing mellow colour. The underside of the case bears a serrated panel/match striker, in addition to the
Category

Antique 1880s English Sterling Silver

Materials

Sterling Silver, Enamel

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Bear and Ragged Staff Vesta Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
novelty silver vesta case incorporates a serrated panel/match striker. The bear's back is accented with
Category

Antique 19th Century English Victorian Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Silver, Sterling Silver

Antique Silver Boot Vesta Case and Taper Holder
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
serrated panel/match striker. The hallmarks struck to this antique Russian silver vesta case include
Category

Antique 1850s Russian Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Silver

Tiffany Co. sterling silver matchbox case
Located in Braintree, GB
with age. Original matchbox present with vintage matches. Striker cardboard has a tear.
Category

Mid-20th Century Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Antique Punch and Judy Book Sterling Silver and Enamel Vesta Case
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
engraved floral decoration. The underside of the case bears a serrated panel/match striker. Such
Category

Antique 1880s British Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Antique Sterling Silver and Cranberry Glass Smoking Compendium Carriage
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
, accented with a paralleling dishpan and applied match striker to the surface. The opposing end of the
Category

Antique 1880s British Victorian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Glass

Antique French Gold and Enamel Vesta Case, circa 1900
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Paris' and 'Allumettes Chimiques', chemical matches. Each panel is encompassed with a red enamel
Category

Early 20th Century French Decorative Boxes

Materials

Gold, Enamel

Antique Victorian Sterling Silver Parcel Gilt Go-to-bed Candle Holder
By Elkington Co.
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
incorporates a match striker to the sole of the shoe. The underside of the heel of this exceptional
Category

Antique 1840s British Victorian Candlesticks

Materials

Sterling Silver

FRENCH 1920 Art Deco Sterling 18Kt Gold Cigarette Vesta Striker
Located in Miami, FL
pocket box that combine a cigarettes case, a vesta box for matches and a striker lighter. The case was
Category

Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver

Novelty Ceramic Golf Figure, Match Holder
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Golfing Caddy Match Holder & Striker. A ceramic golf figure in the form of a young caddie holding a
Category

Vintage 1930s British Sporting Art Sports Equipment and Memorabilia

Materials

Ceramic

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

Late Georgian English Gilt Bronze Travelling Candlestick Match holder
Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A rare and unusual antique Late Georgian or Regency gilt bronze travelling candle stick with match
Category

Antique Early 19th Century English George III Candlesticks

Materials

Bronze

Alexander Girard Ashtray/ Match Holder from La Fonda Del Sol
By Alexander Girard
Located in Highland, IN
the NY restautant La Fonda del Sol. The glazed porcelain form is both a match holder/ striker, and an
Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Porcelain

19th Century English Sterling Silver Equestrian Horseshoe Vesta Case Match Box
Located in Pearland, TX
A superb antique 19th Century English sterling silver equestrian horseshoe vesta case match box and
Category

Antique 1880s English Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Sterling Silver

Antique 3 Decanter Golden Oak Tantalus Dry Bar Games Compendium 19th Century
Located in London, GB
two pairs of crystal glasses, a silver plate cigar cutter, a match striker, and a pair of silver plate
Category

Antique 1880s English Victorian Dry Bars

Materials

Silver

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

Rare Pewter Vesta Case, As a Bull Dog’s Head
Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight
Striker in the form of a Bull Dog’s Head, the vesta has a top store for matches and a striker down the
Category

Antique 19th Century Folk Art Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Pewter

19th Century Victorian Solid Silver Lighter Vesta Case
Located in Bilzen, BE
, with a compartment for matches and a striker, with wheel to wind the lighter wick the silver is
Category

Antique 19th Century French Early Victorian Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Silver

French Art Deco Brass and Cobalt Blue Glass Ashtray with Bellboy Figure, 1930s
Located in Dublin 8, IE
behind his back, lending the piece a charming and whimsical presence. To the rear, a hinged match holder
Category

Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Ashtrays

Materials

Brass

Art Deco Brass Lidded Cigarette Box, 1930 s France
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
3.375" x 2" for cigarettes, one, measures 1" x 2" for matches. Space for a striker (not included). Art
Category

Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Nickel

19th Century Victorian Solid Silver Lighter Vesta Case, London, c.1853
By Henry William Dee, Thornhill
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
horseshoe, opening on both sides, with a compartment for matches and a striker, with wheel to wind the
Category

Antique 19th Century British Victorian Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Silver

19th Century Gentleman s Club Horseshoe Smoking Tray
Located in Coeur d Alene, ID
horseshoe base and three cups for cigarettes, cigars, and matches along with striker plate. Make's a great
Category

Antique Mid-19th Century American Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Wood

English Match Striker, circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
Small English glass match striker with silver plated collar.
Category

Antique Early 1900s Barware

Antique Match Striker with Silver Banding
Located in London, London
Antique match striker with silver banding. Made in 1894. Measures: 3? in diameter.
Category

Antique 19th Century Sterling Silver

Materials

Silver

Glass Silver Globe Match Striker, 20th Century
By John Grinsell Sons
Located in Northampton, United Kingdom
Large clear glass match striker with a sterling silver engraved top by Birmingham silversmith John
Category

Early 20th Century British More Desk Accessories

Materials

Sterling Silver

Novelty Brass Fireside Match Striker, circa 1890
Located in Umberleigh, Devon
A lovely English Victorian novelty cast brass fireside match striker in the form of a pair of
Category

Vintage 1980s European Late Victorian More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Brass

Set of Three Sterling Silver-Mounted, Threaded Crystal Match Strikers
Located in Nashville, TN
English sterling silver-mounted, threaded crystal match striker. Largest one is fully lidded, has
Category

Antique 19th Century English Sterling Silver

Materials

Crystal, Sterling Silver

Two Edwardian Threaded Glass Match Strikers with Silver Collars
By Henry Perkins Sons
Located in Glamis, Angus
A pair of Edwardian threaded glass match strikers with hallmarked Sterling silver collars. The
Category

Early 20th Century English Edwardian More Desk Accessories

Materials

Sterling Silver

Stryk Match Striker in Contemporary 3D Printed Matte Black Steel
By Josh Owen, OTHR
Located in New York, NY
Unencumbered by traditional fabrication or mold-making, the undercuts and textures of this 3D printed object are seamlessly constructed. Without manufacturing imprints complicating t...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Urns

Materials

Steel

Antique Hand Carved Wood Boot Match Holder Striker
Located in Seguin, TX
Circa 1890's hand carved wood match striker and holder. In the shape of 17th Century syle boot
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Louis XIV Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Wood

20th Century Edwardian Cloisonné Vesta Box
Located in Umberleigh, Devon
and with gold flecks. The match striker is inside the lid, circa 1900.
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Decorative Boxes

Decorative 20th Century Mahogany Surprise Table on Cabriole Legs
Located in Bradford on Avon, GB
medium and six small glasses, two large bowls, sprit lighter, match striker, cigar cutter and lemon
Category

Early 20th Century British American Colonial More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Cut Glass, Mahogany

American 1920s Silver Champagne Bottle Cigar Holder, Pairpoint MFG CO
By Pairpoint Silver Company
Located in London, GB
leaf. Match striker on the reverse body. The base is marked Pairpoint MFG CO, New Bedfortshire
Category

Vintage 1920s American Cigar Boxes and Humidors

Materials

Silver Plate

The Cigar Compendium
By Crawford Furniture
Located in Fairfield, CT
everything required: cigar cutter, match holder, match striker, ashtray and cigar tapper [that screws into
Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Tobacco Accessories

German Majolica Teddy Roosevelt Roughrider Smokestand
Located in Chicago, IL
This is an unusual figural smoke stand having a match holder, striker and place to hold cigarettes
Category

20th Century Austrian Tobacco Accessories

19th Century Victorian Novelty Brass Vesta
Located in Umberleigh, Devon
matches and striker on wheel, circa 1880. Weight 400g.  
Category

Antique 1880s English Late Victorian More Dining and Entertaining

Materials

Brass

Edwardian Silver Vesta Case with Unusual Articulated Mechanism, Asprey, 1907
By Asprey International Limited
Located in Sittingbourne, Kent
with a hinged articulated collapsible 3-tier match holder and striker. By Asprey & Co Ltd, Chester
Category

Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Silver

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

French Ceramic Match Striker
Located in Houston, TX
This French ceramic match striker and holder was made in the early 1900s. Match strikers were given
Category

Early 20th Century French Barware

Materials

Porcelain

Antique French Porcelain Match Striker
Located in Houston, TX
This French ceramic match striker and holder was made in the early 1900s. Match strikers were given
Category

Early 20th Century French Barware

Materials

Porcelain, Paint

Serpentine Match Striker hallmarked 1903
Located in London, GB
A stylish match striker made from serpentine marble with silver collar hallmarked Birmingham 1903
Category

Early 20th Century Desk Accessories

Vintage Ceramic Apollinaris Match Striker
Located in Fairfield, CA
A vintage ceramic match striker and holder advertising Apollinaris Mineral Water. Features a
Category

Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

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Match Strikers For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of match strikers is available at 1stDibs. Each of these unique match strikers was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, silver and sterling silver. Match strikers have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century. Match strikers are generally popular furniture pieces, but Victorian, Art Deco and mid-century modern styles are often sought at 1stDibs. There have been many well-made match strikers over the years, but those made by John Grinsell Sons, Cornelius Desormeaux Saunders and James Francis Hollings Shepherd and Wedgwood are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

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