Match Safes Antique

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 .

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.

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...

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.

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.

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 vesta case, also known as a match safe, is a small pocket-sized container designed to safely hold friction matches.

A vesta case, also known as a match safe, is a small pocket-sized container designed to safely hold friction matches.

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.

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.