Vintage 19th Century French Bistro Match Striker Serving Dish with Wood Base or at least put the

or at least put the fire out

an adjustable birdie dial for browning control

and a newspaper

in snow globe form has the young Marie van Goethem standing precisely

Vintage 19th Century French Bistro Match Striker Serving Dish with Wood Base or at least put theThis Belle poque France ceramic match striker once rested on the zinc countertops of Parisian cafs where absinthe flowed and conversation lingered. Its deep navy glaze, softened by time, frames white lettering that advertised the green fairy and her favored distillers, including the storied houses of Samson and Gaillard. It is an object made for ritual and reflection, a small but essential part of the theatre of daily life in the era of Toulouse