Lot 0090

c. 1890 FIGURAL FISH MATCH SAFE - GLASS EYES

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c. 1890 FIGURAL FISH MATCH SAFE - GLASS EYES

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Victorian c. 1890 Figural Fish Vesta / Match Safe. Nicely detailed to show the scales and fins of the fish, the mouth is the hinged lid which is operated by pressing the ventral fin. European, glass eyes, nickel silver. measures 2.25"long. Ref: Match Holdings,100 Years of Ingenuity by Denise Alsford, Page 70. PROVENANCE: A Private Charleston SC Estate.