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14k Vesta Match Safe
Located in Montreal, QC
14k yellow gold Vesta match safe with elaborate work. Acid tested 14k. Measures 1 3/8 inches x 1
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Match Safes
Materials
14k Gold
Victorian Sterling Etched Match Safe
Located in New York, NY
Lovely Victorian Sterling Etched Match safe from the late 1900's UK. Hand etched with ornate scroll
Category
Early 1900s Antique Match Safes
Antique Gold Match Safe/Pill Box
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully textured hinged match safe. Heavy gauge 14K yellow gold. Allover nailhead pattern. 2
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Match Safes
Materials
14k Gold
Antique Gunmetal and Copper Match Safe
Located in New York, NY
Antique match safe: gunmetal, with applied copper horse and rider. The clasp is set with a bezel
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Match Safes
Materials
Turquoise, Base Metal
Antique Sterling Silver Snake Match Safe
Located in New York, NY
A great figural sterling silver match safe. A double-sided representation of a snake. Well
Category
1890s American Antique Match Safes
Materials
Sterling Silver
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
Early 1900s English Sporting Art Antique Match Safes
Materials
Silver
19th Century Sterling Art Nouveau Match Safe Collection
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Collection of six extraordinary sterling match safes. Largest 3" x 2", smallest 2 1/4" x 1 1/2
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Match Safes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Petite Bronze Dragon / Griffin Pattern Repousse Match Safe / Vesta
Located in San Diego, CA
Antique petite bronze dragon / griffin pattern repousse match safe / vesta with an ornate all-over
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Match Safes
Materials
Bronze
H 1.75 in W 1 in D 0.25 in
Early 20th Century Sterling Silver Birmingham England Match Safe Repousse Sides
Located in Stamford, CT
Early 20th century sterling silver match safe with beautiful repousse sides made by WSH Birmingham
Category
Early 20th Century English Antique Match Safes
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 1.75 in W 1.5 in D 0.25 in
1910s Sterling Silver Blankinton Match Safe • Automobile Chauffeur Driver
By Blankinton & Co.
Located in Lancaster, PA
A striking and highly detailed sterling silver match safe, this c. 1910s example attributed to
Category
1910s American Art Nouveau Antique Match Safes
Materials
Silver
Two Dutch Mahogany And Satinwood Match Safes
Located in Essex, MA
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.
Category
Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Match Safes
Materials
Mahogany, Satinwood
An Early 20th Century Sterling Silver Vesta Case in the Form of a Devil’s Head
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
An amusing sterling silver novelty vesta case / match safe in the form of a devil's head. The face
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Other Antique Match Safes
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 1.63 in W 1.5 in D 0.88 in
Antique American Student Converted Twin Oil Lamp By Bradley & Hubbard 1800's
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Art Brass tables, call bells, candlestick holders, clocks, match safes, lamps, architectural grilles
Category
Mid-19th Century American American Classical Antique Match Safes
Materials
Brass
Antique Wang Hing Chinese Export Silver Vesta or Matchsafe
By Wang Hing & Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
silver match safe!
Date:
Late 19th or Early 20th Century
Overall Condition:
It is in overall good, as
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Antique Match Safes
Materials
Silver
Sterling Silver Native American Indian Motif "Note Holder" American, Circa 1880
Located in Incline Village, NV
left (see image). It is 2 7/8" high x 2" wide resembling and in the style of a match safe; probably
Category
1880s American Native American Antique Match Safes
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 2.88 in W 2 in D 0.35 in
Indian Chief Motif Porcelain Humidor, American, circa 1900
Located in Incline Village, NV
that topic; note cigar store "Indians", match safes, and humidors. This is a very desirable and item of
Category
Early 1900s American Native American Antique Match Safes
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Dog Kennel Silver and Enamel Vesta Case
By George Heath
Located in Newark, England
America the more original term “match safes” was used.
Sterling Silver is an alloy composed by weight of
Category
Late 19th Century English Art Nouveau Antique Match Safes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Bradley & Hubbard Bookends-Ancient Greek Temple Columns & Arch
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in Downingtown, PA
measuring tapes and match safes during the war years.
The discovery of oil in Pennsylvania in 1859 also
Category
Early 20th Century American Craftsman Antique Match Safes
Materials
Iron
Louis Kuppenheim 1900 Germany Neo Classic Vesta Oval Box In .900 Silver Pill Box
By Louis Kuppenheim
Located in Miami, FL
States they are more prosaically know as match safes. The first successful friction match appeared in
Category
Early 20th Century German Neoclassical Antique Match Safes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
H 1.81 in W 0.98 in D 0.67 in
GEORG ADAM SCHEID 1905 Austria Mechanical Vesta Wick Case In 900 Sterling Silver
By Georg Adam Scheid
Located in Miami, FL
they are more prosaically know as match safes. The first successful friction match appeared in 1826
Category
Early 1900s Austrian Edwardian Antique Match Safes
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
H 2.75 in W 1.77 in D 0.63 in
Antique American Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Lorelei Match Safe
By William B. Kerr & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau sterling silver match safe. Made by William B. Kerr in Newark, ca 1890. Shaped with
Category
Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Match Safes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Unger Brothers Art Nouveau Match Safe with Ethereal Nymph Lighting Up
By Unger Brothers
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau sterling silver match safe. Made by Unger Bros in Newark, ca 1900. Shaped rectangle
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Match Safes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Unger Bros Art Nouveau Loves-Me-Loves-Me-Not Daisy Match Safe
By Unger Brothers
Located in New York, NY
Art Nouveau sterling silver match safe. Made by Unger Bros in Newark, ca 1900. Curved with whiplash
Category
Late 19th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Match Safes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Glazed Ceramic Hunting Theme Match Safe
Located in Cookeville, TN
We are offering a unique early 20th century ceramic hunting theme match safe with polychromed
Category
Early 20th Century French Folk Art Antique Match Safes
Materials
Ceramic, Paint
Sterling Silver Art Nouveau Match Safe Pendant Necklace
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Fantastic, sterling silver Art Nouveau match safe pendant. In a highly intricate repousse design of
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Antique Match Safes
Materials
Sterling Silver
American Advertising Art Match Safe Men's Jeans
Located in Chicago, IL
This is an advertising piece for Yondorf Brothers clothiers and furnishers.
Category
19th Century American Antique Match Safes
Materials
Metal
Ithaca Sign Works Mirrors ca.1909
By Ithaca Sign Works
Located in Solebury, PA
signs; novelties like yard sticks, match safes, knife sharpeners, fly swatters, and spare tire covers
Category
Early 20th Century American Primitive Antique Match Safes
Set of Hound-Form Cast Iron Andirons
By Bradley & Hubbard
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
over the years produced Art Brass tables, call bells, candlestick holders, clocks, match safes, lamps
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Match Safes
Materials
Iron, Wrought Iron
Antique Turn of Century Ivory Sex Netsuke (Bonerific)
Located in Brunswick, ME
goods including sewing machines, call bells and match safes. In 1859, with the discovery of oil in
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Match Safes
Materials
Brass
Bradley Hubbard B&H Gold/Gilded Bookends Federal Neoclassical Building w/Columns
Located in Brunswick, ME
goods including sewing machines, call bells and match safes. In 1859, with the discovery of oil in
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Match Safes
Materials
Iron
H 3.5 in W 5 in D 1.25 in
Fine/Detailed Gilded Antique B&H Cast Polo Players on Horseback Antique Bookends
Located in Brunswick, ME
added other lines of household goods including sewing machines, call bells and match safes. In 1859
Category
Early 20th Century American Antique Match Safes
Materials
Iron
H 5.75 in W 4.25 in D 3 in
Sapphire Gold Match Safe
Located in Napoli, NA
18K yellow gold match safe set on the front with a single sapphire. it is in excellent all
Category
1910s Antique Match Safes
Materials
Sapphire, 18k Gold
Tiffany & Co. Edwardian Gold Match Safe
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1915 Tiffany & Company 14K yellow Gold match safe in original Presentation Case. Pristine
Category
20th Century American Edwardian Antique Match Safes
Materials
Ruby, 14k Gold
Antique Garnet Sterling Silver Match Safe
Located in New York, NY
Fine antique sterling silver figural shoe match safe. Set with fifteen faceted garnets. 3" x 1 1
Category
1890s American Antique Match Safes
Materials
Garnet, Sterling Silver
Match safe in the form of shoes
Located in San Francisco, CA
A pair of English pewter inlaid papier mache shoe form match safes, circa 1870.
Category
19th Century English Antique Match Safes
Materials
Pewter
1904 Unger Bros, Sterling Silver Match Safe
By Unger Brothers
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Unger Bros. Love's Dream 1904 pattern sterling silver match safe. Art Nouveau. Period inscription
Category
Early 1900s Art Nouveau Antique Match Safes
Materials
Sterling Silver
German Jugendstil Enamel Candelabras and Match-Safe
Located in Astoria, NY
German Jugendstil period pair of three-armed candelabra with match-safe, created in Germany around
Category
Early 1900s German Jugendstil Antique Match Safes
Materials
Brass, Enamel, Copper, Bronze
Victorian French Sapphire Diamond Gold Trefoil Match Safe
Located in Narberth, PA
An interesting and unusual match safe from the Victorian (ca1880) period! This unique piece is made
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Match Safes
Materials
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Unger Brothers Sterling Indian Chief Match Safe
By Unger Brothers
Located in New York, NY
Sterling silver hinged match safe. The front of the case is a figural "Indian Head" in
Category
Early 1900s American Antique Match Safes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Glass and Sterling Silver Match Safe, Hallmarked 1926
Located in London, GB
A fine glass match safe with sterling silver collar hallmarked, London, 1926.
Dimensions: 9 cm/3
Category
1920s British Antique Match Safes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Brass Corset Shaped Vesta or Match Safe
Located in Baltimore, MD
Victorian match safes were used to carry matches before the invention of the safety match in order
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Match Safes
Materials
Gilt Metal
Exquisite 19th century Ivory and tortoise match safe nude woman
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An Exquisite 19th century German match safe made of Ivory and what we believe is tortoise shell. It
Category
19th Century German Antique Match Safes
Materials
Tortoise Shell, Ivory
Trompe l'Oeil Porcelain Deck of Cards Match Safe
Located in Essex, MA
form of a deck of cards, the lid with domino handle/finial, the interior designed as a match safe with
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Antique Match Safes
Late 19th Century Sterling Silver Skull and Serpent Match Safe 'Vesta'
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Offered by Zena Kruzick.
Late 19th century sterling silver skull and serpent match safe (Vesta
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Match Safes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Shiebler Silver Match Safe in Gold Vermeil
By George W. Shiebler & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Exquisite Shiebler sterling silver match safe / vesta case in gold vermeil in beautiful leaf design
Category
Late 19th Century American Antique Match Safes
Materials
Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Antique Match Safe with Man Peeking Out of a Basket
Located in Petaluma, CA
This most unusual match safe features this poor fellow peeking out of a basket that will hold your
Category
Early 20th Century American Other Antique Match Safes
Materials
Metal
Pocket Vesta Pig Match Safe Case in Sterling Silver
Located in Montreal, QC
Superb Rare Antique Figural Vesta Case Match Safe in the form of a Tooth with a Pig/Hog on top of
Category
18th Century and Earlier Antique Match Safes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Whiting Sterling Silver World Expo 1892 Vesta Case Match Safe #16527
By Whiting
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Antique sterling silver vest case/match safe by Frank Whiting.
This match safe/vesta case is a
Category
19th Century Antique Match Safes
Materials
Sterling Silver
19th Century French Painted Ceramic Barbotine Bulldog Mantel Match Safe
Located in Dallas, TX
. Crafted in France circa 1890, the match safe sculpture features a bulldog wearing a hat with match and
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Match Safes
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
English Sterling Silver Piano Cigarette Box and Match Safe Fabulous Hollowware
Located in Big Bend, WI
Fascinating English sterling silver cigarette box with match safe. The combo is in the form of a
Category
Late 19th Century British Antique Match Safes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian Brass Temple Form Match Safe
Located in Essex, MA
In the form of a temple with lid for storing matches.
Category
Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Match Safes
Materials
Brass
Novelty English Silver Cigar Box with Match Safe and Striker Dated 1899
Located in London, GB
A novelty English silver cigar box with fold down side to reveal a cigar cutter & match safe by
Category
19th Century English Antique Match Safes
19th Century English Silver Vesta Case, Pocket Match Safes for Shabbat Lights
Located in New York, NY
Sterling silver vesta case, pocket match safes, made in England, 1864.
Engraved on the cover with
Category
1860s English Antique Match Safes
Materials
Silver
H 1.97 in W 2.37 in D 0.79 in
Fine Art Nouveau Sterling Silver Vesta Match Safe William Kerr, circa 1900
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Fine quality Art Nouveau sterling silver vesta match safe, William Kerr circa 1900. Repousse relief
Category
Late 19th Century Art Nouveau Antique Match Safes
H 2.75 in W 1.75 in D 0.25 in
R Wallace & Sons Mfg Co Sterling Silver Match Safe/Vesta Case with Monogram
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Sterling silver match safe/vesta case with monogram by R. Wallace & Sons Mfg Co.
This beautiful
Category
Early 20th Century Antique Match Safes
Materials
Sterling Silver
Bronze Devil Match Safe/Striker and Cigar Lighter Sculpture
Located in Petaluma, CA
This highly whimsical wall mount devil/match holder and gas lighter is a rare item indeed. There is
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Gothic Revival Antique Match Safes
Materials
Bronze
Miniature Bronze Billiard Table Marble Base, Match Safe and Striker, ca. 1900
Located in Petaluma, CA
, a little space for matches and a strip for striking the matches. A very neat and whimsical little
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Late Victorian Antique Match Safes
Materials
Marble, Bronze
H 2.25 in W 5 in D 3.25 in
Silver Golf Matchbox Holder
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
a golfing scene of a male golfer in his back swing. The match safe is hallmarked Birmingham, 1903
Category
Early 1900s English Sporting Art Antique Match Safes
Materials
Silver
Sterling Silver Violin Case Vesta by Thornhill, Hallmarked London, 1889
By Thornhill
Located in London, GB
silver vesta case or match safe in the form of a violin case. The case has terrific detailing in sterling
Category
19th Century British Antique Match Safes
Materials
Sterling Silver
H 0.38 in W 2.75 in D 0.88 in
Cartier Paris 1910 Vesta Mechanical Matches Box 18Kt Yellow Gold With Sapphire
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
match safes. The first successful friction match appeared in 1826, and in 1832 William Newton patented
Category
Early 1900s French Edwardian Antique Match Safes
Materials
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
H 1.7 in D 0.47 in L 1.57 in
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Antique Match Safes For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are several options of antique match safes available for sale. Frequently made of metal, silver and sterling silver, all antique match safes available were constructed with great care. Antique match safes have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Art Nouveau, Victorian and Folk Art antique match safes are consistently popular styles. There have been many well-made antique match safes over the years, but those made by Gorham Manufacturing Company, Gorham and Joseph Gloster are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much are Antique Match Safes?
Prices for antique match safes start at $80 and top out at $8,950 with the average selling for $838.
Questions About Antique Match Safes
- What is a match safe?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021A match safe is a small portable box that is designed to hold matches and keep them dry. In the early 19th century, these boxes were very popular since matches were known to ignite unexpectedly when carried without a protective cover.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021It is important to get reputable professional advice on the value of your safe but some antique pie safes can be worth more than $1000.
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