Posted 6 years ago
jscott0363
(900 items)
Hello everyone!!
Today, we have an antique Victorian era bronze hare match stick holder. As you will see, in pic #4, there is a slot on the side of the little holder with a replaceable striker pad. It's rather small. The detail of the hare is remarkable. The match holder is 1" long and 1/2" wide. The entire piece measures 3 3/4" tall and the base is 2 3/4" in diameter. This piece is from the 1850's and during the Victorian era, thru the early 1900's, it was customary to keep a match stick holder in your home for visitors to light their cigar or pipe. Consider it the table lighter of yesteryear.
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Scott
He's a handsome little fella, the design looks to me like he popped out of a magician's box! Toothpick holder is a good guess. Love your creative hares Scott
Jenni
KKK
Brian
Ken
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Mike
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Thanks T.!! I do appreciate the fine comment.
Karen
Judy
T.
BB2
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fleafinder
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Gorgeous piece !~
Thank you very much Phil!!!
So Doc how many waribts do you have ,,....? smiling, nice one for you collection for sure..Scott
Hi Windwalker! I've lost count:) Thanks very much for the fun comment.
Phil
Windwalker
Michael
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Roy
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purvis
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Ms. CrystalShip
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Cool piece!
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Anna,
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aura,
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kwqd,
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SEAN,
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Jean
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Penny
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I love the size and the detail is absolutely amazing. What a treasure!
Thanks very much Laura!! Hope all is well in your part of the country.
keramikos
MALKEY
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vynil
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Rob
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I just bought this exact same rabbit at an antique store over the weekend! I have been searching all over the web for information on him. Thank you for sharing!
Hi adidomenico!
He's a rare find for sure. Hope you enjoy yours as much as I enjoy this one. I have many match holders in my collection, but this one is my favorite and also the oldest I have in my collection.
collectordave,
Cokeman,
MarmorealMaiden,
vcal
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adidomenico
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