Vintage Paris Bistro Match Striker erotic A wonderfully unusual wall piece

A wonderfully unusual wall piece with elegant old-world charm

and a central relief of the Louvre lion

A poetic still-life brought to life in papier-mâché

then sewn in a partner atelier in Paris

and to offer a sense of wonder that feels just as enchanting today as it must have in the Victorian era

Vintage Paris Bistro Match Striker erotic A wonderfully unusual wall pieceStep into a bygone era of smoke filled, dimly lit bistros with this French vintage bar match striker. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when smoking was a common pastime and social ritual, these convenient match strikes were a fixture in bars across Europeespecially in France. Their primary purpose was to offer patrons an easy way to light cigarettes, cigars, or pipes without the fuss of fumbling for individual matchbooks. During the height