Vintage 19th Century French Bistro Match Striker Serving Dish with Wood Base and a newspaper

and a newspaper

a breed bred to produce an expensive rich chocolate colored egg shell

or at least put the fire out

In this passionate

gleaming butter cups

Vintage 19th Century French Bistro Match Striker Serving Dish with Wood Base and a newspaperThis 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