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Antique Doulton Lambeth Match Striker
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Antique Doulton Lambeth Match Striker

1900 - 1920
Description

A good example of an antique match holder. The holder itself is ceramic with a rough finish around the top to enable striking and the base is decorated in a traditional Art Nouveau style design in Doulton's trademark blues and browns.

It is stamped on the base 'Lambeth' and '5294'.

It is in good condition for its age and displays well. There are some general signs of age and use but nothing detrimental and no major damages.

Approximate Measurements :

Height : 3" / 8cm

Diameter : 4” / 10cm

The best description comes from the photos so please look at them all carefully and if you have any questions just ask.

Tracked UK Delivery £6

Physical Dimensions
Height
8cm (3.15")
Width
10cm (3.94")
Declaration

In A Nutshell Antiques and Interiors has dated this Doulton Lambeth Match Striker to the 1900s.

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SA1197577
Description
A good example of an antique match holder.
The holder itself is ceramic with a rough finish around the top to enable striking and the base is decorated in a traditional Art Nouveau style design in Doulton's trademark blues and browns.
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fig 1. A spherical Doulton Lambeth stoneware match striker featuring a textured upper striking band and a cobalt blue diamond lattice lower section with raised white rosette motifs.
fig 1. Antique Doulton Lambeth Match Striker

It is stamped on the base 'Lambeth' and '5294'.

It is in good condition for its age and displays well. There are some general signs of age and use but nothing detrimental and no major damages.

Approximate Measurements :

Height : 3" / 8cm

Diameter : 4” / 10cm

The best description comes from the photos so please look at them all carefully and if you have any questions just ask.

Tracked UK Delivery £6

Height
8cm (3.15")
Width
10cm (3.94")
Date of Manufacture

In A Nutshell Antiques and Interiors has dated this Doulton Lambeth Match Striker to the 1900s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1197577
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Selling good quality victorian, georgian and earlier furniture, accessories & decorative items. Ashburton, devon. LAPADA member

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A spherical Doulton Lambeth stoneware match striker featuring a textured upper striking band and a cobalt blue diamond lattice lower section with raised white rosette motifs.
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Archive I A spherical Doulton Lambeth stoneware match striker featuring a textured upper striking band and a cobalt blue diamond lattice lower section with raised white rosette motifs.

Antique Doulton Lambeth Match Striker

Archive II A spherical Doulton Lambeth stoneware match striker featuring a textured upper striking band and a cobalt blue diamond lattice lower section with raised white rosette motifs. View II
Archive III A spherical Doulton Lambeth stoneware match striker featuring a textured upper striking band and a cobalt blue diamond lattice lower section with raised white rosette motifs. View III
Archive IV A spherical Doulton Lambeth stoneware match striker featuring a textured upper striking band and a cobalt blue diamond lattice lower section with raised white rosette motifs. View IV
Archive V A spherical Doulton Lambeth stoneware match striker featuring a textured upper striking band and a cobalt blue diamond lattice lower section with raised white rosette motifs. View V
Archive VI A spherical Doulton Lambeth stoneware match striker featuring a textured upper striking band and a cobalt blue diamond lattice lower section with raised white rosette motifs. View VI
Archive VII A spherical Doulton Lambeth stoneware match striker featuring a textured upper striking band and a cobalt blue diamond lattice lower section with raised white rosette motifs. View VII
Archive VIII A spherical Doulton Lambeth stoneware match striker featuring a textured upper striking band and a cobalt blue diamond lattice lower section with raised white rosette motifs. View VIII
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7 North Street
Ashburton
Devon
TQ13 7QJ
United Kingdom

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A spherical Doulton Lambeth stoneware match striker featuring a textured upper striking band and a cobalt blue diamond lattice lower section with raised white rosette motifs.
Antique Doulton Lambeth Match Striker
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A spherical Doulton Lambeth stoneware match striker featuring a textured upper striking band and a cobalt blue diamond lattice lower section with raised white rosette motifs.
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A Doulton Lambeth match striker is a decorative stoneware object produced by the Doulton pottery in Lambeth, London, designed to hold matches and ignite strike-anywhere matches along its textured surface.

Victorian stoneware match strikers are made from salt-glazed or lead-glazed stoneware pottery, often incorporating a rough, unglazed sand-textured band specifically designed for striking friction matches.

Authentic Doulton Lambeth stoneware features impressed factory marks on the base, such as the oval Doulton Lambeth stamp, alongside artist initials, mould numbers, and heavy stoneware construction with characteristic tubelined or moulded relief glazes.

Place a stoneware match striker on a fireplace mantelpiece beside candles, on a coffee table book stack, or within a bookshelf arrangement to add historical texture and functional detail.

Clean stoneware with lukewarm water and mild soap using a soft cloth, avoiding abrasive chemicals that might strip glazed details or discolour the porous unglazed striking band.
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