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Oversized Edwardian Threaded Glass & Sterling Silver Match Striker
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Oversized Edwardian Threaded Glass & Sterling Silver Match Striker

1900 - 1920
For Sale by Puckerings
Description

A magnificent oversized English match striker wither a sterling silver mount and well fully hallmarked for London 1914 (slightly rubbed).

Its an impressive and rarely found size measuring approximately 5" in diameter x 4 1/2" tall. I have filled it with matches just shy of 3 3/4" long (these cannot be shipped with the piece).

The silver is fully hallmarked but rubbed as most of these are, struck at the Birmingham assay office, I believe the letter is g for 1906, made by the well renowned silversmith, John Grinsell & Co.

Excellent condition with minor rough spots commensurate with age. A magnificent specimen!

Item: 42037

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Date of Manufacture

Puckerings has dated this Edwardian Glass Match Striker to the Edwardian era.

Independent Date Guide ID 06287471
Dealer's Item DateEdwardian era
Sellingantiques DateEdwardian era
Sellingantiques agingItem 115-125 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE EDWARDIAN ERA:
Birmingham hallmark on the silver collar: assayed in Birmingham.
Maker's mark J.G&S on the mount: John Grinsell & Sons.
Fine horizontal glass ribbing: made for striking non-safety matches on the body.

This Independent Date Guide was compiled by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. It works only from the photographs shown on this page and is never told the date the dealer has declared. It is a guide, not a guarantee of age, and occasional errors can occur.

Physical Dimensions
Height
11.4cm (4.49")
Width
12.7cm (5.00")
Depth
12.7cm (5.00")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Reference
SA755353
Dealers Internal Reference
42037
Description
A magnificent oversized English match striker wither a sterling silver mount and well fully hallmarked for London 1914 (slightly rubbed).

Its an impressive and rarely found size measuring approximately 5" in diameter x 4 1/2" tall. I have filled it with matches just shy of 3 3/4" long (these cannot be shipped with the piece).

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The silver is fully hallmarked but rubbed as most of these are, struck at the Birmingham assay office, I believe the letter is g for 1906, made by the well renowned silversmith, John Grinsell & Co.
Puckerings

Excellent condition with minor rough spots commensurate with age. A magnificent specimen!

Item: 42037

FREE Worldwide Registered Airmail Directly From the UK

Date of Manufacture

Puckerings has dated this Edwardian Glass Match Striker to the Edwardian era.

Independent Date Report ID 06287471
Dealer's Item DateEdwardian era
Sellingantiques datingEdwardian era
Sellingantiques agingItem 115-125 years old
ResultsDates match
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the Edwardian era:
Birmingham hallmark on the silver collar: assayed in Birmingham.
Maker's mark J.G&S on the mount: John Grinsell & Sons.
Fine horizontal glass ribbing: made for striking non-safety matches on the body.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
11.4cm (4.49")
Width
12.7cm (5.00")
Depth
12.7cm (5.00")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA755353
Dealers Internal Ref
42037
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A spherical clear glass match striker featuring fine horizontal threaded ridges and a sterling silver collar holding wooden matches.
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Archive I A spherical clear glass match striker featuring fine horizontal threaded ridges and a sterling silver collar holding wooden matches.

Oversized Edwardian Threaded Glass & Sterling Silver Match Striker

Archive II A spherical clear glass match striker featuring fine horizontal threaded ridges and a sterling silver collar holding wooden matches. View II
Archive III A spherical clear glass match striker featuring fine horizontal threaded ridges and a sterling silver collar holding wooden matches. View III
Archive IV A spherical clear glass match striker featuring fine horizontal threaded ridges and a sterling silver collar holding wooden matches. View IV
Archive V A spherical clear glass match striker featuring fine horizontal threaded ridges and a sterling silver collar holding wooden matches. View V
Archive VI A spherical clear glass match striker featuring fine horizontal threaded ridges and a sterling silver collar holding wooden matches. View VI
Archive VII A spherical clear glass match striker featuring fine horizontal threaded ridges and a sterling silver collar holding wooden matches. View VII
Archive VIII A spherical clear glass match striker featuring fine horizontal threaded ridges and a sterling silver collar holding wooden matches. View VIII
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A spherical clear glass match striker featuring fine horizontal threaded ridges and a sterling silver collar holding wooden matches.
Oversized Edwardian Threaded Glass & Sterling Silver Match Striker
Ref: SA755353
A spherical clear glass match striker featuring fine horizontal threaded ridges and a sterling silver collar holding wooden matches.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectMatch Strikers
  • Period1900 - 1920
  • StyleEdwardian
  • MaterialGlass, Sterling Silver
  • ColourClear, Silver
  • MotifsThreaded glass body, Sterling silver collar, Spherical form, Central match well
  • SizeH 11.4 cm (4 in) x W 12.7 cm (5 in) x D 12.7 cm (5 in)

This Edwardian match striker is an oversized desk accessory rendered in clear glass and sterling silver. The spherical glass body is decorated with fine horizontal threaded ridges, and a polished silver collar forms the central match well, which holds a bundle of wooden matches with pale blue heads. The piece dates from 1906, with silver fully hallmarked for the Birmingham assay office by maker John Grinsell and Company, showing rubbed marks consistent with age alongside minor rough spots. Measuring 11.4 cm high by 12.7 cm wide and 12.7 cm deep, this substantial decorative object suits display on a study desk, bookshelf, or mantelpiece in a traditional interior setting. It provides a functional accessory for a gentleman's library or smoking room display, bringing period character and tactile glass texture to a decorative tabletop arrangement.

FAQs

A match striker, historically known as a pyrogene, is a tabletop vessel designed to hold matches while providing a textured exterior surface to ignite strike-anywhere friction matches. These items became popular functional desk and table accessories in the late Victorian and Edwardian periods.

Antique match strikers are commonly constructed from heavy glass, ribbed porcelain, or stoneware paired with metal mounts. High-end Edwardian examples frequently feature heavy lead glass with ribbed or threaded wheel-cut surfaces topped by sterling silver rims.

Authentic Edwardian pieces feature British hallmarks stamped into the silver mount indicating the silver purity, city assay mark, makers mark, and date letter from between 1901 and 1910. The glass body usually shows subtle signs of wear or strike marks on the ribbed ridges.

A glass match striker serves as a decorative tabletop object when placed on a mantelpiece beside modern candles, arranged on a coffee table tray, or styled on a gentlemans library desk.

Clean the silver rim gently using a specialised silver polishing cloth to avoid applying polish directly to the glass. Wash the interior glass reservoir carefully with warm soapy water without submerging the silver collar join.
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