{"product_id":"antique-english-silverplate-matchbox-holder","title":"Antique Silver Plated Match Box, c. 1900","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA small silverplate stand made to hold a matchbox upright on a smoking table or hearth, striker side facing out. I like the swirl on this one: the same wrythen fluting runs up the sleeve and around the pedestal, so it reads as one flowing form. The black wood block inside is what the box sits against.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Dimensions | 2.25 in. W x 3 in. H x 2.25 in. D\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Holds | A matchbox up to 1.75 in. W x 2.25 in. H x 0.75 in. D\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Surface | Bright silverplate, polishing or replating history not established\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Primary Material | Silverplate over a base metal, assessed from a weak magnetic response in the base\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Period | Antique\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Date | Circa 1900\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Origin | United Kingdom, unmarked\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Style or Movement | Late Victorian to Edwardian, wrythen swirl fluting\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Also Known As | table vesta stand\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Marks | No marks to the base, underside, sleeve, or interior\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Construction | Fluted sheet metal sleeve on a hollow, swirl-fluted pedestal base, with a central stem hole to the underside\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Secondary Material | Black painted or stained wood insert, species not identified\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[condition]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eLight antique wear consistent with age and use. There are no dents or splits to the sleeve or base, and no tarnish of note. The sleeve's wavy profile is the design, not damage. The black wood insert is painted or stained, and I have not established whether it is original to the stand. Whether the piece has been polished or replated at some point is unknown. Please review all photographs closely, as they form part of this description.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67636977008918,"sku":"ENM-2061","price":135.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/October_2026-14175.jpg?v=1793121071","url":"https:\/\/austyn-marie-design.myshopify.com\/products\/antique-english-silverplate-matchbox-holder","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}