FINE RARE SMALL PEARL MATCHSAFE RED LEATHER/.925 SILVER OBJECT D`ART c1860s-80s

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FINE RARE SMALL PEARL MATCHSAFE RED LEATHER/SILVER PLATE OBJECT D`ART c1860s-80s
FINE RARE SMALL PEARL MATCHSAFE RED
LEATHER ~ .925 SILVER ESCUTCHEON
OBJECT D`ART c1860s-80s
FINE & RARE ANTIQUE MOTHER OF PEARL OBJECT D` ART SMALL MATCHSAFE
WITH SILVER 3-D SILVER ESCUTCHEON, RED CHECKERED LEATHER INTERIOR
AND ACCORDIAN STYLE EXPANDING GUSSETS ~ CIRCA 1860’s – 80’s
This is a fine & early antique Mother of pearl pocket match safe with both the front and back sides having fine, thin Mother of Pearl panels, accordion style expanding gussets on all sides, red checkered leather interior, and a heavy-duty steel frame. In the mid to late 1800s, nearly all men (and some women) used tobacco of some sort. At this time men were smoking loose tobacco in pipes, cigarettes, cigars, and long thin cigars called cheroots was a favorite with gentleman and quite in vogue. By the late 1800’s some women were smoking cigarettes.
Match safes come in a wide variety of sizes, shapes, materials, and craftsmanship; created to safely carry highly combustible strike anywhere matches in a pocket carrying case. This early and eye-appealing piece is 2 11/16" tall x 1 3/8” wide X 5/8” thick and weighs 1.3 ounces or 37 grams. The heavy-duty frame is made from steel in a clamshell design, much like the much larger cigar cases. The inside frames have naturally occurred aged patina (rust) that has been left in untouched condition. Both sides of the interior are beautifully lined with red cross hatched leather background with a leather covered frame held in place by a steel frame that is riveted from the front with 6 tiny rivets. There are two expandable red cross hatched leather pouches with  gussets (don’t pull on them) to secure the matches, with one having a small black piece of emery cloth for striking the matches. The closing mechanism works perfectly. The two half shells align perfectly and closes tightly with a small spring-loaded latch on the side that needs to be pushed in all the way.
Do not pull on the pearl panels to open!
The tight-fitting frame halves can be separated with your fingernails but pulling on the delicate pearl panels could crack them or tear the intact gussets.
To close, do not press on the pearl scales!
Press in the side button, close the halves, and release the button. These handmade Object D `Art Match safes with delicate Mother of Pearl panels were custom made by hand in limited quantities by skilled Artisans. The style and quality Craftsmanship suggest this piece was made during the 3
rd
quarter of the 1800’s Victorian period and intended for well to do Gentleman or Lady. It also should be mentioned that the Mother of Pearl was from the unpolluted oceans at this time, and have an iridescence not found in modern pearl. Although pearl was plentiful at this time, it was still obtained by free divers that were limited in depth and was an extremely dangerous profession with a short lifespan. This piece has features that demonstrate the artistic license and attention to detail of Master Craftsmen; finely & painstakingly all finely created with remarkable precision and attention to detail. It is apparent this piece was a collaboration of steel workers, leather crafters, pearl cutters and silver Artisans and fitters; all made with considerable skills. Just cutting and polishing the Mother of pearl panels without shattering the thin, delicate pieces required an accomplished Artisan, and these panels are still intact with no chips or cracks. Both sides have near paper thin Pearl panels with accordion style expanding leather gussets on all sides. These delicate thin leather gussets are usually torn or ripped. Remarkably, all 4 sides of both halves have the pearl and gussets intact. There is no reason to manually expand the gussets and risk tearing or damaging them.  As expected with all-natural material, glue shrinks slightly over time, including the glue used for adhering the shell panels to the leather. This creates a few thin areas of separation of the pearl panels and the leather gussets visible
at the edges
, but the shell pieces are solid and secured to the leather gussets. Overall, the panels are in fine+ condition with iridescent colors to the pearl, especially the front panel. There is a stylized cast silver very fancy Victorian style escutcheon plate on the front panel that is uninscribed.
This is a charming, elegant, delicate piece of hand-crafted Folk Art in remarkable condition for its age. Of course, if dropped once, it would shatter and be destroyed. This piece is in fine condition overall with light usage; and appears to have been "put up" long ago and is in untouched as found condition. This eye appealing Object D` Art matchsafe would be perfect for any Folk Art, Victorian, Match safe, cigar / cheroot cutter. decorator, desk accessory or conversation piece or gift.
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