Vintage Paris Bistro Match Striker erotic these pieces celebrate the romance

these pieces celebrate the romance of old-world printmaking

A poetic still-life brought to life in papier-mâché

The medallion is sold with a leather box

the pieces make a romantic decorative vignette for a mantelpiece

Vintage Paris Bistro Match Striker erotic these pieces celebrate the romanceStep into a bygone era of smoke filled, dimly lit bistros with this French vintage bar match striker. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when smoking was a common pastime and social ritual, these convenient match strikes were a fixture in bars across Europeespecially in France. Their primary purpose was to offer patrons an easy way to light cigarettes, cigars, or pipes without the fuss of fumbling for individual matchbooks. During the height