Sterling silver sporting match safe with etching. Marked sterling. Portrait of bulldogs/pitbull amongst art scrolls. In the early 1900s smoking could now move outdoors and become part of the outdoor sporting life. The match safe is decorated with a sporting theme popular with the middle and upper class men to show their interest in hobbies.
PERIOD: Early 20th Century
ORIGIN: Unknown, United States
SIZE: 2 1/2″; 30 grams