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