Vintage 19th Century French Bistro Match Striker Kitchen Tools Each sardine-shaped napkin is stitched

Each sardine-shaped napkin is stitched on soft light blue linen

This is an artisanal product

it feels equally at home in a modern interior or layered among collected antiques

The hand forged pewter base and deep glass bowl make for an everyday extraordinary ice cream or fruit bowl

Artisan crafted in the USA

Vintage 19th Century French Bistro Match Striker Kitchen Tools Each sardine-shaped napkin is stitchedA fragment of caf culture from nineteenth century France, this bistro match striker was created as both utility and advertisement during the height of Absinthe culture. Makers distributed such pieces to cafs and bistros, where they lived on tabletops, readily used and constantly seen. The form is modest yet purposeful, designed to strike and hold matches with ease, while its surface carries the marks and patina of daily use. It speaks to a time when