Sterling sporting match safe

Item Number: AF0214

Sterling silver sporting match safe with etching of Polo players. Marked sterling. Engraved script monogram RLR. 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: Circa 1900

ORIGIN: United States

SIZE: 2 1/2"; 55 grams