Antique French Enamelware Allumettes Box

Antique French Kitchenalia has become so beloved and it's certainly easy to understand why.  With simple shapes and charming colors, it reflects the honest, soul-nourishing center of the French home. Case in point, this handsome Antique Enamelware Allumettes Box found at market in Paris. 

Designed to be hung in the kitchen, a busy cook always had a match close at hand to light the stove. This sturdy box was designed with a rough area on the top of its lid as a handy place to light a strike-anywhere match. Decorated with the word Allumettes on the front, this practical box is trimmed in bands of crisp navy blue and perfectly captures the spirit of French Country.

Strictly one-of-a-kind and subject to prior sale. In good antique condition with the usual chips and rusty spots that are common in antique enamelware. Measures 6" W x 7.25" H x 3.35"D.