{"product_id":"antique-french-cafe-match-striker-eau-de-noix-cabanes-cobalt-porcelain","title":"Antique French café match striker - Eau de Noix Cabanes","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eA superb French café match striker, early 20th century, comprising a deep cobalt glazed porcelain base with bold white transfer lettering reading\u003cem\u003e Eau de Noix Cabanes\u003c\/em\u003e and fine gilt rims, topped by a tapering ribbed biscuit porcelain striker. The interior of the cup is glazed to match the base, and the whole presents a compact, well-balanced silhouette suited to the bar or comptoir.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSuch \u003cem\u003epublicité de comptoir\u003c\/em\u003e pieces populated French bars and cafés from the late 19th century into the 1920s, marrying a faïence or porcelain base carrying the brand with an unglazed biscuit surface for striking matches.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eEau de noix is a traditional apéritif produced by macerating green walnuts with alcohol, sugar, and spices, especially in the southwest and the Massif Central. The Cabanes name refers to a regional distiller active in the early 1900s that promoted walnut liqueur alongside other cordials such as gentiane, using café ceramics, enamel signs, and paper ephemera to broadcast the maison’s savoir-faire. Surviving Cabanes advertising objects attest to a distribution network typical of provincial distilleries of the period.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eSet on a bar cart, kitchen shelf, or mantel, the rich cobalt and crisp lettering add a graphic note, while the ribbed biscuit cup remains practical for strike-anywhere matches. It pairs well with brass candlesticks, dark woods, and other French bistro accents, or anchors a small vignette of vintage spirits bottles and café glassware. In an entry or library it offers a useful and characterful way to keep matches at hand for candles or the hearth.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.chezpluie.com\/collections\/tobacco-accessories\" title=\"Antique French Tobacco Accessories\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSeveral similar\u003c\/a\u003e match strikers are available for individual purchase if you wish to build a collection. \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition and wear consistent with age and use.\u003cbr\u003eApprox. overall 3½\" high x 4¼\" wide x 4¼\" deep \u003cbr\u003eApprox. overall 9cm high x 11cm wide x 11cm deep\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chez Pluie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53961378529618,"sku":"24957","price":480.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1166\/6698\/files\/DSC09037_9a429165-53f9-4bd3-adfe-ed6d71dd2849.jpg?v=1783596584","url":"https:\/\/www.chezpluie.com\/products\/antique-french-cafe-match-striker-eau-de-noix-cabanes-cobalt-porcelain","provider":"Chez Pluie","version":"1.0","type":"link"}