Antique 1900s matchbox holder, matchbook holder, matchbox case, hand painted house setting, in silver metal case.

This very old matchbox case has a painting of what looks like a villa. Most of the clear plastic covering the painting is coming off and there is what may have been a burn hole in the center, along with another tinier hole. It still is a pretty incredible rare piece of history. There is some writing on the bottom, that looks like, limited edition Danner something Hills ?, that it is a little hard to see (but prob not impossible with the right magnifier). It is surrounded by a raised silver metal frame and the rest of the holder has a familiar design on silver. Even with all the issues, including some wear to the metal, it's a great collectors piece. The matchbook fits in nicely.

It measures approx 2 1/8" x 2".

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