Carved Victorian Boot Match Safe michael Lambert sugar bowl with some scratching and staining

with some scratching and staining to the slate

A little damage to the surface at lower left

Much more recently he gained a black painted wooden base into which the metal post at his bottom end will fit

Just a beauty of a vase

I think it's always the right time to send a Valentine

Carved Victorian Boot Match Safe michael Lambert sugar bowl with some scratching and stainingBoot shaped match safes were definitely a thing one finds carved as well as cast iron versions shaped like cowboy boots as well as Victorian boots, which I believe is the case with this one, which I believe dates to the end of the 19th century. I'm a sucker for a carved shoe or boot to begin with, and even better if serves a function! The finish to the wood is well worn, particularly on one side, but there are no notable chips or cracks and it remains