PYROGEN DEVIL AND HIS CAULDRON
PYROGEN DEVIL AND HIS CAULDRON
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Rare wall pyrogen in spelter representing a devil and his cauldron.
Good condition, traces and marks of use.
PERIOD : Late 19th
SIZE : 24.5cm X 12cm
SIZE : 9.6" X 4.7"
It was at the time of Spanish matches, which were ignited by scratching them on any roughness. Before the Swedish matches, called safety matches, and the first lighters...
A utilitarian and decorative, even advertising object, pyrogen was very widespread in the 19th century in cafés, restaurants and private living rooms. Of varied shape and decoration, they were made of spelter, bronze, wood, ceramic, silver or gold. Wall or flat, with or without a base, they had a cup for matches, a scraper and possibly a wick.
