PYROGENE DEVIL AND HIS CAULDRON
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PYROGENE DEVIL AND HIS CAULDRON
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Rare wall pyrogen in regula representing a devil and his cauldron.
Good condition, traces and marks of use.
PERIOD : Late 19th
DIMENSION : 24.5 cm x 12 cm
SIZE : 9.6" X 4.7"
It was in the days of Spanish matches, which were ignited by scratching them on any rough surface. Before 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 cafes, restaurants and private living rooms. Of varied shape and decoration, they were made in regula, bronze, wood, ceramic, silver or gold. Wall-mounted or flat, with or without a base, they had a cup for matches, a scraper and possibly a wick.
