105: A 19TH C. FRENCH COUNTERTOP ROULETTE GAME MATCH STRIKER

The ornate cast iron standard with central opening for dispensing matches and oval base with striker is support for a spinning brass roulette wheel with sixteen positions for the roulette 'ball' - an antique German ribbon core marble - to land in when the wheel is spun. The center of the wheel is decorated with the hand-colored image of a soldier raising a glass with a young lady in reverse on flawed old glass with elongated bubbles, all original. The iron is cast with garlands, vines and the word DEPOSE.
Measures 13 x 6.5 x 4.75 inches.
Very good condition, noting that the cast iron portion may be an old re-paint. The 'reverse-painted' glass scene is all original, no breaks or repairs.
$600 - $900