106: 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 Bennington glazed pottery marble - to land in when the wheel is spun. The center of the wheel is decorated with the hand-colored image of a man holding a smoking pipe raising a glass in reverse on flawed old glass with elongated bubbles. The iron is cast with grape vines and the word DEPOSE.
Measures 13 x 6.5 x 4.75 inches.
Very good condition, noting the image on glass has touch-up. The base retains its original paint without re-touch. The brass wheel rim has a separation, there are no other breaks or repairs.
$600 - $900