"Rare Bronze Wall Pyrogen With Devil's Face."
Rare bronze wall pyrogen with the face of a devil or bacchus. Good condition, traces of use. PERIOD: 19th DIMENSION: 22 cm Before Swedish matches, known as safety matches, and the first lighters... A utilitarian and decorative object, even an advertising one, 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. 
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