Archivist Gallery Great Barrier Reef Matchbox
We have been big fans of the beautiful matchboxes and matches from the Archivist Gallery for a long time. The matches and boxes are generously sized, making them suitable for lighting a whole series of candles at once.
This box design was created in collaboration with the Natural History Museum, inspired by the artworks in The Great Barrier Reef of Australia by William Saville-Kent.
Saville-Kent (1845–1908) was an English marine biologist and author who dedicated his time in Australia to studying and illustrating the extraordinary corals of the Great Barrier Reef—at a time when their biology was still largely unknown.
The Archivist Gallery was founded in 1994 by Sarah and William Allardice to offer exceptional printed materials in the form of cards and stationery. The prints are sourced from the archives of the Natural History Museum. Over time, the Archivist Gallery has also collaborated with other archives and artists worldwide, resulting in an amazing range of prints, cards, and, not to forget, luxury matches.
The matches are non-toxic. Unlike other matches, the Archivist Gallery's matches do not contain harmful substances such as sulfur or zinc oxide.
Tip: These matches are very handy for scented candles, especially if you need to reach all the way to the bottom of the glass jar to light the wick!
These classic matchboxes make fabulous, fun & practical gifts for any occasion!
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Transport & Delivery
All household, small fine art, and vintage items are available for in-store pickup or can be shipped domestically and internationally. Shipping expenses will be included during the checkout process for standard shipping.
All our large and delicate antique and vintage items require custom delivery, which must be organised separately from the product purchase. We will of course organise the transport for you and help you with all your questions. We ship world-wide and have lots of experience with the transport of fragile items. All of our products are professionally packed, shipped and send via one of our partners. We will make sure we will always find the best custom solution for your transport. Feel free to reach out to us anytime for a quote on the delivery of any of our items to your home address.
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General condition
Please keep in mind that in many cases we sell vintage and antique pieces. None of these pieces should be considered new or in perfect condition.
All of our vintage products show the rich beauty and history of their life with the knocks and bumps of many years of use. We restore our pieces so they will be clean and in a good working condition. However we try to minimise restoration to keep every piece as original as possible.
Photography
The physical object can differ slightly in colour from the object as presented online. We have made every effort to display colours accurately, but cannot guarantee that the pictures accurately reflect the colour of those goods in real life.
Contact
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