Vintage 1890s Absinthe Superieure Bardot & Cie Match Striker Paperweights That Bird won the Run

That Bird won the Run for the Roses in 2009

Fill with ice cubes and serve with water

oil on cavas at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City

Straining spoon sold separately

An English inspired rose garden patterned acrylic handled serving set that may be used for tossing and serving salads

Vintage 1890s Absinthe Superieure Bardot & Cie Match Striker Paperweights That Bird won the RunA vivid remnant of late nineteenth century caf life, this 1890s match striker for Absinthe Suprieure Bardot & Cie carries both utility and presence. Its robins egg blue and white ground is enlivened with red lettering and finished with a fine gilt trim, a palette designed to catch the eye across a crowded bistro table. Created as a promotional object during the height of Absinthe culture, it would have been placed within easy reach, used throughout