A relic of the French Belle Époque, this antique ceramic match striker served as both a functional tool and a tactile advertisement within the bustling bistro culture. The ceramic form is distinguished by original typography for CHYPRE - QUINQUIN, a brand of quinquina, an aromatized tonic wine infused with cinchona bark and pays homage to the merchant Paul PETIT AUXERRE, a distiller and purveyor from the town of Auxerre in the heart of Burgundy.