Vintage Illustrated Matchbox with Pull-Out Drawers Pickled Mouse Art 4” Square

Incredibly unique vintage-style matchbox featuring whimsical artwork of a pickled mouse under a glass cloche — illustrated in a surreal, slightly dark fairytale style. The square box opens on all four sides with ribbon pulls, revealing drawers filled with matches. 🧨 A rare and collectible piece — perfect for fans of quirky art, surrealism, or unusual decor. 📦 Box closes up neatly into a compact cube. 🎁 Display it on a coffee table, bar cart, or gift it to the collector who has everything. Details: Cardboard construction with printed art on top 4 pull-out drawers (one on each side) with ribbon pulls Approx. size: just under 4" square x 1" high Comes with matches inside Artist/brand unknown – one-of-a-kind look Great condition; light handling wear only Believed to be from the 1960s or 1970s, this piece reflects the whimsical, surreal illustration styles popular in mid-century European and Eastern Bloc design. The printed “pickled mouse under glass” artwork, paired with the cube-style box and ribbon-pull drawers, suggests it may have been produced as a giftware novelty or boutique collectible, rather than a utilitarian matchbox. The cardboard construction and multi-sided drawer design were common in 1960s–70s artistic ephemera, a vintage matchbox, surreal art, illustrated box, mouse art, bar cart decor, giftable, dark whimsy, fairytale decor, retro matches, weird vintage, coffee table collectible, cottagecore, oddities and curiosities, maximalist decor, surrealism