An unusual  19th century Go to bed  in the shape of a wine bottle. Made from ebony wood with a contrasting fruit wood top to represent the cork. The small box unscrews in the middle for storage of matches. The base of the bottle has concentric circles to create friction  and would have been used as a match striker.
It measures 8.5cm h x 3cm e.
Go to Beds – The matches which were stored in the boxes, when lit  one would have been placed in the boss in the lid. This was used to melt wax sticks for sealing letters  and the match would give enough light to go to bed, hence its name.