Christmas Countdown: Liberty London

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selection of festive Christmas items available at Liberty London

Liberty London (in my opinion) is one of the most beautiful buildings in the city and has the most magical Christmas window displays in the world!

1. Liberty building bauble: £29.95 | 2. Liberty superior crackers: £45.00

3. DIY Christmas calendar: £16 | 4. Decorated Gingerbread book: £9.99

5. Christmas trees craft kit: £11.95

Miroslav Sasek matches

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detail from long vintage match book made in Finland for Liberty of London and illustrated by Miroslav Sasek. Showing an illustration of a man being driven by a chauffeur in a Rolls Royce and a motorbike with a side car | H is for Home

Here’s something for all you Miroslav Sasek fans out there – there won’t be many of these left in circulation.

long vintage match book made in Finland for Liberty and illustrated by Miroslav Sasek. Showing illustrations of different vehicles such as a London cab, motorcycle with side car and chauffeur driven Rolls Royce | H is for Home

It’s a vintage book of matches with black & white cover design by the famous illustrator – unused and in pristine condition – what a rare survivor!

detail from vintage matchbook made in Finland for Liberty of London | H is for Home

Sasek depicts 1950s/60s London traffic in his unmistakable style…

red interior of a long vintage match book made in Finland for Liberty and illustrated by Miroslav Sasek. Showing completely unused black matches with red heads | H is for Home

… and it’s a very long match book – 32cm, so plenty of room for Sasek’s wonderful drawings.

detail of the spine of a long vintage match book made in Finland for Liberty and illustrated by Miroslav Sasek. Showing the text "150 crown matches made in Finland Designed for Liberty of London by M Sasek | H is for Home

They were manufactured in Finland for Liberty of London – just gorgeous!