Nics Frères, an Art Nouveau Wrought and Hammered Iron Ashtray

Art Nouveau-style (German) pewter ashtray in the form of a pond with a frog sitting on the edge playing a flute (Stamped with hallmarks: ACHILE GAMBA).   

Very rare ashtray manufactured by Waechtersbach Keramik in the early 20th century around 1900 to 1908. Off-white glaze with geometric decor in rosé. Design most probably Joseph Maria...

Art Nouveau style ashtray composed of a cut and edged crystal tray set with a silver rim with 3 cigarette/cigars holders. Made by Grann & Laglye in Denmark in 1928. Its fully hallmar...

A beautiful Art Nouveau Gouda pottery ashtray. Wonderfully colorful floral hand painted design, from Holland. This well made decorative object can also be used as a key holder/vide poche. Signed Dalia Konin Klyk, Coedewaalem, Gouda, Holland and numbered on bottom. Measures: 4 3/4 in. diameter x 2 3/8 in. high Other interesting information about this form of pottery: There isn’t a factory called Gouda Pottery; the pottery is called that because the main factories were in Gouda. Gouda (pronounced ‘how-da’) is the generic term we use for all the pottery factories in Holland – all Dutch pottery other than Delftware, that is. The area around Gouda had clay to make pots, which is why most of the factories settled there. A lot of the clay also came from England. The Dutch started producing clay pipes...

Hammered ashtray Vienna, around 1960s Original condition Very nice design.

Sculptural ashtray/catchall from France in a beautiful mid century design. Ribbed ceramic dish sits firmly inside metal ring opening. Iron frame with great lines. Perfect for keys, j...