European Ashtrays

This is a set of three Goodrich, Kleber and Englebert tyre ashtrays. These ashtrays were given to dealers to promote the tyre brands. They can be used as ashtrays or pocket trays.

Murano with gold Attributed to Seguso - Barovier We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'View All From Seller'. And you can see more objects to the style for sale. The history of "Seguso Vetri D' Arte" is directly linked to the "Vetreria Artistica­ Barovier" company. When the Barovier workshop was forced to reduce production in 1929, due to a financial crisis in America, the original group of ten partners had to separate and Antonio Seguso in 1931, assisted by his sons Ernesto and Archimede opened a small workshop of his own. They were joined by Luigi Olimpio Ferro and Napoleone Barovier the following year. Together the craftsmen establish the "Artistica Soffieria e Vetreria Barovier Seguso & Ferro" company as equal partners. In 1934 Flavio Poli joins the firm as artistic director and within only a brief period of time a distinct style of designs emerged. The close collaboration between Flavio Poli, Archimede Seguso and Alfredo Barbini played an important part in the success of the company. New glass techniques are developed which include never before seen color applications. The companies innovative designs constantly received awards and during the 1935 World Fair in Brussels and the 1936 Milan Triennale they did attract the interest of a new group of clientele. One of them is the French wholesale company "Veronese" from Paris which would play a defining role in the history of the company. The demand for an increase in production requires additional investments and the partners felt that there is a need to multiply their investment tenfold. Luigi Olimpio Ferro subsequently decided to withdraw from the company and his shares are acquired by Flavio Poli, which makes him a full partner. As a result, the company name is changed to Seguso Vetri D’ Arte and it is officially recognized in 1937. A period of great success and prosperity ensues, lasting until the outbreak of World War II. The post ­war period is a time of great change in Europe and the rebuilding of the economical structure in Italy requires major investments which result in the introduction of new import duties and taxes. To safeguard the copyright of the Seguso Vetri D'Arte designs an application for a second entry into the commercial registers of Venice is made by the partners in 1945. Strict export regulations curb international business relations for many years after the war and the company decides to focus on the domestic market instead. In 1946 a large retail location is opened at the Piazza Diaz in Milan where in addition to the art glass, German porcelain and Italian pottery is offered. In 1950 Flavio Poli develops a new sommerso glass technique, which consists of an overlaying of transparent layers of glass. The overlapping creates new shades of color which prior to the introduction of this technique had not been seen. Flavio Poli's most iconic design is the "Valve", which resembles an upright, slightly opened clam shell. The design was introduced in 1951. Mario Pinzoni joins the company in 1953 as a personal assistant to Flavio Poli and his responsibilities as a draftsman included the compilation of archival and the existing production drawing s...

Midcentury adjustable brass table lamp / vide poche or ashtray with a yellow lacquered metal shade.

Round Murano glass dish made in Italy features a thick round glass form with a deep well. Dimensions 6" diameter x 1.5" height. Condition Excellent vintage condition; Professionall...

Made in Italy, early 1950s. They have been designed by Guido Andlovitz and produced by Laveno. Each piece is stamped by the maker. These are vintage pieces but they have never been used as they are a surplus of an old ceramic...

Maria_Contemporary sculptural ashtray of collectible design in wood, brass and ceramics. Little Friends is a collection of ashtrays and some other little trays. Every Little Friend ...

Travertine vide poche / ashtray Manufactured by CN Cerri Nestore, Italy, 1970s. H 4 cm Diam. 18 cm Conditions: excellent consistent with age and use

Stunning large square Italian ashtray by M. Caciagli with butterflies drawings. 1987

Contemporary sculptural handmade ashtray of collectible design made with brass and a glass. Little Friends is a collection of ashtrays and some other little trays. Every Little Frie...

Franck Benito begins his process by tracing his designs onto uncut forms. These are then milled by hand, and the rough cut refined—the patterns channeled deeper and deeper, to the ve...

Wonderful rich blue base and grayish white top glazed ceramic ashtray. So many beautiful details to this large round bowl.

Murano We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'Vi...

Italian Mid-Century Modern crystal flower shape table ashtray, 1970s. Table ashtray with round crystal base. The structure resembles a four-petal flower, with a circle in the middle....

Maison Jansen, by. Ashtray in white lacquered metal with a circular and geometric shape, the decorative part in chrome metal and the cup in brushed aluminum. French work realized ...

This very heavy and aged ash tray for cigars or whatnot has a second iron base and is truly a classic French piece. NOTE: there is a second one ...

Beautiful videpoche/ ashtray / bowl in Murano Art glass . Triangular shape with rounded edges in style of Fontana Arte Murano 22cm x 22cm xH...

From the time of the great gadgetry. Cast iron pasta/tobacco cutter marked "MARKE AAL WERKE". Original and functional. Period: 19th century Origin: G...

Ceramic ashtray Rosenthal Netter produced by Ceramiche Bitossi Montelupo, 70s. Glazed ceramic, matte raw clay. Each work created by Bitossi follows a very complex working process, bo...

Murano Technical Bullicante We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal.  Carlo Scar...

Murano We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'V...

Clean and functional Culbuto ashtray with handle, made of brass and copper, designed in Italy in the late 1950s or early 1960s. - Cendrier Culbuto propre et fonctionnel, avec poignée...

Vivid pink interior with gold flake exterior handblown glass Murano set of four pieces. Large ashtray for cigars, mid-size vessel for cigarettes and smaller vessel for matchsticks. G...

Ashtray by Rey Urban in sterling silver Sweden 1970 signed and stamped Good condition Weight: 260 gr.

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A sculptural decorative lighter bronze Italian lighter designed by Esa Fedrigolli for Esart. Signed

Italian mid-century modern floor ashtray Ariete 1401 Ico Parisi Stildomus, 1960s Floor ashtray mod. Ariete 1401 with hexagonal base. The main structure is made of wood, with six vert...

20th century vintage Venetian Vetreria Oball Murano glass ashtray in sommerso style colours of milky white and pale pink. Italy. Circa 1980's. Beautiful...

Murano We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'V...

Vintage Gucci ashtray/vide poche featuring bold and modern sterling silver detailing around the glass tray.

Midcentury small green flygfors trincket by Paul Kedelv.

Large, Italian, midcentury modern, art pottery ashtray by Raymor features a painted, multicolor, abstract fruit arrangement. The tray has a lava glaze technique which gives the surfa...

Italian modern Squared ashtray in transparent Murano glass by Venini, 1990s Square base ashtray with rounded corners in transparent Murano glass. In the center it has a white glass p...

Tuscan hand-painted metal tray, paired with other similar tray - Unusual on wall - On disposal a metal black base (only one with a good price, but there is shipping!). O/327.  

Mod. 4635 black ashtray / catchall. Sergio Asti for Kartell, Italy 1967 Metal, plastic. H 4,8 cm Diam. 25,5 cm Conditions: excellent, no d...

Murano with gold We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'View All From Seller'. And you can see more objects to the style for sale. Attributed to Barovier Toso We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. The company is one of the oldest family businesses in the world, founded in 1295 as Barovier. "The name Barovier derives from the term berroviere (highwayman/policman , which indicates the armigero (person entitled to bear arms guarding the captain of the people. It is probable that some Barovier, originally from Treviso, settled in Murano around 1291, when a law of the Republic imposed the concentration on the island of all glass furnaces." Jacobello was the first member of the Barovier family to work glass at this time. It is thought that the company originated in Treviso[citation needed]. The Toso family had been established in Murano since around 1350. In the 1400s Angelo Barovier created glass objects which are currently preserved in various museums.[6] Angelo is recognized as significant for uniting the knowledge which had been developed and handed down by family Barovier. He was not only considered and artist but a scientist. The company became Ferro Toso Vetrerie Artistiche Riunite S.A in 1936 when Vetreria Artistica Barovier merged with Ferro Toso, specializing in crystalline glass, mother-of-pearl glass, and gold-free cornelian red glass. In 1942, the company was renamed Barovier & Toso. In 1919–1920, 30 year old designer Ercole Barovier began a 50-year career as the artistic director of Barovier & Toso. "After studying medicine and working as a radio operator during World War One he joined the family firm in 1920 when he and his brother Nicolo took over the management from their father Benvenuto. From 1927 Ercole was the main designer and from 1934, when Nicolo left the company, (he was) also the sole owner." While Barovier did not have formal training as a glassblower, his artistic designs produced objets d'art that have become the most critically acclaimed in the history of Ercole - Barovier.[9] In 1930 he produced his award-winning “Primavera” series. "The Primavera series ... is distinguished by a milky white 'craquelé' glass with the addition of black or blue pasta vitrea trim ("opaque colored glass whose consistency is made to appear like ceramic") and decoration. There was a very limited production of this series due to the fact that it was a result of a glass mixture obtained accidentally so it could never be replicated."[13] One example of this series, a Primavera Pigeon, was sold at auction for GBP 275,000 (approximately $360,000 USD, not inclusive of the buyer’s premium) on October 16, 2019. Barovier continued to produce innovative designs of which the “Lenti” vase...

Set of two Griglia floor ashtrays by Enzo Mari for Danese. Upper part can be also used as a table ashtray.  

Crystal We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads ...

Ashtray in the manner of Kaj Franck. Probably produced in Finland.

Murano with bubbles, iridescent We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing ...

Angelo Mangiarotti ashtray in brown ceramic Italy, 1960s.

Pair of ceramic ashtrays designed by Angelo Mangiarotti and produced by Fratelli Brambilla in the 1970s, perfect condition. Sold individually.

Ashtray or Empty pockets in ceramic and glass. Fantoni is an Italian company known for its high-quality ceramics and artistic creations. Based in the Veneto region of Italy, Fantoni...

Aldo Londi, attributed to. Bitossi, edited by. Ashtray, or storage compartment, in ceramic in blue color, adorned with abstract motifs and friezes. Italian work realized in ...

Ashtray in Murano glass by DINO MARTENS to Aureliano Toso

Article: Murano glass shell element Design: Antonio da Ros Producer: Cenedese Vetri (marked underneath the bowl) Origin: Murano, Italy Decade: 1960...

Article: Murano glass shell element Design: Antonio da Ros Producer: Cenedese Vetri (marked underneath the bowl) Origin: Murano, Italy Decade: 1960...

Guadalupa model ashtray with a round shape, entirely made of chromed stainless steel, with a rubber insert at the base of the characteristic curved shape visible from both the top an...

Original, rare Art Deco standing floor Ashtray from Switzerland, Geneva about 1930. Polished and partly new chromed metal. Restored condition. Marked at the bottom: „Etalages-Vitrine...

Large Art Deco ashtray by unknown designer. Produced in Sweden.

English mid-century modern Red metal table ashtray by Ronson, 1930s Table ashtray with rectangular base, in metal. In the upper part there is a grate for cigarette ash. The structure...

Travertine vide poche / centerpiece / ashtray Manufactured by CN Cerri Nestore, Italy, 1970s. H 3.5 cm Diam. 24cm Conditions: excellent consistent with age and use

Black and white marble inlays ashtray Casigliani Italy, 1970s 16 diam. x 6 cm h Conditions: very good consistent with age and use. Slight signs of wear.

Hollywood regency black ceramic ashtray / vide poche designed by Maria Pia Viaro Viba Ceramics, ca. 1970 Ceramic, chromed brass, leather H 6.5 cm - Diam. 20 cm Label on the bott...

Brutalist travertine ashtray Manufactured by CN Cerri Nestore, Italy, 1970s. H 3.5 cm 29 x 14 cm Conditions: excellent consistent with age and use

Polychrome ceramic world map catchall / ashtray Zaccagnini Italy 1940s Zaccagnini mark under the base Measures: Height 5 cm x 25,5 cm diamete...

Organic modern set of 2 wood ashtrays, France 1970s in the manner of Monique Gerber H: 5 cm Diam. 14 - 16.5 cm Conditions: excellent consistent with age and use.

Murano Technical Bullicante Attributed to Carlo Scarpa We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at...

Murano We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'View All From Seller'. And you can see more objects to the style for sale. Venini ( Technique Pelegoso ) Pelegoso technique A type of glass characterized by countless irregular air bubbles (pulighe) within the vitreous wall, which deliberately obscure its transparency. It is obtained by pouring substances such as petrol into the pot, which produce a boiling over of the glass in fusion. Attributed to Venini Early life and education Venini was born in the town of Cusano near Milan, Italy. After serving in the Royal Italian Army in World War I, he trained as a lawyer and began his practice in Milan. He soon developed an acquaintance with Giacomo Cappellin, a native of Venice who owned a Milan antiques...

Murano Technical Avventurina : We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982. If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'View All From Seller'. And you can see more objects to the style for sale.  Fratelli Toso, Venice One of the oldest glass factories established in Murano, Fratelli Toso was founded in 1854 by six brothers who loved the art of glassmaking. With over 150 years of experience in the field, the Toso family improved their techniques and nowadays are one of the top award-winning manufacturers of Murano glass. Technical Avventurina : Avventurina is a Murano glass-making technique developed on Murano island in the 17th century. I was first mentioned in a document dating from 1614 as "a kind of stone with gilt stars inside", at which point it already mesmerized people with the unusual and attractive look. The technique owes its name to the fact that its discovery happened by chance thanks to a lucky coincidence, when a glass artisan is said to have accidentally dropped some metal shavings into the glass mixture. Italians say it happened "all'avventura", which in Italian means "by chance". The first documented recipe for the technique dates from 1644, when Murano master glassmaker Giovanni Darduin described how Avventurina glass should be created. The recipe involves adding various metal oxides such as copper and iron to the hot glass mixture, which will cause tiny particles of the metals to crystallize as the glass mixture cools off. Complicating the process, for such crystallization to occur the furnace had to get fully extinguished, and the metal particles would slowly separate from the glass base over a few days during the natural cooling of the glass. This was a very difficult process from a logistical perspective, since every time a glass furnace got extinguished it caused work to be paused, and re-igniting it was quite a big process, as it took time to fully heat it to the desired temperature. As industrial revolution set foot on Murano in the nineteenth century, the process got a remake. Large volumes of fine Avventurina paste were made and then skillfully stretched into glass canes, which were then re-melted for jewelry-making under a small flame, or for glass blowing. This Avventurina paste received worldwide acclaim and re-ignited the fame of Murano Glass workshops due to its use in Salviati mosaics...

Ashtray in Murano glass attributed to Barovier&Toso with bubbles and gold circa 1950.