Vintage Leather & Hammered Copper Ashtray With Scalloped Base

$145.00
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A vintage ashtray or vide poche with a scalloped leather base and a hammered copper insert, an unusual combination of materials that works better in person than it sounds on paper.

The base is a thick, molded leather piece in a warm reddish-brown tone, formed into a rounded scallop edge with four small lobed feet. The interior holds a separately fitted hammered copper bowl with a crimped, serrated rim that locks it in place. The copper has developed a warm patina, the inside shows the natural color variation that comes from use and age, ranging from bright gold to deeper amber tones.

It's a functional piece, ashtrays and catchalls of this type were common on mid-century European desks and side tables, but the material combination gives it more visual interest than most. The leather base softens what could otherwise be a purely utilitarian object.

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A vintage ashtray or vide poche with a scalloped leather base and a hammered copper insert, an unusual combination of materials that works better in person than it sounds on paper.

The base is a thick, molded leather piece in a warm reddish-brown tone, formed into a rounded scallop edge with four small lobed feet. The interior holds a separately fitted hammered copper bowl with a crimped, serrated rim that locks it in place. The copper has developed a warm patina, the inside shows the natural color variation that comes from use and age, ranging from bright gold to deeper amber tones.

It's a functional piece, ashtrays and catchalls of this type were common on mid-century European desks and side tables, but the material combination gives it more visual interest than most. The leather base softens what could otherwise be a purely utilitarian object.