ASHTRAY

Currently in storage

About this object

In the inside of the bowl is a jetton with a scene of a forge wit two men, one standing on either side. Around the upper edge is an inscription "AERE. ARGENTO.AURO.FLANDO.FERIUNDO". Below is the artist's name A. PATEY. On the reverse of the jetton underneath the bowl is the facade of the mint, the inscription above "MONNAIE DE PARIS" and the date 1900, that of the Exposition Universale. The tray itself is plain.

Object name:: ASHTRAY
Made from:: Silver
Made in:: France
Date made:: 1900-1933
Size:: 3 in. (7.6 cm)

Detailed information for this item

Catalog number:: 12.229
Class:: SILVER
Signature marks:: MARK; INSCRIPTION; DATE The ashtray is marked: sterling; around upper edge: AERO.ARGENTO.AURO.FLANDO.FERIUNDO; below: A. Patey; reverse: MONNAIE DE PARIS, 1900
Credit line:: Bequest of Marjorie Merriweather Post, 1973