Vintage Cast Brass Oud Ashtray painted metal Ladies' Magazine

Ladies' Magazine

The lamp exhibits minor surface wear to the porcelain flowers and expected age toning to the shade's fabric and fringe

operated from 1861-1976

The diameter of the glass shade measures 3

Vintage Cast Brass Oud Ashtray painted metal Ladies' Magazinec. 1950s 1960s; Made in Israel Castbrass ashtray in the form of a lute oud, with a pebbletextured bowl, incised rosette and strings, and triple rests at the "bridge" end; the tapered neck doubles as a handle. Warm, even patina with light handling marks; underside cast MADE IN ISRAEL. Equally at home as a smoking tray or a small catchall on a desk or bar. In the postNakba decades, Israeli brassware firms such as PalBell under designer Maurice Ascalon,