Designer: Karl Hagenauer (1898 – 1956) or Franz Hagenauer (1906 – 1986)

Item:  Pair Nesting Ashtrays

Manufactured by: Werkstätte Hagenauer

Country of origin: Austria

Year made: 1945 to 1955

Materials: Patinated and polished brass

Dimensions:  1 ¼” x 3 ½” and 1 ½” 4 ¾” 

Condition: Excellent and appear unused

Description: A terrific modern design by Hagenauer.  Each are heavy patinated brass construction with the top edge being polished brass.  Each has an elegant spout that serves as the cigarette holder.  We have seen one other single similar to this, but it was missing its patina.  We have never seen this design as a stacking or nesting set, which is what we believe this pair was intended to be.  However, the thickness  and weight are a little different for each so perhaps they did not start life together, but they do fit together nicely.  Both are marked on the bottom “wHw”, Made in Austria”, “Hagenauer Wien”.