Ashtray
Heinrich Hoffmann (1809-1894)
Category
Glass
Date
1900 - 1930
Materials
glass
Measurements
15 mm (H); 72 mm (W); 51 mm (D)
Place of origin
Czechoslovakia
Collection
Powis Castle and Garden, Powys
NT 1183823.2
Summary
Two of a set of four of 20th century glass ashtrays with venus and cupid. Reputed to be by Lalique but it is now thought that they are by Heinrich Hoffman.
Provenance
Purchased by the National Trust from John George Herbert, 8th Earl of Powis and the Powis Estate Trustees in June 2010.
Makers and roles
Heinrich Hoffmann (1809-1894), glassmaker