Ashtray
Casimir Brau (1878 - 1934)
Category
Household and miscellaneous
Date
c. 1925
Materials
Nickel-plated bronze
Measurements
227 mm (W)144 mm (D)
Place of origin
France
Order this imageCollection
Nuffield Place, Oxfordshire
NT 1651344
Summary
Ashtray. Car mascot in the shape of a leaping panther designed by Casimir Brau, France, c.1925. The mascot has been converted into an ashtray. Nickel-plated bronze. This may have originally been used as a hood ornament for an MG III 18/100 Tigress .
Provenance
Collection William R. Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield, by bequest to Nuffield College, University of Oxford, 1963, by transfer to National Trust, Nuffield Place, 2011.
Marks and inscriptions
incised ; beneath ; C Brau \ Made in France \ Depose ; ; sculptor's name is in the form of a signature
Makers and roles
Casimir Brau (1878 - 1934) MG Cars