A glazed ceramic ashtray printed with the emblem of the 1972 Sapporo Winter Olympic Games, supplied in its original box. *The box.* Printed wood-grain cardboard, stapled, with a paper label reading SAPPORO OLYMPIC '72 in red above a ski jumper and mountains. A small label reads 証紙 beside the green 72 SAPPORO rings emblem and 財団法人スポーツ振興資金財団. Condition as visible in the photographs: the glaze has slight yellowing and a few tiny dark specks; no chips or cracks are seen in the photographs. The box is worn, with creased and torn paper at the edges and the top, and a worn label. Sold as-is. The photographs form part of the description. """-Method of shipment Japan Post or OrangeConnex, depending on the destination NOTICE The lot is carefully packaged and shipped from Japan with tracking. Delivery usually takes 1 to 3 weeks depending on the destination country, and longer if customs holds the parcel. Customs and import taxes Buyers in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Luxembourg and Portugal: this lot is shipped Delivered Duty Paid. All customs duties and import taxes are paid by us before the parcel leaves Japan, so nothing further is charged to you on delivery. Buyers elsewhere in the European Union: VAT is collected by Catawiki at checkout under our IOSS number, so you will not be asked to pay VAT again. A small customs duty may still be charged on import. Buyers outside the European Union: any customs duty or import tax charged by your country is payable by you. Customs or the delivery company in your country may contact you by phone or email to complete customs clearance. Please make sure that you can be reached, otherwise the parcel may be returned to us. Thank you for your understanding. """