Original standing chrome ashtray with baquelite tray, side table and match holder. The inside of the foot is of cast iron. Ashtray with industrial design by the Belgian company Demeyere. Unique and elegant piece for smokers. Piece from the Art Deco period featuring beautiful details. Decorative and artistical to pdesign of shiny chrome combined with baquelite and knobs. On top it has a holder for a matchbox. Nice chrome, baquelite parts and beautiful shine with minimal traces of wear and aging. Drink tablet and ashtray can be rotated. Since its foundation in 1908, Demeyere evolved from being a family business to a global benchmark in stainless steel cookware. Emmanuel Demeyere (born in 1861, Heule) moved to Antwerp and the plumber and zinc worker was commissioned by the famous biscuit company De Beuckelaer to apply his excellent skills to manufacturing tin boxes. His son, Maurice Karel Demeyere (born in 1891, Kortrijk) inherited his father’s talent and soon learnt the trade as a metalworker. In 1908 he established himself as an independent entrepeneur in a property in Borgerhout, where the current family seeds were sown. From 1919 onwards, he picked up the business activities together with his brother Willem. The brothers gradually built up the company and the father stayed on as an adviser to his sons until his death in 1927. An important recognition of craftsmanship for the new company came in the form of a large order from the Antwerp “Bell Telephone”company. Demeyere manufactured millions of capacitor boxes in 1920s, in addition to their own range of products. By 1931, the first printed catalogue came out with all the household items they manufactured at the time. Apart from the typical kitchen utensils such as kettles, coffee and tea sets, one could also find coal boxes, plant pots and smoker sets. With WW2 the name changed to Werkhuizen Demeyere and they survided by manufacturing large soup pots, required at the time for the charitable food distribution. From 1946 onwards the company’s direction definetely cahnged into manufacturing household items. With Maurits Jan Demeyere (born 1947, Wilrijk), the company started a study into a new cooking technique: induction cooking. By the time this method broke through, Demeyere was ready with a range of suitable and stylish products, Maurits had the entire production site relocated to Herentals. The familiar plant came to close down after 77 years. His son, Christophe Demeyere (born 1973, Leuven), has been working for the company since 2004 and has managed the integration of Demeyere into the Zwilling Group, retaining Demeyere’s own identity. Dimensions: Height: 71,5cm Width: 45cm Diam. base: 20cm Diam. table: 23,5cm