luvenille - max ponty - Ashtray - Earthenware

Vintage counter/bistro advertising ashtray for the French cigarette brand Gitanes. Made in deep blue glazed earthenware (“blue Gitanes”), this iconic bistro piece features the white relief inscription GITANES as well as the silhouette with tambourine of the famous gitane drawn by Max Ponty. The base also bears the inscription “Régie Française des Tabacs” stamped through the material. On the underside, it carries the KG Lunéville pottery stamp (Keller & Guérin, Made in France) as well as the hollow-mushed mold number F82.

Estimate:£76.03

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