Designer: Karl Hagenauer (1898 – 1956) or Franz Hagenauer (1906 – 1986)

Item: Fish Ashtray

Manufactured by: Werkstätte Hagenauer

Country of origin: Austria

Year made: 1930s

Materials: Patinated and polished bronze or brass

Dimensions: ½” x 6 ¼” x 3 ½”  

Condition: Very good with age appropriate patina loss in the well of the tray from use. 

References: Kronsteiner, Olga, Hagenauer: Wiener Moderne Und Neue Sachlichkeit, Galerie Hagenauer (2011).

Description: Another great early modern design by Karl or Franz Hagenauer.  We have seen a few different versions of Hagenauer fish ashtrays each being an abstracted, but identifiable form.  Illustrated in the 2011 exhibition catalog Hagenauer: Wiener Moderne Und Neue Sachlichkeit and very similar to a version illustrated in Alfred W. Edward’s book Art Deco Sculpture & Metalware.  Marked on the bottom “Handmade”, “wHw” mark, “Made in Vienna Austria” and “Hagenauer Wien”.  We have only seen one other come to market.