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

Item: Fish Ashtray Dish

Manufactured by: Werkstätte Hagenauer

Country of origin: Austria

Year made: 1930s

Materials: Patinated and polished bronze or brass

Dimensions: 1 ¼” x 5” x 2 ½”

Condition: Very good.

References: Edward, Alfred W., Art Deco Sculpture & Metalware, Schiffer Publishing Ltd. (1996); 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 also illustrated in Alfred W. Edward’s book Art Deco Sculpture & Metalware. Marked on the underside of one edge with the “wHw” mark. We have only seen a handful others of this model.