Edward Sahakian - “Gentlemen You May” Ashtray - Red

This ashtray is a fine bone China designed by world renowned ceramics artist Natasha Daintry for Edward & Eddie Sahakian, the third collaboration with Daintry china works. Produced by a small family owned pottery in Stoke-On-Trent known for their exceptional english bone china, all of the gold borders are entirely hand painted, and each ashtray is individually numbered out of 500. The ashtray is available in 3 colours, with Green, Red and Blue available on the ES cigar band in the design

The central design is the elaboration of an antique victorian silver ashtray belonging to Edward. The story behind the phrase featured on the ashtray is;

Queen Victoria had banned the smoking of cigars in her presence, and, by extension, anywhere in high society. Her son, the Prince of Wales, broke this ban. On the day he assumed the throne as Edward VII, he uttered these words in court “Gentlemen, you may smoke.”

Dimensions - 20cm x 17cm x 3cm

Weight - 0.42 kg