brass cigar ash tray...made in italy

[duffytrash]

6-1/2 by 7 inches...the back part flips up to use.... kinda kewl lookin....

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

That's insane, almost to the point of madness !
Great find !!
Keep @ it and HH !!

 

[duffytrash]

during research i found flies and dragonflies....this is marked and has numbers on the inside...

 

[inspectorgadget]

These animal, insect brass things come up all the time where I'm at tho that one is nicer or more ornate than most, they are often referred to as trinket dishes not ashtrays. I have bought & sold a good 25 of them in the past. Again yours is an extremely exceptional example!