Ashtray, unique piece – Bernhard Hoetger | Lot 119

Lot: 119

Bernhard Hoetger
Ashtray, unique piece

Designed by Bernhard Hoetger. Produced around 1928 as a unique piece in the "Zu den 7 Faulen" workshops in the Paula Modersohn House on Böttcherstraße in Bremen. The silverwork was manufactured by silversmith Franz Bolze. The ashtray is distinguished by its unusual combination of silver and burl wood. The gleaming, curved silver bowl with bulges on the sides is set into a partially canted, partially organically shaped burl wood block. 3.5 x 13.5 x 11.2 cm. The underside of the object is inscribed with the "Zu den sieben Faulen" workshop signet.

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Hammer Price: 1,600 €

K-16A - AUCTION Part 1
14. November 2025 at 2:00 PM CET

Literature:

See Krekel-Aalberse, Annelies: Zilver, Silver, Silber. 1880-1940, Art Nouveau and Art Deco. Stuttgart 2001, p. 115 (Fig. 98: variant, dated around 1928).

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Bernhard Hoetger Ashtray, unique piece

Bernhard Hoetger
Ashtray, unique piece