vintage bronze clad ashtray, Setter, dog, circa 1930s, matching bookends

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vintage bronze clad ashtray, Setter, dog, circa 1930s, matching bookends:
$150.00

Prior to 1914 just about all high-end sculptural artwork was solid bronze. About that time a company called Kathodian Bronze Works began manufacturing small sculptural artwork such as bookends (back then they were called “book rocks”) and statuary using a process imported from Europe around the turn of the century known as electroplating or electroforming . About the same time a company called National Metalizing Company also began making this statuary, calling the finish \"Armor Bronze\". After WWI the assets of this Armor Bronze division were spun off as a new entity - The Armor Bronze Company of New York City.

A third high-end bronze clad manufacturer called their finish “Galvano Bronze” – a term coined by and Italian emigrant in New York named Mori.The name was in honor honor of Luigi Galvini, a noted Italian for whom the term “galvanized” is named.By the end of the Roaring Twenties manufactures such as Pompeian Bronze, Galvano Bronze and Kathodian Bronze were gone.The Great Depression swallowed-up most of the“bronze clad” artisans – as the process was deemed to be too expensive and time consuming. Armor Bronze and Marion Bronze were the only two makers left after 1930.

Offered here is a very uncommon bronzeclad ashtray with the elusive glass insert. It is in great condition.
And I have the matching bronze clad bookends that goes with it - they will be listed separately.
Bronze clad
no breaks in the cladding - oftenthe metal under the glass insert is damaged but not thecase with this one.
Patina is great
This coin/ashtray and/or the bookend set is rarely seen.
See photos for condition.
Original felt
I haveincluded two photos of thematching bookends and a smaller Armor Bronze bookend of the same design. Note the difference is sizes of the bases.
I am going to speculate that this is by Marion Bronze. I have seensimilar presentations of the name (on the base) on other Marion Bronze sets
Circa post-1930
Thecoin tray is about 5-1/2 inches tall and 8-1/2 inches deep. The diameter of the tray is a bit more than 6 inches. The coin/ashtray weighs 3 pounds 12 ounces.
Shipping is $20 including insurance.