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Auction 8 · Lot 127
CERAMIC “LEVY’S RYE” ASHTRAY U.S.A., 20th century.
- Estimate
- $300–$500
- Hammer price
- $200
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Description
This rectangular ashtray with rounded corners and stepped sides, with depressions for cigarettes in the four corners, is illustrated with a color photograph of a Native American in traditional dress eating a sandwich made with rye bread, and flanked by the expression “You don’t have to be Jewish to love Levy’s real Jewish Rye.”
summary
Product of a radically successful mid-20th century advertising campaign.