Auction 62 · Lot 338
ANTI-NAZI BELGIAN BRASS ASHTRAY.
- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
Publication
c. 1945
Description
Center panel depicts a chained alsation dog with head of Adolf Hitler led by Resistance fighter declaring in French: “Fer on tour à Buchenwald, Adol.” Hitler responds: “Ou W’allons-nous Tchantchet.” Along each side of the ashtray are portraits of Churchill, Stalin, Truman, and de Gaulle. 7.25 x 5.25 inches.
summary
“Tchantchet” was the name of an underground Belgian newspaper during World War II.