William Spratling Sterling Silver Ashtray

William Spratling sterling silver ashtray with 3 rings and 3 wings with an elegant, geometric design. It measures 5'' in diameter by 4/5'' in height, weighs 3.8 troy ounces, and bears hallmarks as shown.

William Spratling (1900–1967) was a celebrated American-born Mexican architect, artist, and silversmith who revolutionized 20th-century Mexican silver design and established Taxco as a global silver center. His works are in the permanent collections of many prestigious museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museo Franz Meyer in Mexico, the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Birmingham Museum of Art.