Antique Dragon Smoker Ashtray by Scroll Art moriage and fruit in the Neo-Grec

and fruit in the Neo-Grec style playfully hark to the Greek god Dionysus celebrating bountiful harvests - something the owner of this piece would be celebrating with their ornate and detailed silverplated presentations

This small store counter display advertises for Victor Tire Life Patches

standing with a lantern in hand

or flightless dragon

Antique Dragon Smoker Ashtray by Scroll Art moriage and fruit in the Neo-Grecc. 1920s; Scroll Art Manufacturing Co. Bridgeport, CT Cast metal floor standing smoker's ashtray designed in the form of a coiled dragon supporting a removable ash bucket. The base is heavy and stable with flared footing, while the column rises in ribbed vertical relief to meet the sculptural upper platform. The dragon's elongated form, complete with spined back and expressive head, embodies the company's flair for bold novelty casting that blended