Engine turning, or jeweling, or guilloché, or a whole host of other names, is the art of polishing a pattern of circles on a piece of metal. You see it on fine watches, and you’ll see it on a… ...

Your Art Deco figural ashtray was cast by A.C. Williams Foundry and was sold by W. & J. Sloane, a now-defunct carpet and home furnishings store that incorporated in New York City in 1891.