Advertising and Transport

A Red Ashay satin glass 'Boudicea' car mascot, mounted to its chromium plated illuminating base, raised on a turned wooden plinth, length of mascot 16.5cm. Note: Red Ashay mascots were made for H.G. Ascher Ltd of Manchester and London, by the Reidel Glass Works in Czechoslovakia. H.G. Ascher first marketed these mascots as ‘Red Ashay’ in 1930 and they were finally taken off the market in 1952, when H.G. Ascher closed.

A Red Ashay satin glass car mascot, moulded in the form of a head and shoulders bust, possibly depicting Mephistopheles, height 13.5cm. Provenance: Christies 23 May 1991, Lot 283. Note: Red Ashay mascots were made for H.G. Ascher Ltd of Manchester and London, by the Reidel Glass Works in Czechoslovakia. H.G. Ascher first marketed these mascots as ‘Red Ashay’ in 1930 and they were finally taken off the market in 1952, when H.G. Ascher closed.

A Red Ashay satin glass car mascot, moulded in the form of a skull and crossbones, height 13cm (chips to base). Note: Red Ashay mascots were made for H.G. Ascher Ltd of Manchester and London, by the Reidel Glass Works in Czechoslovakia. H.G. Ascher first marketed these mascots as ‘Red Ashay’ in 1930 and they were finally taken off the market in 1952, when H.G. Ascher closed.

A Red Ashay satin glass car mascot, moulded in the form of a squirrel, height 13cm (chips to base). Note: Red Ashay mascots were made for H.G. Ascher Ltd of Manchester and London, by the Reidel Glass Works in Czechoslovakia. H.G. Ascher first marketed these mascots as ‘Red Ashay’ in 1930 and they were finally taken off the market in 1952, when H.G. Ascher closed.

A Red Ashay 'Butterfly Girl' satin glass car mascot, height 20cm (chips to base). Note: Red Ashay mascots were made for H.G. Ascher Ltd of Manchester and London, by the Reidel Glass Works in Czechoslovakia. H.G. Ascher first marketed these mascots as ‘Red Ashay’ in 1930 and they were finally taken off the market in 1952, when H.G. Ascher closed.

A Red Ashay satin glass car mascot, moulded in the form of a seated cat, on an oval base, height 10cm. Note: Red Ashay mascots were made for H.G. Ascher Ltd of Manchester and London, by the Reidel Glass Works in Czechoslovakia. H.G. Ascher first marketed these mascots as ‘Red Ashay’ in 1930 and they were finally taken off the market in 1952, when H.G. Ascher closed.

A Red Ashay satin glass car mascot, moulded in the form of a stylized lightning bolt, height 14cm (some chips to edges and corners). Note: Red Ashay mascots were made for H.G. Ascher Ltd of Manchester and London, by the Reidel Glass Works in Czechoslovakia. H.G. Ascher first marketed these mascots as ‘Red Ashay’ in 1930 and they were finally taken off the market in 1952, when H.G. Ascher closed.

A Red Ashay satin glass car mascot, moulded in the form of a lion's head, height 13cm. Note: Red Ashay mascots were made for H.G. Ascher Ltd of Manchester and London, by the Reidel Glass Works in Czechoslovakia. H.G. Ascher first marketed these mascots as ‘Red Ashay’ in 1930 and they were finally taken off the market in 1952, when H.G. Ascher closed.

A Red Ashay satin glass car mascot, moulded in the form of a racing driver, wearing helmet and goggles, length 15cm (some chips). Note: Red Ashay mascots were made for H.G. Ascher Ltd of Manchester and London, by the Reidel Glass Works in Czechoslovakia. H.G. Ascher first marketed these mascots as ‘Red Ashay’ in 1930 and they were finally taken off the market in 1952, when H.G. Ascher closed.

A Red Ashay satin glass car mascot, moulded in the form of a lady and lion, mounted to its illuminated base with radiator cap terminal, total height 23cm. Note: Red Ashay mascots were made for H.G. Ascher Ltd of Manchester and London, by the Reidel Glass Works in Czechoslovakia. H.G. Ascher first marketed these mascots as ‘Red Ashay’ in 1930 and they were finally taken off the market in 1952, when H.G. Ascher closed.

A Red Ashay satin glass 'Pharaoh's Head' car mascot, moulded in the form of an Egyptian style head, length 16cm. Note: Red Ashay mascots were made for H.G. Ascher Ltd of Manchester and London, by the Reidel Glass Works in Czechoslovakia. H.G. Ascher first marketed these mascots as ‘Red Ashay’ in 1930 and they were finally taken off the market in 1952, when H.G. Ascher closed.

A Red Ashay satin glass car mascot, moulded in the form of a bird, mounted to its chromium plated illuminating base and a hardstone plinth, total height 15.8cm. Note: Red Ashay mascots were made for H.G. Ascher Ltd of Manchester and London, by the Reidel Glass Works in Czechoslovakia. H.G. Ascher first marketed these mascots as ‘Red Ashay’ in 1930 and they were finally taken off the market in 1952, when H.G. Ascher closed.

A Red Ashay satin glass 'Speed Girl' car mascot, moulded in the form of a girl's head with flowing hair, length 20cm. Note: Red Ashay mascots were made for H.G. Ascher Ltd of Manchester and London, by the Reidel Glass Works in Czechoslovakia. H.G. Ascher first marketed these mascots as ‘Red Ashay’ in 1930 and they were finally taken off the market in 1952, when H.G. Ascher closed.

A Red Ashay satin glass 'Borzois' car mascot, moulded as two running borzois, mounted to a nickel plated circular plinth, length 21cm. Note: Red Ashay mascots were made for H.G. Ascher Ltd of Manchester and London, by the Reidel Glass Works in Czechoslovakia. H.G. Ascher first marketed these mascots as ‘Red Ashay’ in 1930 and they were finally taken off the market in 1952, when H.G. Ascher closed.

A Red Ashay satin glass 'Acceleration' pattern car mascot, moulded in the form of a nude maiden leaning forward, her hair and loin cloth trailing behind her, mounted to a chromium plated base and wooden plinth, length of mascot 20cm. Note: Red Ashay mascots were made for H.G. Ascher Ltd of Manchester and London, by the Reidel Glass Works in Czechoslovakia. H.G. Ascher first marketed these mascots as ‘Red Ashay’ in 1930 and they were finally taken off the market in 1952, when H.G. Ascher closed.

A Desna satin glass car mascot, moulded in the form of an owl perched on a sphere, mounted on a black glass pedestal and grey marble base, height 23cm.

A modern Desna satin glass 'Victoire' car mascot, moulded after an original design by René Lalique, raised on a black glass pedestal, width 24.5cm.

A French opalescent moulded glass car mascot in the form of a swan, mounted to an illuminated base and onyx plinth, length 12cm, together with a Swedish satin glass horse's head by Reijmyre, height 13cm.

A French Sabino opalescent moulded glass car mascot in the form of a standing Egyptianesque female, etched 'Sabino Paris' to underside, height 12cm, together with a similar figure of a kneeling nude female, etched 'Sabino Paris' to underside, height 7.7cm.