Vintage Thomas Molesworth Wrought Iron Giraffe Sculptural Ashtray Smoking Stand For Sale

Vintage piece attributed to Thomas Molesworth, Giraffe Sculptural Tray. The Giraffe is made of patinated wrought iron and features original paint with tin ashtray. Mounted on a wood base. This piece is not signed.
Thomas C. Molesworth (1890-1977) was an innovative furniture maker and designer. He was an early pioneer of western style and lodge furniture. Molesworth was born in Kansas and attended the Art Institute of Chicago. Molesworth\'s style drew from the Arts and Crafts movement and from vernacular design characteristics of western American ranches and farms. He is credited with popularizing the \"cowboy furniture\" style. Thomas Molesworth built furniture from 1931 to 1961 at his shop in Cody, Wyoming. Many of his customers were wealthy and prestigious leaders of the time. Newspaper publisher Moses Annenberg liked it so much that he commissioned 245 pieces for his ranch in Wyoming. The Rockefeller ranch in Jackson, Wyoming, and U.S. President Eisenhower\'s house in Pennsylvaniaalso featured Molesworth\'s furniture.

• Circa: 1930s
• Weight: 5lbs
• Dimensions: 30in