After finding of one of these “Made in Greece” stamped hedgehog ashtrays with a photo of a box, I figured it was time to do an updated post. Let’s start with the basics. This hedgehog ashtray is made of a white metal, probably a zinc based metal alloy with an applied antiqued patina in a […]
It has taken me almost 8 years of research until I finally made a break in this case 3 days ago. I have focused mainly on authenticating the Walter Bosse hedgehog ashtrays, but I thought I should turn my attention to researching the origins of this forgery. It all started with someone mentioned that they […]
Week 34 features Walter Bosse’s BO17 hedgehog in the leaves. […]
Great post about Walter Bosse in Urban Daddy’s “The Weekender”. Check out the full post here. Thanks guys! […]
THE SALE IS NOW UP ON FAB.COM! And now, proudly reintroducing Walter Bosse’s legendary nesting hedgehog ashtrays. Modern Vienna Bronze has released a limited edition of 20 sets of Walter Bosse’s iconic six nesting hedgehog ashtrays, with handmade wooden crates and letterpress-printed certificates of authenticity. These famous nesting creatures have not been available since the 1960s, and now […]
We aren’t able to share as much detail on the Fab sale so we thought we’d share some up close and personal photos of the boxes. A little bit about the process: Each box is a custom made sliding lid wine box made of solid pine. We fitted the lid with some extra support struts […]
Next up, we thought we’d share some up close and personal photos of the letterpress Certificate of Authenticity cards we produced specially for the upcoming sale. A little bit about the process: Each card was hand printed with a Heidelberg Windmill on duplexed Eames solar white paper. The back was printed knockout in black and […]
Many thanks to Rose from Mimomito for posting a wonderful article about our new Hedgehogs! Check out the full post here. […]
Many thanks to Jean from NOTCOT for posting the video of our new Hedgehogs! […]
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