Stefano Ricci SR Octagon Porcelain Ashtray — Siberian Tiger / Palladium

Stefano Ricci SR Octagon Porcelain Ashtray — Siberian Tiger / Palladium

The Siberian Tiger is a rare subject in luxury goods precisely because it is a rare animal in the world — fewer than six hundred remain in the wild, concentrated in a forested corridor along the Amur River in Russia's Far East. Its rarity is not the point of the motif; what Stefano Ricci is interested in is the quality that rarity often produces: a concentrated gravity, an animal that carries its weight in silence rather than display. On a cigar ashtray designed for the center of a smoking table, that quality reads directly.

The Siberian Tiger

The Siberian Tiger motif is rendered on fine porcelain with palladium details — the cold-toned finishing that suits both the animal's northern habitat and the cool precision with which Stefano Ricci approaches its more austere wildlife subjects. The image occupies the 25 × 25 cm surface at table scale, visible across the room and detailed at close range, where the rendering rewards the attention the animal itself demands.

Octagonal Format / 4 Cigar Rests

The octagonal format at this scale makes the ashtray a table centerpiece rather than a personal accessory. Four brass cigar rests hold four cigars simultaneously — the piece is designed for a session that is shared, for the kind of table at which company and conversation are part of the ritual. The porcelain construction holds position for the full length of any occasion.

Brass Cigar Rests / Palladium Finishing

The four brass cigar rests are finished in palladium — consistent with the ashtray's decorative details and the tonal range of the piece as a whole. They hold cigars at the correct angle and elevation between draws, keeping the session organized and the porcelain surface protected.

Now available at The Tobacconist of Greenwich.