Vintage US Lawn Tennis Association Ashtray & Welded Metal Brutalist Figurine Lot

Lot Overview: A highly collectible, sports-themed vintage desk accent combination featuring a commemorative tennis association ceramic tray and a handcrafted mid-century modernist metal stick figurine.
USLTA Ceramic Ashtray:
Organization: Official emblem for the United States Lawn Tennis Association (U.S.L.T.A., Organized 1881).
Manufacturer: Produced by ADV. Service Co., Cleveland (stamped in green on the underside base).
Design Details: A round, low-profile cream white porcelain tray featuring a vibrant green central medallion hosting the USLTA shield logo, crossed rackets, and olive branch laurel wreaths. Finished with a heavy, polished gold-gilt rim trim and three smooth cigarette resting grooves.
Dimensions: Measures approximately 7 inches in diameter.
Brutalist Welded Metal Figurine:
Style: Mid-century modern brutalist kinetic silhouette desk art sculpture.
Craftsmanship: Hand-assembled and welded using industrial square iron rods, a ball-bearing spherical head, and a custom stamped wire mesh tennis racket. Showcases exposed golden-brass brazing welds at key articulation joints.
Base Details: Mounted to a circular steel base ring stamped with an all-over repeating concentric spiral engine-turned engine swirl design. The underside features its original green protective felt scratch barrier pad.
Dimensions: Stands approximately 8 inches tall.
Condition Report: Excellent vintage collector condition. The porcelain ashtray body is completely free of hairline cracks, surface crazing, or rim chips, and the central decal graphics are exceptionally bright. The welded steel tennis figurine remains structurally solid with no broken joints, loose welds, or active rust scale, and the underlying protective felt is fully intact.