Antique Art Nouveau ashtray woman with lyre

An antique bronze ashtray from the Art Nouveau period, circa 1900, featuring an elegant relief decoration of a young woman with a lyre. Shown in profile, she has long, wavy hair adorned with flowers, rendered in the soft, flowing lines characteristic of Art Nouveau. A very beautiful sculptural and openwork composition, with an old patina of golden brown showing some nuances and natural signs of oxidation. The reverse bears the number 15, likely a model or production reference. Dimensions: 14 × 9 cm. A lovely decorative object from the Belle Époque, both refined and original, which can be used as an ashtray, a jewellery dish, or simply displayed as a collector's item. In good antique condition, with patina and signs of use consistent with its age.