Cast Iron Black Butler Smoking Stand

Cast iron figural smoker’s stand, early 20th century. The cast iron figure with elongated sheet metal legs, depicting an Afro-American in black tails, white wing-collar shirt, and black bowtie, “holding” a brass circular tray, canister, and matchbox holder, the figure with sheet metal pant legs continuing to wrought iron shoes, the whole on a square cast-iron base. Stamped beneath “Patent Applied For”. Price is for one stand.