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Vintage Grand Ole Opry Ceramic Guitar Ashtray Nashville Souvenir Tray Japan

Vintage Grand Ole Opry ceramic guitar shaped tray with brown and cream drip glaze, molded guitar details, and a Made in Japan sticker on the back.

This Nashville souvenir piece fits country music collecting, Grand Ole Opry memorabilia, music room decor, or a small catch-all tray with plenty of retro charm.

Details

  • Item: Guitar Shaped Ashtray or Souvenir Tray
  • Era: 1970s to 1980s style, based on form, glaze, and Pam's notes
  • Materials: Glazed ceramic
  • Color: Glossy dark brown with cream drip glaze and tan unglazed edge on the back opening
  • Maker/Mark: Made in Japan sticker on the back. No other maker's mark visible from photos.
  • Style: Grand Ole Opry souvenir, country music Americana, kitsch ceramic decor
  • Special Features: Guitar shape, raised GRAND OLE OPRY lettering on body, NASHVILLE TENNESSEE molded on headstock, molded frets, tuners, pickups, and bridge, open back tray form
  • Size: 10 1/2 inches long, 6 inches at the widest point, and 1 1/2 inches tall when laid flat

Condition Grade: Very Good

Positives

  • No chips or cracks noted by Pam.
  • Glossy glaze presents well from the front.
  • Raised Grand Ole Opry and Nashville Tennessee lettering are visible.
  • Made in Japan sticker is still present on the back.

Issues / Wear

  • Light surface wear, dust, and small age marks may be visible in the glaze.
  • Unglazed back rim shows normal roughness from manufacturing.
  • No original box or paper tag shown in photos.
  • Originally made as an ashtray style souvenir, but it can also be used as a decorative tray or catch-all.

See all photos for detail. Sold as pictured.

If you collect Grand Ole Opry souvenirs, this piece gives that history a place on display. If it's the one you've been looking for, it's ready to come home.

  • Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
  • Very Good: Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
  • Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
  • Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.

Returns

You have 30 days from the delivery of the last item in your order to request a return. Items must come back in the condition they were sent, so please keep the original packaging and take photos before you open a package if it arrives damaged.

To start a return, email us at the address on your order confirmation. You are responsible for return shipping, and we recommend a tracked service, since we can only refund items that arrive back to us.

Refunds are issued to the original payment method within 5 business days of the item arriving back in the condition it was sent. Original shipping charges are not refunded.

Anything marked Final Sale cannot be returned.

Cancellations

You can cancel any order until it has been fulfilled. Once an order ships, please use the return process above.

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  • Photo-verified condition, no surprises
  • Packed with care. Glass and fragile pieces get extra cushioning
  • Ships within 1 business day
  • Free Shipping on $35+ (U.S. only)

Questions buyers ask

Every listing spells it out and shows it in photos. Chips, hairlines, crazing, worn plating, old repairs. If I did not mention it, it is not there.

Yes. Every photo is the actual piece, taken by me. When it sells, it is gone.

I note maker, mark, era, and measurements when I can confirm them, and say so plainly when I cannot. Unmarked pieces get dated by what the piece itself shows.

I process your order within 1 business day, wrapped and boxed so it arrives the way it left here. Don't forget, free shipping on orders $35 and up.