Ashtrays
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Mahogany
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Chrome
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Art Glass
1960s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Metal, Copper
1960s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
1970s Unknown Vintage Ashtrays
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass, Art Glass
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Ashtrays
Aluminum
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Alabaster
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Aluminum
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Copper, Pewter
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Steel
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass, Copper, Pewter
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Antique, New and Vintage Ashtrays
Once a near-universal tabletop accessory, many antique, new and vintage ashtrays have taken on an entirely new purpose in today’s homes.
Whereas these formerly ubiquitous objects were associated with smoking, drinking, gambling and other vices, a well-designed and interesting ashtray is a candy dish, coaster or cocktail garnish receptacle in today’s interiors. But don’t discount its initial function. Amid your carefully curated coastal chic California decor, for example, a stone ashtray can help you manage the ashes that accumulate while you’re burning your morning incense. Old glass ashtrays, which are quite popular and easily found in free-form, organic shapes, can be a purely decorative final touch when styling a coffee table, whether you’ve filled it with wrapped lemon-drop candies or not.
In the postwar years, the democratization of luxury led to an explosion in the number of well-designed ashtrays, and there are many mid-century modern ashtrays to choose from on 1stDibs. (It’s no coincidence that sculptor Isamu Noguchi devised his “Dymaxion” version, which he hoped would make him rich, in 1945. Alas, it turned out to be too difficult to mass-produce.) The design collection of the Museum of Modern Art includes ashtrays by Carlo Scarpa (Murano glass, 1950–59); Achille Castiglioni (stainless steel with spring-like inserts, 1970); Masayuki Kurokawa (rubber and steel, 1973) and more. Smoking declined in popularity in the 1970s and ’80s, after the surgeon general’s warning began appearing on cigarette packs, but designers were still crafting ashtrays through the end of the century (especially outside the United States).
On 1stDibs, browse a collection of antique, new and vintage ashtrays that includes everything from modern and minimalist cigar ashtrays to outwardly ornate Art Deco ashtrays that evoke the opulence and elegance of the 1920s.