Ashtrays
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Chrome
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Ashtrays
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Metal, Chrome
2010s Italian Ashtrays
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Ashtrays
Ceramic
1950s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Steel, Copper
1950s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1970s Israeli Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Art Glass
1950s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
20th Century French Modern Ashtrays
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Italian Rococo Ashtrays
Brass
Early 20th Century English Rustic Ashtrays
Ceramic
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Nickel
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Ashtrays
Brass
1960s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Onyx
1970s French Vintage Ashtrays
Aluminum
2010s Italian Ashtrays
Wood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Stoneware, Paint
Late 20th Century French Ashtrays
Crystal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
2010s Italian Ashtrays
Wood
2010s Italian Ashtrays
Wood
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Aluminum
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic, Leather
1970s French Vintage Ashtrays
Art Glass
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ashtrays
Brass
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Aluminum
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Metal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
1980s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Brass, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Italian Ashtrays
Crystal
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Bronze
1960s Post-Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Ashtrays
Crystal
1960s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Lava
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
1970s French Vintage Ashtrays
Porcelain
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Art Glass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Marble
1970s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Art Glass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Pottery, Ceramic
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Onyx
2010s Italian Ashtrays
Porcelain
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Malachite
1960s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Early 20th Century Unknown Ashtrays
Bronze
1960s Italian Hollywood Regency Vintage Ashtrays
Onyx
Mid-20th Century French Ashtrays
Glass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
1970s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century French French Provincial Ashtrays
Ceramic, Porcelain
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.