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Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE

Organically shaped, clean-lined and elegantly simple are three terms that well describe vintage mid-century modern furniture. The style, which emerged primarily in the years following World War II, is characterized by pieces that were conceived and made in an energetic, optimistic spirit by creators who believed that good design was an essential part of good living.

ORIGINS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN

MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW

ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS

VINTAGE MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE ON 1STDIBS

The mid-century modern era saw leagues of postwar American architects and designers animated by new ideas and new technology. The lean, functionalist International-style architecture of Le Corbusier and Bauhaus eminences Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Walter Gropius had been promoted in the United States during the 1930s by Philip Johnson and others. New building techniques, such as “post-and-beam” construction, allowed the International-style schemes to be realized on a small scale in open-plan houses with long walls of glass.

Materials developed for wartime use became available for domestic goods and were incorporated into mid-century modern furniture designs. Charles and Ray Eames and Eero Saarinen, who had experimented extensively with molded plywood, eagerly embraced fiberglass for pieces such as the La Chaise and the Womb chair, respectively. 

Architect, writer and designer George Nelson created with his team shades for the Bubble lamp using a new translucent polymer skin and, as design director at Herman Miller, recruited the Eameses, Alexander Girard and others for projects at the legendary Michigan furniture manufacturer

Harry Bertoia and Isamu Noguchi devised chairs and tables built of wire mesh and wire struts. Materials were repurposed too: The Danish-born designer Jens Risom created a line of chairs using surplus parachute straps for webbed seats and backrests.

The Risom lounge chair was among the first pieces of furniture commissioned and produced by legendary manufacturer Knoll, a chief influencer in the rise of modern design in the United States, thanks to the work of Florence Knoll, the pioneering architect and designer who made the firm a leader in its field. The seating that Knoll created for office spaces — as well as pieces designed by Florence initially for commercial clients — soon became desirable for the home.

As the demand for casual, uncluttered furnishings grew, more mid-century furniture designers caught the spirit.

Classically oriented creators such as Edward Wormley, house designer for Dunbar Inc., offered such pieces as the sinuous Listen to Me chaise; the British expatriate T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings switched gears, creating items such as the tiered, biomorphic Mesa table. There were Young Turks such as Paul McCobb, who designed holistic groups of sleek, blond wood furniture, and Milo Baughman, who espoused a West Coast aesthetic in minimalist teak dining tables and lushly upholstered chairs and sofas with angular steel frames.

As the collection of vintage mid-century modern chairs, dressers, coffee tables and other furniture for the living room, dining room, bedroom and elsewhere on 1stDibs demonstrates, this period saw one of the most delightful and dramatic flowerings of creativity in design history.

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Style: Mid-Century Modern
Midcentury Brass and Bone Dish / Ashtray
Located in San Diego, CA
A very stylish midcentury brass ashtray with bone accents, circa 1960s. #509
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

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Brass

Italian Mid-Century Modern Bubble Glass Trinket Ashtray
Located in Copenhagen, K
Small Red Bubble Glass trinket or ashtray with sideways opening, Italy circa 1960's
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

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Art Glass

Vintage Ashtray by Pavel Hlava, 1968
Located in Praha, CZ
The item made of pure metallurgical glass. Made in Nový Bor in Czechoslovakia. Original condition.
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1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Glass

Rare Max Huber Ashtray for Arteluce
Located in Milan, IT
Rare Max Huber ashtray for Arteluce, 1960's. Original label.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

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Aluminum, Metal

Splendid Studio Del Campo Centrepiece
Located in Milan, IT
Splendid Studio Del Campo centrepiece.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

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Enamel, Chrome

Old Umbrella Stand Midcentury Italian Design Perforated Metal Brass Gold Green
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Old umbrella stand midcentury Italian design perforated metal and brass gold green. On request the brass part can be polished, without any additional cost.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

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Metal, Brass

Barovier e Toso Murano Smoking Set of Four Pieces
Located in East Hampton, NY
Vivid pink interior with gold flake exterior handblown glass Murano set of four pieces. Large ashtray for cigars, mid-size vessel for cigarettes and smaller vessel for matchsticks. G...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

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Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Ashtray Rack Design Italian Geometric Brass Enameled Aluminum Red Gold Color
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Ashtray rack design Italian geometric brass enameled aluminum red gold color. On request the brass part can be polished, without any additional cost.
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

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Aluminum, Brass

Green & Yellow Murano Glass Pieces
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Colorful murano glass pieces (ashtrays), only yellow and green left. Priced individually.
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Murano Glass

Murano Silver Flecks Purple Art Glass Bowl / Ashtray
Located in Barcelona, ES
Beautiful handblown purple Murano glass bowl or ashtray with aventurine silver flecks. Italy, 1960s. Highly decorative organical shapes. Lovely to be used...
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20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

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Silver Leaf

Midcentury Small Green Flygfors Trincket or Ashtray
Located in Copenhagen, K
Midcentury small green flygfors trincket by Paul Kedelv.
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20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

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Art Glass

Rosenthal Vase and Ashtray
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Wonderfully tailored and textured porcelain vase by Rosenthal Studio Line with matching ashtray for AEG-Telefunken.
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1960s German Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

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Porcelain

1960 Solid Brass Ashtray, Signed
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
1960 solid brass ashtray, signed. Brass sculpture, Vide Poche, decorative object.
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1960s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Brass

Midcentury Ceramic Ashtray by Ellen Malmer for Royal Copenhagen
Located in San Diego, CA
Fun and rare midcentury ceramic ashtray in brown, ivory and gold glaze by Ellen Malmer for Royal Copenhagen, circa 1960s. The piece is in ex...
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Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Ceramic

Brutalist 1960s Paul Evans Patchwork Metal Ashtray, Mid-Century Modern
Located in Pemberton, NJ
Brutalist 1960s Paul Evans patchwork metal ashtray. The black metal dish is removable for easy cleaning. Great for the Mid-Century collector who has e...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

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Metal

Flygfors Pink Bubblegum Trinket Bowl
Located in Copenhagen, K
Flygfors pink and transperant bubblegum trinket.
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20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Art Glass

Midcentury Set by Leerdam Three Ashtrays and Small Vase
Located in Weiningen, CH
Midcentury set by Leerdam three ashtrays and small vase Measure: Vase 10 x 12 cm, ashtrays 8.5 cm.
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1960s Dutch Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Crystal

Arthur Court Cast Aluminium Round Tray Holder
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Very nice Mid-Century Modern tray by Arthur Court.
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20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Metal

Cat Brass Ashtray or Bowl
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
1950 vintage cat brass ashtray or bowl. This can be used as a sculpture too.
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Brass

Mid-Century Modernist Brass Ashtray With Handle, Austria, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful and decorative midcentury brass ashtray from the 1950s. Made in Austria. An unusual and solid piece in very good condition.
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

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Brass

Set of Six Italian Enameled Copper Pin Dishes
Located in Hanover, MA
Lovely set of six Italian Mid-Century enameled copper pin dishes or ashtrays. Each bowl is enameled blue on the underside with a round copper foot. Measures: 3-1/2 inches diameter and 1-1/2 inches high. In the style of Paolo di Poli.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Standing Floor Ashtray by Knoll
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A tall, Minimalist standing floor ashtray having a weighted cylindrical black lacquered steel body with a chromed removable top.
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Steel

Mid Century Modern Vintage Metal Ashtray France, 1950s
Located in Vienna, AT
A mid century modern vintage metal ashtray, which was designed and made in the 1950s France. The vintage ashtray was made out of white lacquered ...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

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Brass, Copper, Metal

Floor Ash Stand by Stilnovo
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A graphic and expressive weighted floor ash stand having the form of a bold red column, the aluminium and lacquered top holding a removable insert.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

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Aluminum, Steel

Italian Midcentury Set of 4 Ashtray
Located in bari, IT
Set of 4 ashtray in different glass colored from the late 1960s.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Glass

Set of Four 1970s Modernist Sommerso Murano Glass Square Ashtrays
Located in Aci Castello, IT
These Square Ashtrays designed and manufactured in Venice in the Seventies represents a harmonious fusion of form, color, and craftsmanship characteristic of the Murano glassmaking t...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Murano Glass

Brazilian Midcentury Ashtray in Rosewood, c. 1970
Located in Rio De Janeiro, RJ
Rustic midcentury ashtray carved in brazilian rosewood of unknown authorship.
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Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Rosewood

M.A. Hadley Pottery Hand Painted Duck Figurine Ashtray or Catchall
Located in Clifton Springs, NY
Duck shaped ashtray or catchall was handmade by Hadley Pottery in Louisville, Kentucky. The figurine is hand painted in green, blue, and yellow palette with anthropomorphic eyes tha...
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Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Ceramic

Murano Sommerso Ashtray Bowl Flavio Poli Italy 1960s
Located in Munich, DE
Wonderful Sommerso Murano Glass Bowl attributed to Flavio Poli.
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Murano Glass

Le Corbusier, Charlotte Perriand Ashtray for Lumax Set of 2
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
About product: Lumax ashtrey by Le Corbusier and Charlotte Perriand. Manufactured in France, circa 1970. The Lumax Ashtray by Le Corbusier is an iconic design piece. It was designe...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Art Glass

Mid century ceramic “Marocco” ashtray by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, 1960s
Located in View Park, CA
A vintage Italian mid century modern ceramic ashtray by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, 1960s. From the Marroco line; imported by Rosenthal Netter. Pick up in central west Los Angeles or we ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Ceramic

Vintage Italian “Rimini Blu” mid century ceramic blue ashtray by Bitossi, 1960s
Located in View Park, CA
A vintage Italian mid century “Rimini Blu” ceramic ashtray by Aldo Londi for Bitossi, Italy 1960s. In vibrant cerulean blue and featuring an intricate hand-carved geometric motif on ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Ceramic

Aqua Green Murano "Bullicante" Glass Bowl or Ashtray, Italy, Barovier 1960
Located in Roma, IT
Stunning round bowl or ashtray made in a gorgeous aquamarine Murano glass using the "bullicante" technique. This unique piece is attributed to the mastery of Barovier & Toso and was ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

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Blown Glass, Glass, Murano Glass, Art Glass

1970s Modernist Yellow and Brown Sommerso Murano Glass Ashtray by Mandruzzato
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This Murano Glass Square Ashtray by Mandruzzato is a stunning example of mid-century modern design, blending traditional craftsmanship with contemporary style. It serves as both a fu...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Murano Glass

1970s "AC2" Black Murano Glass Ashtray by Osvaldo Borsani by Venini for Tecno
Located in Koper, SI
Exquisite Murano glass ashtray by Italian design master and entrapreneur Osvaldo Borsani, designed for his own company Tecno in 1956, and manufacted by Venini. Known as model AC2. Th...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Murano Glass

Vintage The Russian Tea Room Ashtray 1970s
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful vintage ashtray from the iconic Russian Tea Room in New York City. This ashtray evokes the spirit of the fame restaurant and bar in its heyday in the 1970s. The glass pie...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Glass

Vintage Ceramic Ashtray Model 268 by Fornasetti for Winston Brand, 1970s
Located in San Benedetto Del Tronto, IT
Unobtainable piece from the collectible ceramics series realized by Fornasetti for Winston brand in the 70s. This piece is enriched by the drawing of the opera star Lina Cavalieri (1...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Ceramic

Raymor by Mancioli Italy Geometric Vide Poche Midcentury 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Stunning, unique Mancioli for Raymor vide poche catchall. Bold colors of green, yellow, brown and black swirl through the geometric design on this ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Ceramic

Aldo Tura, green goatskin parchment large floor ashtray, Italy 1960s
Located in Firenze, IT
Green parchment large floor bowl / ashtray. Designed and executed by Aldo Tura. Italy 1960s. Along with artists like Piero Fornasetti and Carlo Bugatti, ...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Metal

Vintage Design: 1950s Whale-Shaped Ashtray by Walter Bosse in Elegant Bronze
Located in Rome, IT
Discover the allure of mid-century design with this captivating whale-shaped ashtray created by the esteemed Austrian designer Walter Bosse during the 1950s. The sleek and modern des...
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1950s Austrian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Brass

Bitossi Rimini Blue Ashtray or Empty Pockets
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
The Bitossi Rimini Blue ashtray is part of the Rimini Blue series produced by the Italian ceramics company Bitossi Ceramiche. This ashtray, like other pieces in the collection, featu...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Ceramic

Audoux Minet Style Green Ceramic Ashtray with Rope, 1970s France
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Large green ceramic ashtray with thick rope detailing in the style of French-Swiss husband-and-wife duo Adrien Audoux and Frida Minet, circa 1970. Beautiful green ceramic with varyi...
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1970s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Hemp, Rope, Ceramic

Hyalyn Pair of Ceramic Mid Century Modern Ball Ashtrays
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Pair of Hyalyn ceramic ball ashtrays from the late 1960's or early 1970s. They measure 5.25" by 6.25" and are signed Hyalyn porcelain on the cork underside. In very good vintage co...
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1970s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Ceramic

Round Murano Sommerso Smoked Glass Ashtrays by V. Nason & Carlo for Mazzega
Located in Byron Bay, NSW
Ashtrays or Empty pockets Murano smoked glass art, entirely made by hand with the technique of submerged glass. A Murano sommerso vase is a type...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Murano Glass

Vintage Italian pink and gray striped slanted marble ashtray, mid 20th century
Located in View Park, CA
A unique ashtray of charcoal and pink hued marble stripes, hand-carved in Italy circa mid 1960s. The piece is asymmetrically slanted which adds to its unique flair. Great condition w...
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1960s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Marble

Large Vintage French L'HERITIER GUYOT DIJON Green Ceramic Frog Ad Ashtray
Located in Birmingham, AL
A large vintage mid-century French l'HERITIER GUYOT DIJON advertising ashtray in the shape of a frog in green enameled ceramic, circa 1950's. An ic...
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1950s French Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Ceramic

Antonia Campi Midcentury Organic Ceramic Ashtray for S.C.I. Laveno, 1950s
Located in Koper, SI
This organic piece, model C305, was designed by Italian ceramicist and artist Antonia Campi in 1954. It can be used as an ashtray, or simply displayed as a decorative piece. It was m...
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1950s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Ceramic, Earthenware

Expertly Restored - Mid-Century Modern Walnut & Copper Column Standing Ashtray
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we take this journey with passion and precision. With over 17 years of artisanal exper...
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1960s American Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Copper

Midcentury Hollywood Regency Style Flower Petal "Bridge" Ashtray
Located in Palermo, PA
Immerse yourself in the midcentury Hollywood Regency style with this exquisite Goldtone Flower Petal "Bridge" Ashtray. Meticulously crafted with attention to detail, this single piec...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Metal, Brass

Dish in Bronze, Designed and Made in Denmark, 1960s
Located in Lejre, DK
Dish in bronze, designed and made in Denmark, 1950s.
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1960s Danish Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Bronze, Brass

Royal Haeger Gold Tweed Mermaid Planter Ashtrays and Candy Dish Set
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Mid-Century Modern Gold Tweed decorative ceramics set by Royal Haeger. This set includes a stunning 23? long mermaid planter. This gorgeous mermaid is white with 22k gold leaf accents. She is lying on her belly, holding a bowl that can be used as a receptacle for jewelry, keys or candy. You can even fill the little bowl up with blue water to emphasize the mermaid theme. The cavity in her tail in the planter area. Succulents would look especially lovely planted in the mermaid. The set comes complete with a leaf shaped ashtray, a palm frond shaped ashtray and a circular candy dish with lid...
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1950s Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Ceramic

Crystal Glass from Mid-20th Century
Located in Chorzów, PL
Crystal glass from mid-20th century Very good condition Produced in Poland in circa 1960s.  
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1960s Czech Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Crystal

Raymor Italy Ceramic Dish, circa 1960
Located in Costa Mesa, CA
Raymor Italy Ceramic Bowl / Ashtray with Fish Motif, circa 1960.
Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Ceramic

Gucci Horsebit Double Ashtray, Brass, Gold Leaf, Nickel, Leather, Signed
Located in New York, NY
Gucci Horsebit double ashtray, brass, gold leaf, nickel, and leather, signed. Chunky equestrian themed twin ashtrays from the storied fashion brand whic...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Nickel, Gold Leaf, Brass

Midcentury Amber Yellow "Sommerso" Murano Glass Italian Decorative Bowl, 1960s
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful midcentury yellow "Sommerso bullicante" Murano glass decorative bowl. This fantastic item is attributed to Galliano Ferro and was designed in Murano, Italy, during 1960s. ...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass

Large 1, 3kg Murano Sculptural Glass Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Murano glass bowl, ashtray element Origin: Murano, Italy Decade: 1970s This original glass shell bowl was produced in the 1970s in Murano, Italy. The...
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Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Murano Glass

Mid-Century Modern Square Brass and Briar Effect Plexiglass Object Holder, 1970s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Mid-Century Modern square brass and briar effect plexiglass object holder, 1970s Square plexiglass object holder with briar effect with brass border and geometric decoration...
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1970s Italian Vintage Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

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Brass

Mid-Century Modern Black w/ Marble Grey Veined Ashtray
Located in New York, NY
20th Century Mid-Century Modern style ashtray made of carved black marble featuring subtle gray swirls. This can be seen at our 400 Gilligan St location in Scranton, PA.
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

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Marble

Mid-century Modern ashtrays for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a broad range of unique Mid-Century Modern ashtrays for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage ashtrays created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, decorative objects, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with glass, murano glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Mid-Century Modern ashtrays made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and North America pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original ashtrays, popular names associated with this style include Flavio Poli, Bitossi, Aldo Londi, and Angelo Mangiarotti. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for ashtrays differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $22 and tops out at $12,712 while the average work can sell for $541.

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