Modern Ashtrays
MODERN STYLE
The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw sweeping social change and major scientific advances — both of which contributed to a new aesthetic: modernism. Rejecting the rigidity of Victorian artistic conventions, modernists sought a new means of expression. References to the natural world and ornate classical embellishments gave way to the sleek simplicity of the Machine Age. Architect Philip Johnson characterized the hallmarks of modernism as “machine-like simplicity, smoothness or surface [and] avoidance of ornament.”
Early practitioners of modernist design include the De Stijl (“The Style”) group, founded in the Netherlands in 1917, and the Bauhaus School, founded two years later in Germany.
Followers of both groups produced sleek, spare designs — many of which became icons of daily life in the 20th century. The modernists rejected both natural and historical references and relied primarily on industrial materials such as metal, glass, plywood, and, later, plastics. While Bauhaus principals Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe created furniture from mass-produced, chrome-plated steel, American visionaries like Charles and Ray Eames worked in materials as novel as molded plywood and fiberglass. Today, Breuer’s Wassily chair, Mies van der Rohe’s Barcelona chair — crafted with his romantic partner, designer Lilly Reich — and the Eames lounge chair are emblems of progressive design and vintage originals are prized cornerstones of collections.
It’s difficult to overstate the influence that modernism continues to wield over designers and architects — and equally difficult to overstate how revolutionary it was when it first appeared a century ago. But because modernist furniture designs are so simple, they can blend in seamlessly with just about any type of décor. Don’t overlook them.
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Style: Modern
Squash Purple Ashtray, by Maria Sanchez from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Squash Purple Ashtray in ceramic was originally designed in 1985 by Maria Sanchez for Memphis Milano. The Squash ashtray is one of the smallest obje...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Ceramic
Lalique French Crystal Dish or Ashtray with Leaf Design
By Lalique, René Lalique
Located in New York, NY
A very beautiful, signed, Lalique crystal dish with decorative leaf and indent design around edge, circa 20th century, France. Piece is from French luxury crystal maker Lalique. Made...
Category
20th Century French Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Crystal
Cigarettes and Cigar Ashtray in Marble by Michele Chiossi, Made in Italy, Stock
Located in Milan, IT
Time and smoke pass, ashtrays remain. As everlasting as marble, as elegant as a concentric circle of smoke spreading through the air. Chiossi revisits the most Classic of living room accessories...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Marble
Danese Milano Ponza Floor Ashtray in Black Aluminum by Bruno Munari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Black Ponza is a standing floor ashtray. A bent sheet of aluminium is inserted into a square-shaped metal tube and can be removed so that the contents can e emptied.
Bruno Munari ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Aluminum
Murano Red and Green "Sommerso" Glass Ashtray or Bowl
By Flavio Poli
Located in Kastrup, DK
Murano "Sommerso" glass ashtray in red and green colors.
Design by Flavio Poli for Seguso.
Venice, Italy 1960's.
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Glass
Murano Sommerso Red and Green Glass Ashtray or Bowl
Located in Kastrup, DK
Murano "Sommerso" glass ashtray in red and green colors.
Design presumably by Alessandro Mandruzzato.
Venice, Italy ca. 1960.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Art Glass
Danese Milano Large Cubo Ashtray in Black Aluminum by Bruno Munari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Larger Black Cubo is an ashtray made up of two simple elements: a cube shaped shell open on one side contains an element made of bent sheet metal. This element is designed so that th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Aluminum
Danese Milano Ponza Floor Ashtray in Natural Aluminum by Bruno Munari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Natural Ponza is a standing floor ashtray. A bent sheet of aluminium is inserted into a square-shaped metal tube and can be removed so that the contents can e emptied.
Bruno Munar...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Aluminum
Danese Milano Levanzo Ashtray in Aluminum by Bruno Munari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Levanzo is a standing floor ashtray with built in rubbish bin in satin finished stainless steel and anodized aluminium.
Bruno Munari was one of the mos...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Aluminum
Handpanited Vide-Poches, Pin Tray Set of 3
Located in ROCCAVIVARA CB, IT
Handpainted trays from our Menagerie collection.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Iron
Italian Modern Murano Clear Art Glass Bowl or Ashtray, circa 1970s
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial Italian modern Murano clear/transparent art glass ashtray or bowl, circa late-20th century, 1970s, Italy. Beautiful as a stand-alone object, candy dish (pieces pops with colorful candy as demonstrated), or its intended use, an ashtray. Indentation in front supports a cigarette. Piece appears to have never been used.
Dimensions:
.88" thickness
4.57" diameter
3" H (at lowest in front)
6.25" H (highest point at back)
Other items in images also available, search 1stDibs ref. #s:
Italian blue alabaster marble box...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass, Art Glass
Danese Milano Paros D1 Ashtray in Black Marquina marble by Enzo Mari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Paros D1 is an ashtray that can also be used as a table centrepiece. It is made from a section of a simple cylinder of semi-finished black Marquina marble and is produced in a limite...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Marble
Danese Milano Bincan Floor Ashtray in Black by Naoto Fukasawa
Located in Hicksville, NY
Bincan posacenere is part of the Bincan collection which was designed for the work place and can be adapted to any environment whether internal or external, public or private. The piece is a freestanding ashtray with a varnished metal structure and melamine tray...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Metal
Danese Milano Small Cubo Ashtray in White Aluminum by Bruno Munari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Small White Cubo is an ashtray made up of two simple elements: a cube shaped shell open on one side contains an element made of bent sheet metal. This element is designed so that the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Aluminum
Danese Milano Small Cubo Ashtray in Black Aluminum by Bruno Munari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Small Black Cubo is an ashtray made up of two simple elements: a cube shaped shell open on one side contains an element made of bent sheet metal. This element is designed so that the...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Aluminum
Danese Milano Medium Barbados Ashtray in Black Ceramic by Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Hicksville, NY
Medium Black Barbados is a glazed ceramic ashtray made up of two parts: a circular base and a ring shaped lid that fits on top and hides part of the contents. The simple, pure geomet...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Ceramic
1970s Seguso Mid-Century Modern Purple Murano GlassItalian Triangular Ashtray
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This is a Sommerso Purple and transparent Murano glass ashtray designed and manufactured in Italy in the Seventies by Seguso. The ashtray it's in perfect conditions. The ashtray craf...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
Murano Glass Three Cigarettes Ashtray
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a tangerine color scoop shaped bowl ashtray for three cigarettes.
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Blown Glass
Fontana Arte Mirrored Crystal Italian Design, 1960s Ashtray Bowl
By Fontana Arte
Located in Brescia, IT
Fontana Arte
1960s
Mirrored crystal
Perfect condiction
Measure: Diameter 16.5 cm, height 2.5 cm.
Category
1960s Vintage Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Crystal
Danese Milano Medium Barbados Ashtray in White Ceramic by Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Hicksville, NY
Medium White Barbados is a glazed ceramic ashtray made up of two parts: a circular base and a ring shaped lid that fits on top and hides part of the contents. The simple, pure geomet...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Ceramic
Squash Light Blue Ashtray, by Maria Sanchez from Memphis Milano
Located in La Morra, Cuneo
The Squash Light Blue Ashtray in ceramic was originally designed in 1985 by Maria Sanchez for Memphis Milano. The Squash ashtray is one of the smallest ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Ceramic
Essenze Ashtray by Nino Basso
Located in Milan, IT
Luxury smooking accessories for a timeless home that become part of their surroundings and our everyday actions, communicating stylistic elegance throught a combination of precious b...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Wood
Danese Milano Large Cubo Ashtray in White Aluminum by Bruno Munari
Located in Hicksville, NY
Larger White Cubo is an ashtray made up of two simple elements: a cube shaped shell open on one side contains an element made of bent sheet metal. This element is designed so that th...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Aluminum
Crystal Pink Ashtray for Val Saint Lambert, Paper Weight Signed
By Guido Bon, Val Saint Lambert
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Free-blown pink and clear crystal ashtray by Val Saint Lambert.
Could be used as a vide poche or decorative desk accessories.
Hand blown beautif...
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Crystal
White Porcelain Ashtray Made in Germany
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage pure white china ashtray.
With a fresh, contemporary modern look with embossed arabesques design.
Hotelporzellan, Hogermann.
Made in Germany, cir...
Category
1970s German Vintage Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Porcelain
21st Century Federico Peri Satin Ashtray Murano Glass Various Colors
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
21st century Federico Peri IRIDE SATIN ashtray Murano glass various colors.
Iride is a collection of ashtrays comprised of three different circular
models with engravings drawn from the collection of pots...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
Italian Onyx Marble Octagonal Vessel Ashtray, circa 1970s
Located in New York, NY
A substantial and relatively large, white to off-white, octagonal onyx ashtray or catch-all vessel (vide-poche), circa 1970s Modern, Italy. Onyx colors include white, off-white, cara...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Onyx, Marble
Italian modern base light blue and geometric black metal floor ashtray, 1980s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern round base light blue and black metal floor ashtray, 1980s
Round base ashtray. Triangular structure in black metal rod with removable container in blue enamelled metal...
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Metal
Danese Milano Large Barbados Ashtray in Black Ceramic by Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Hicksville, NY
Large Black Barbados is a glazed ceramic ashtray made up of two parts: a circular base and a ring shaped lid that fits on top and hides part of the contents. The simple, pure geometr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Ceramic
Danese Milano Large Barbados Ashtray in White Ceramic by Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Hicksville, NY
Large White Barbados is a glazed ceramic ashtray made up of two parts: a circular base and a ring shaped lid that fits on top and hides part of the contents. The simple, pure geometr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Ceramic
21st Century Federico Peri Plissé Ashtray Murano Glass Various Colors
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
21st century Federico Peri IRIDE PLISSE' ashtray Murano glass various colors.
Iride is a collection of ashtrays comprised of three different circular
models with engravings drawn from the collection of pots...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
Modern Ashtray Made of a Real Horse Foot with Metal and
Located in Weiningen, CH
Modern ashtray made of a real horse foot with metal.
Category
1960s European Vintage Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Metal
21st Century Federico Peri Ashtray Plissé Murano Glass Various Colors
Located in Brembate di Sopra (BG), IT
21st Century Federico Peri IRIDE Ashtray Murano Glass Various Colors
and Versions: PLISSE' - STRIPE - SATIN - CUT.
Iride is a collection of ashtrays comprised of three different circular
models with engravings drawn from the collection of pots...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
Metropolitan 18-Light Chandelier
By Aiardini
Located in Milan, IT
An interplay of lights in an eclectic silhouette, this chandelier is a modern sculptural work of art. Mounted on a metal ceiling rose, the piece features a structure in brass and met...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Metal, Brass
New Modern Cigarettes and Cigar Ashtray in Marble, creator Michele Chiossi
Located in Milan, IT
Time and smoke pass, ashtrays remain. As everlasting as marble, as elegant as a concentric circle of smoke spreading through the air. Chiossi revisits the most Classic of living room accessories...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Marble
Fontana Arte, Very Rare Pietro Chiesa, Glass, Smokey Ashtray, Acid and FX Signed
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is an early Fontana rare ashtray signed with both FX and Fontana Italy, this kind of work was made under the direction of both Pietro Chiesa and Max Ingrained.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Glass
Italian Murano Pink Blue White & Gold Art Glass Bowl or Ashtray Fratelli Toso
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful and substantial Italian Murano art glass bowl or ashtray with ribbon design, circa Mid-20th century, Italy, attributed to Fratelli Toso. Great as a standalone bowl or use...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Italian Travertine and Nickel Ashtray by Marble Art
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A glamorous solid Italian travertine and polish nickel freestanding ashtray by Marble Art Italy
Dim: 15.75” high 6” deep 6” wid
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Travertine, Nickel
Carl Auböck Large Ashtray with Brass Lid
Located in London, GB
Large ashtray by the Auböck workshop, Vienna, circa 1950.
In polished brass covered by a uniform natural patina, it has a wooden handle.
Stamped '1' on...
Category
1950s Austrian Vintage Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Brass
Carl Auböck 'Carolus VI' Brass Bottle Opener
Located in London, GB
Cast brass bottle opener by the Auböck Werkstätte, Vienna, circa 1960.
The piece is shaped as a coin to which the actual bottle opener is attached...
Category
1950s Danish Vintage Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Brass
Ashtray attributed to Fontana Arte
Located in Lugo, IT
Ashtray attributed to Fontana Arte.
Good conditions.
Thank you.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Glass
Italian Modern White Ceramic Table Ashtray or Pocket Emptier, 1960s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian modern white ceramic table ashtray or pocket emptier, 1960s
Table ashtray or pocket emptier in white ceramic, with a round base structure to support the part of the containe...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Ceramic
Italian Style Emptying Tray, Ashtray in White Decorated Porcelain and Pure Gold
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects.
Classic and modern Italian white porcelain pocket emptier/ashtray; a hand mold was used to make the object so as to obtain the traditional shape with flared rim (shape used by Hermes, Fabergé and other big names)) then an initial firing of the fine white porcelain was made; at this point, using the "transferware" method, the black design of the two elephants on the bottom and tree designs on the edges were applied; the border wire was finished with pure gold; transparent glaze was then spread over the object and the final firing was done. "Transferware" refers to porcelain that was glazed and decorated with a specific treatment that was produced in Staffordshire England; artisans used copper plates on which they engraved the design, then the copper plate was inked and the design transferred to a special fabric and later placed on the porcelain (in plates, tureens, vases, etc.) then the objects were glazed and fired; it is a method that is used, with a few modifications, even in modern times. Our pocket/ashtray emptier was produced in 2010 in a workshop of young artists in the province of Florence who dubbed themselves "Italian Artisans"; they wanted to specialize in the production of fine white porcelain objects decorated by hand with transferware with simple but elegant designs (animals, ancient statues...
Category
2010s Italian Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Porcelain
Modern ashtrays for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique 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, building and garden elements and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with metal, glass and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Modern ashtrays made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and Brazil pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original ashtrays, popular names associated with this style include Danese Milano, Angelo Mangiarotti, Bruno Munari, and Michele Chiossi. 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 $56 and tops out at $4,771 while the average work can sell for $436.
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