Designer Ashtray
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Alabaster
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Brass
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Alabaster
Vintage 1980s Spanish Hollywood Regency Ashtrays
Metal, Bronze
Vintage 1960s Norwegian Scandinavian Modern Ashtrays
Enamel, Steel, Chrome
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Art Glass
Vintage 1930s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ashtrays
Pewter
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Chrome
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Chrome
20th Century German Post-Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Art Glass
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Art Glass
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic
Vintage 1960s Spanish Modern Ashtrays
Stainless Steel
2010s French Art Deco Ashtrays
Granite, Aluminum, Brass, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Czech Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Art Glass
Vintage 1950s French Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Leather, Glass
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Tobacco Accessories
Ceramic
Vintage 1980s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Cigar Boxes and Humidors
Aluminum
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Gold Leaf
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Gold Leaf
20th Century French Side Tables
Metal, Copper
Mid-20th Century Italian Art Deco Decorative Bowls
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Gold Leaf
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso
Vintage 1960s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ashtrays
Brass
Vintage 1960s Italian Post-Modern Ashtrays
Plastic
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Art Glass
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Art Glass
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Art Glass
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Wood
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Ashtrays
Chrome
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Bronze
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Bronze
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Metal
Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Aluminum
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Ashtrays
Chrome
Vintage 1950s French Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Leather, Glass
Vintage 1950s French Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Leather, Glass
Vintage 1950s French Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche
Leather, Glass
Vintage 1970s Italian Space Age Mobiles and Kinetic Sculptures
Plastic
Vintage 1970s American Minimalist Ashtrays
Nickel, Steel
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Gold
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Art Glass
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Art Glass
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass
Vintage 1970s French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass
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Designer Ashtray For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Designer Ashtray?
Finding the Right Ashtrays for You
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.
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