$1,350
Ashtray 1950 Crystal
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
Logistics and International Shipping We provide a comprehensive export service so that your only concern is enjoying your acquisition. • Door-to-Door Service: Pieces located in our A...
Crystal
Vintage Disneyland Hotel Glass Ashtray
By Walt Disney
Located in San Diego, CA
A very nice vintage "Disneyland Hotel" glass ashtray, circa 1950s. The glass piece is stylishly finished in smoked glass and embedded with the iconic mid-century hotel's logo.
Glass
1940s Standing Ashtray, Black
By Paul McCobb
Located in Miami, FL
Cool 1940s Standing Ashtray, Black.
Metal
French Brutalist Iron Zoomorphic Snake Standing Catchall Ashtray
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French Brutalist Iron Zoomorphic Snake Standing Catchall Ashtray This architectural stunner is both functional and a living piece of art Interesting conversation piece to use as a k...
Iron
Malachite Ashtray Vide Poche Desk Accessory Green Color Africa 20th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Carved in mid 20th century and it goes with Art Deco style , modern and even traditional design . could be used as a decorative dish.
Malachite
Ashtray, Vienna, Around 1950s
Located in Wien, Au
Ashtray, Vienna, Around 1950s Original condition
Brass
Brazilian Silver Plate Coin Ashtray
Located in New York, NY
A silver plate and metal coin ashtray from Brazilian restaurant 'Cine Modas', circa mid-20th century, Brazil.
Metal, Silver Plate
Large Vintage Petrified Wood Ashtray
Located in San Antonio, TX
Unique vintage ashtray made from petrified wood. This decorative ashtray is in great vintage condition.
Petrified Wood
$150Sale Price|40% Off
1950 Double Sided Ashtray Hawaiian "Turn Me Over" Cheeky Hula Girl Ashtray
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Mid-century Era pink and green hula girl "Turn Me Over" ceramic ashtray.
Ceramic
Vintage ashtray around 1950s
Located in Wien, Au
Vintage ashtray around 1950s Original condition
Brass
Black and White Marble Ashtray
Located in Queens, NY
Oversized rectangular black and white marble ashtray with four recesses.
Stone, Marble
Antique Equestrian Horseshoe Ashtray
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Antique equestrian horseshoe ashtray Iron horseshoe with metal stud rivet detail Patina from age and use *Last image is for size reference only Please see other listings
Iron, Metal
Green onyx ashtray, France, 1950
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Features Origin: France Period: 1950s Material: Green onyx Color: Light green veined with white Finish: Polished stone Condition: Good vintage condition, slight signs of age consiste...
Onyx
Ashtray vienna around 1960s
Located in Wien, Au
Ashtray vienna around 1960s Original patina Original condition
Brass
Large grey marble ashtray, 1950
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
An elegant decorative piece, typical of the understated, mineral design of the mid-20th century. Features Period: 1950s Material: Solid marble Color: Veined gray, shades of cream an...
Marble
Ashtray vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, Au
Ashtray vienna around 1950s Original condition
Brass
Ashtray vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, Au
Ashtray vienna around 1950s Original condition Original patina
Brass
Harrah’s Square Glass Ashtray
Located in Bradenton, FL
A square clear glass ashtray from the Harrah’s Hotel of Reno and Lake Tahoe, Nevada. Corners are cut, each with a cigarette rest. The center is printed with a red over white circle b...
Glass
Flavio Poli Ashtrays 1970s
By Flavio Poli
Located in Čelinac, BA
FlavioPoli Murano Glass Ashtray 1970s
Murano Glass
Cast Bronze ashtray around 1950s
Located in Wien, Au
Cast Bronze ashtray around 1950s Only polished
Bronze
Ashtray vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, Au
Ashtray vienna around 1950s Original condition
Brass
Brass ashtray vienna 1960s
Located in Wien, Au
Brass ashtray vienna 1960s Brass polished and stove enameled
Brass
Tuborg French Opalex Ashtray
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Tuborg branded triangular ashtray. Made of white opalex with a rounded triangular central dish. Each corner has a beveled cigarette rest above the Tuborg crown in red. Sides read T...
Opaline Glass
Vintage Hexagonal Hammered Copper Ashtray
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This vintage hexagonal ashtray is a compelling example of handcrafted metalwork, showcasing the enduring beauty of hammered copper. Defined by its crisp geometric silhouette, each fa...
Copper
White marble ashtray, France, 1970
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
A white veined marble ashtray, dating from the 1970s, sculpted from a single block of stone. Its deliberately thick and stable circular shape highlights the raw material and the natu...
Marble
$406Sale Price|36% Off
Ashtray Hagenauer for Steyr
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Wien, Au
Ashtray Hagenauer for Steyr. Original condition.
Brass
$220Sale Price|20% Off
Crystal Ashtray or Jewelry Dish
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful round starburst-like cut crystal ashtray or jewelry dish. Dimensions: 4.25" diameter x 1.25" Height.
Crystal
Vintage alabaster ashtray, Italy 1960s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Authentic heavy alabaster ashtray made in Italy in the 1960s. Vintage glass ashtray is in very good vintage condition. Dimensions: Width: 16 cm / 6.3 inches Height: 5 cm / 2 inches ...
Alabaster
Midcentury Hagenauer Solid Brass Ashtray
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Vienna, AT
For sale is a unique piece of Mid-Century Modern design. The ashtray was mindfully cast out of solid golden-warm brass.
Brass
Vintage Boho Italian Floral Ashtray
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Add a touch of vintage elegance and Bohemian flair to your space with this exquisite Italian floral ashtray. Crafted with intricate detailing and vibrant colors, it serves as both a ...
Ceramic
$350Sale Price|50% Off
Amber Murano Ashtray or Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian dark amber Murano glass ashtray or bowl / Made in Italy, circa 1960s Measures: width 3.5 inches, depth 3.5 inches, height 2 inches 1 available in stock in Italy Order...
Murano Glass
Martini & Rossi Vermouth French Ashtray
Located in Bradenton, FL
A French Martini & Rossi triangular ashtray. White Opalex is branded Martini & Rossi Sweet Vermouth on each side. Each corner has a beveled cigarette rest. Marked “Made in France, Re...
Opaline Glass
Martini & Rossi French Opalex Ashtray
Located in Bradenton, FL
A French Martini & Rossi triangular ashtray. White opalex is branded Martini & Rossi Extra Dry Vermouth on each side. Each corner has a beveled cigarette rest. Marked “Made in France...
Opaline Glass
Ceramic Ashtray, Lime Green With White Details, Italy, C 1950, Vintage Ashtray
Located in New York, NY
Large lime green ashtray which can be used as a decorative item. The ashtray has a swirly white pattern inside the bowl and white pouring effect on the edges. The item is from the 19...
Ceramic
Hammered ashtray vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, Au
Hammered ashtray vienna around 1950s Original patina Original condition
Brass
Flavio Poli, Sommerso Ashtray, 1960s
By Flavio Poli
Located in London, GB
Flavio Poli (1900-1984) was an Italian glass designer known for his masterful vases and lamps. His submerged glass pieces, which were made by layering transparent colors and textures...
Glass, Murano Glass
Vintage Harding Black Ashtray, 1959
By Harding Black
Located in San Antonio, TX
Vintage ceramic ashtray / bowl by Texas ceramist Harding Black features a beautiful chun glaze. This sculptural piece is in great condition.
Pottery
Italian Bitossi Netter Attri. Ashtray Catchall Yellow
By Bitossi, Rosenthal Netter
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful yellow glazed terracotta ashtray catchall vide-poche, circa mid-20th century, Italy.
Terracotta
Atomic Age Ashtray on Foot
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this rare Atomic age ashtray on foot made of steel and brass accents, circa 1960.
Steel
Intercontinental Hotel Paris Ceramic Ashtray
Located in Bradenton, FL
A cream ceramic ashtray with gilt edge from the Intercontinental Hotel in Paris, France. The center is printed with the Intercontinental Hotel logo in gold.
Ceramic
Mandruzzato Style Murano “Sommerso” Glass Ashtray
By Mandruzzato
Located in Prato, Tuscany
A substantial and distinctive Murano glass ashtray characterized by a bold, sculptural profile with sharply cut edges and pronounced angles. The vivid red-orange coloration—achieved ...
Murano Glass
Black 20th century ceramic ashtray or abstract form by Claire Debril 1970 design
By Claire Debril
Located in Neuilly-en- sancerre, FR
Claire Debril 20th century design ceramic form or ashtray by Claire Debril Black ceramic glaze color Signed CD under the base original perfect condition height 5 cm Large 11 cm
Ceramic
Alabaster Hand Carved Vintage Elephant Ashtray
Located in Chattanooga, TN
Whether used as intended or repurposed as a jewelry dish or catchall tray, it remains an eye-catching relic of mid-century craftsmanship. Don’t miss the chance to own this one-of-a-...
Alabaster
Vintage Gucci Ceramic Ashtray 1980s
By Gucci
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage 1980s Italian ceramic ashtray by Gucci, featuring elegant design and iconic craftsmanship.
Ceramic
Scandinavian Wood and Metal Ashtray
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Scandinavian wood and metal ashtray.
Metal
Castaways Hotel Las Vegas Glass Ashtray
Located in Bradenton, FL
A yellow tinted glass ashtray from The Castaways Hotel, a hotel and casino in Paradise, Las Vegas, Nevada. The center is printed with a green circle branded with the Castaways logo. ...
Glass
Mcm chartreuse crackle ceramic ashtray, circa 1960
Located in View Park, CA
A monumental mid century modern ashtray using the crackle technique, circa 1960.
Ceramic
Pal-Bell Rectangular Cast Bronze Ashtray
By Pal-Bell
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Mid-century brass Pal-Bell ashtray features a rectangular shape with a deep square hammered well and two cigarette notches.
Bronze
Brass ashtray vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, Au
Brass ashtray vienna around 1950s Only polished
Brass
Heavy Glass Monogrammed Ashtray with Sculptural Organic Form
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This type of monogrammed glass was particularly favored in the mid-20th century, often produced for affluent households, private members’ clubs, or as corporate or celebratory commis...
Glass
Elegant Ashtray vienna around 1950s
Located in Wien, Au
Elegant Ashtray vienna around 1950s Very heavy Original patina Original condition
Brass
Belgian 'Banque' Bank Porcelain Ashtray Jewelry Dish
Located in New York, NY
A Belgian 'Banque' white porcelain ashtray, circa mid-20th century, Belgium. A Belgian 'Banque' porcelain ashtray (or catchall jewelry dish) from bank, 'Union Du Credit De Bruxelles'.
Porcelain
$500Sale Price|50% Off
Midcentury Murano Ashtray or Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian midcentury clear Murano glass ashtray or bowl hand blown with beautiful curvatures / Made in Italy, circa 1960s Measures: width 7.5 inches, depth 5 inches, height 3 i...
Murano Glass
Vintage Italian Malachite Ashtray 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A vintage Italian Malachite ashtray from the 1960s is a small, elegant dish crafted from malachite stone in Italy during the 1960s, typically featuring rich green hues and a sleek de...
Malachite
Martz Blue Ceramic Catchall Ashtray
By Gordon & Jane Martz, Marshall Studios
Located in Miami, FL
Baby blue glazed stoneware ashtray designed by Gordon & Jane Martz for Marshall Studios. The rarely found model CN notched ashtray features a matte glaze in their gorgeous light blue...
Ceramic, Pottery
20th Century Bronze & Gilt Metal Floor Ashtray, Sculptural Riffle Smoking Stand
Located in FR
A striking and unusual mid-century floor ashtray featuring a sculptural rifle-form support with a gilt bronze dish above.
Metal, Bronze
$750Sale Price|50% Off
Multicolor Murano Ashtray or Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian multicolored Murano ashtray or bowl infused with silver and gold flecks / Made in Italy, circa 1960s Measures: width 10 inches, depth 7 inches, height 4 inches 1 avai...
Murano Glass
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 celebrated 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.
Generations turn over, and mid-century modern remains arguably the most popular style going. 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.
Your dining room table is a place where stories are shared and personalities shine — why not treat yourself and your guests to the finest antique and vintage glass, silver, ceramics and serveware for your meals?
Just like the people who sit around your table, your serveware has its own stories and will help you create new memories with your friends and loved ones. From ceramic pottery to glass vases, set your table with serving pieces that add even more personality, color and texture to your dining experience.
Invite serveware from around the world to join your table settings. For special occasions, dress up your plates with a striking Imari charger from 19th-century Japan or incorporate Richard Ginori’s Italian porcelain plates into your dining experience. Celebrate the English ritual of afternoon tea with a Japanese tea set and an antique Victorian kettle. No matter how big or small your dining area is, there is room for the stories of many cultures and varied histories, and there are plenty of ways to add pizzazz to your meals.
Add different textures and colors to your table with dinner plates and pitchers of ceramic and silver or a porcelain lidded tureen, a serving dish with side handles that is often used for soups. Although porcelain and ceramic are both made in a kiln, porcelain is made with more refined clay and is more durable than ceramic because it is denser. The latter is ideal for statement pieces — your tall mid-century modern ceramic vase is a guaranteed conversation starter. And while your earthenware or stoneware is maybe better suited to everyday lunches as opposed to the fine bone china you’ve reserved for a holiday meal, handcrafted studio pottery coffee mugs can still be a rich expression of your personal style.
“My motto is ‘Have fun with it,’” says author and celebrated hostess Stephanie Booth Shafran. “It’s yin and yang, high and low, Crate & Barrel with Christofle silver. I like to mix it up — sometimes in the dining room, sometimes on the kitchen banquette, sometimes in the loggia. It transports your guests and makes them feel more comfortable and relaxed.”
Introduce elegance at supper with silver, such as a platter from celebrated Massachusetts silversmith manufacturer Reed and Barton or a regal copper-finish flatware set designed by International Silver Company, another New England company that was incorporated in Meriden, Connecticut, in 1898. By then, Meriden had already earned the nickname “Silver City” for its position as a major hub of silver manufacturing.
At the bar, try a vintage wine cooler to keep bottles cool before serving or an Art Deco decanter and whiskey set for after-dinner drinks — there are many possibilities and no wrong answers for tableware, barware and serveware. Explore an expansive collection of antique and vintage glass, ceramics, silver and serveware today on 1stDibs.
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