$420Sale Price|20% Off
Pre-Historic Petrified Wood Bowl / Ashtray
Located in San Diego, CA
A gorgeous petrified wood bowl / ashtray, circa the Tertiary period (65M years ago). The piece is in very good condition with wonderful brown and tan colors and measures 10"W x 9"D x...
Petrified Wood
Original murano glass Sommerso ashtray, Italy, 1970s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Vintage murano glass ashtray Sommerso made in Italy in the 1970s. The bowl is in good vintage condition. There is a minor chip, nothing serious. Dimensions: Width: 13 cm / 2.95 inc...
Murano Glass
Richard Rohac Ashtray, Around 1950s, 'Marked'
By Richard Rohac
Located in Wien, Au
Richard Rohac ashtray, around 1950s, 'Marked' Original condition.
Brass
$174Sale Price|31% Off
Ashtray with Capricorn Figurine, Vienna, 1950s
Located in Wien, Au
Ashtray with Capricorn figurine, Vienna, 1950s Original condition.
Brass
Vintage Murano Catch Tray Ashtray Accent Dish
Located in Chicago, IL
Vintage Murano Catch Tray Ashtray Accent Dish Circa 20th Century Dimensions W 11” D 6” H 3.5”
Art Glass
$240Sale Price|44% Off
Smile Ashtray from Carl Cohr, 1950s
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Egg shaped stainless steel ashtray. Very rare in this metal composition - brushed stainless. It is called the smile and was designed by Hans Bunde and manufactured by Carl Cohr in Fr...
Stainless Steel
Regency turtle ashtray in brass, Spain, 1980's
By Regency
Located in BARCELONA, ES
We specialize in vintage decorations, with particular expertise in rare mid-century animal-shaped objects and nature-inspired sculptures.
Brass
Ashtray by Auböck 'Marked', circa 1960s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Wien, Au
Ashtray by Auböck (Marked), circa 1960s Bamboo handle Original condition.
Brass
Midcentury Crystal Ashtray from Kosta, 1960s
By Kosta Glasbruk 1
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Thick and heavy cigar ashtray. It is made from polished lead crystal. Signed and numbered beneath its base. The signature looks like EH so it was probably designed by Erik Hoglund.
Crystal
$260Sale Price / item|20% Off
Midcentury Modern Rosenthal Studio Line Ashtray Catchall Tapio Wirkkala
By Rosenthal, Tapio Wirkkala
Located in New York, NY
German white porcelain ashtray (or catchall) in the 'variation' pattern, Midcentury Modern period, attributed to Finnish designer and sculptor, Tapio Wirkkala, for Rosenthal Studio-L...
Porcelain
Original blue murano glass ashtray, Italy, 1980s
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Vintage blue murano glass ashtray made in Italy in the 1980s. The bowl is in very good vintage condition. Dimensions: Width: 11 cm / 4.33 inches Height: 6 cm / 2.36 inches Weight: ...
Murano Glass
Large 1960's German Sculptural Glass Ashtray
Located in New York, NY
1960's German textured glass cigar ashtray with mottled glass around top and surrounding perimeter. where bowl looks as if floating in space. The bottom of the piece has a square ge...
Art Glass
Standing Floor Ashtray for Knoll, 1960s
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.
Steel
Martini & Rossi French Opalex Ashtrays, a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of French Martini & Rossi triangular ashtrays. White opalex is branded Martini & Rossi Extra Dry and Sweet Vermouth on each side. Each corner has a beveled cigarette rest. Mar...
Opaline Glass
1970s Gabriella Crespi “Antivento” Brass Ashtray, Signed
By Gabriella Crespi
Located in New York, NY
“Antivento” ashtray by Gabriella Crespi, produced in the 1970s. Small-scale solid brass ashtray with a rotating swivel lid, designed to function as a windproof ashtray or lidded cont...
Brass
Regency turtle ashtray in bronze, Spain, 1980's
By Regency
Located in BARCELONA, ES
We specialize in vintage decorations, with particular expertise in rare mid-century animal-shaped objects and nature-inspired sculptures.
Bronze
Sculptural brutalist ashtray by Ardisur, Spain, 1970's
Located in BARCELONA, ES
We specialize in vintage decorative objects, with particular expertise in rare mid-century brutalist bronze and aluminium pieces.
Bronze
Rare Max Huber Ashtray for Arteluce
By Arteluce
Located in Milan, IT
Rare Max Huber ashtray for Arteluce, 1960's. Original label.
Aluminum, Metal
Vintage Raymor Ceramic Ashtray with Botanical Design
By Raymor
Located in San Diego, CA
Light, whimsical and timeless. Mid-Century, Hollywood Regency, Art Deco, Eclectic, Coastal, Modern, Boho, Organic Modern, Minimalist, Scandinavian
Ceramic
Aluminium Hedgehog Ashtray, greece, circa Around 1960s
Located in Wien, Au
Hedgehog Ashtray, greece, circa Around 1950s Aluminium Original condition
Aluminum
1950s Cigar Floor Ashtray , Bullet Shaped , USA
By Kimball Manufacturing Co.
Located in St- Leonard, Quebec
Rare bullet floor ashtray from the 50s . Hand spun aluminium body . Enameled steel structure . Rubber feet . Remove top to empty ash .
Metal, Aluminum
Vintage Mayan Aztec Marble Large Ashtray Centerpiece
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vintage brown marble square ashtray Mayan Aztec hand carved in natural earth tones. Great Post Modern style design on this hand carved polished marble, large ashtray circa 1960s-70s ...
Onyx, Marble
1950s MCM Pepe Mendoza Ashtray Brass Malachite Mexico
By Pepe Mendoza
Located in Chula Vista, CA
1950s Pepe Mendoza Ashtray Mid Century Modern Mexico (#2) Stamp by maker present .75 thick x 4.38 w x 5 d Preowned Vintage Review images listed.
Malachite, Brass
Pair of Piero Fornesetti "Equestrian" Ashtrays
By Bergdorf Goodman, Piero Fornasetti
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Pair of ashtrays with cigarette slots by Piero Fornasetti, (circa 1950s, Italy). These examples retailed at Bergdorf Goodman in New York City, as indicated on the reverse. Composed o...
Porcelain
Art Deco Black Marble Ashtray Catchall Vide-Poche
Located in New York, NY
A substantial English black marble ashtray or catchall vide-poche, circa early to mid-20th century, England.
Stone, Marble
Bitossi Raymor Lava Glaze Ashtray & Lidded Box Set
Located in Jensen Beach, FL
Striking set of ashtray and lidded box. Box dimension: 4.25"d 7.5"w 2.5"h Ashtray: 6"w 5"d 1.25"h
Ceramic
Bolla Wine Amber Glass Ashtrays - a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of Bolla wine amber glass ashtrays. Each ashtray has three cigarette rests and 'Bolla' in bold white lettering repeated three times around the edge. Dimensions per ashtray.
Glass
$220Sale Price|20% Off
Italian Murano Art Glass Bowl or Ashtray Red Green
Located in New York, NY
An Italian Murano green and red art glass ashtray or small bowl vide-poche catchall in an oval teardrop shape, Midcentury Moder design, circa mid-20th century, Italy.
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Brutalist ashtray by Fratelli Mannelli, travertine, Italy, 1970
By Fratelli Mannelli
Located in BARCELONA, ES
We specialize in vintage decorative objects, with particular expertise in rare mid-century brutalist bronze and aluminium pieces.
Travertine
Blenko Glass Table Top Party Lounge Size Ashtray
By Blenko Glass
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
This heavy glass lounge/party ashtray by Belnko measures 10 1/2" wide and weighs just over six pounds. No damage.
Art Glass
MCM Bitossi Stoneware Ashtray by Rosenthal Netter
By Rosenthal Netter, Bitossi
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful MCM Bitossi stoneware ashtray by Rosenthal Netter, circa 1960s. The hand thrown piece is in great vintage condition with no chips or cracks and measures 6"D x 1.75"H. Grea...
Stoneware
Martini & Rossi Italian Ceramic Ashtrays - a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of French Martini & Rossi triangular ceramic ashtrays. White ceramic reads "Martini & Rossi, Red or Extra Dry on the rocks" on each side. Each corner has a beveled cig...
Ceramic
Large MCM California Pottery Ashtray by Sascha Brastoff
By Sascha Brastoff
Located in San Diego, CA
Would make a wonderful addition to any Mid-Century Modern space. #3683
Pottery
Ashtray in the Manner of Kaj Franck Probably Produced in Finland
Located in Limhamn, Skåne län
Ashtray in the manner of Kaj Franck. Probably produced in Finland.
Brass
$396Sale Price|20% Off
Massive 1970s Blenko 'Caribbean Blue' Brutalist Ashtray
By Blenko Glass
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Massive 1970s Blenko 'Caribbean Blue' Brutalist Ashtray USA, circa 1970s Transport yourself to the vibrant era of the 1970s with this striking piece of Blenko craftsmanship: a mass...
Glass
French Bronze Ashtray with Phoenix Bird Motif, 1950s
Located in Barntrup, DE
A charming mid-20th-century French bronze ashtray, circa 1950s, richly decorated with a detailed relief of a phoenix bird surrounded by stylised foliage.
Bronze
French Empire Style Bronze and Marble Ashtray, Black Tôle Tray, Gilt Mounts, 8.1
Located in SANT ADRIÀ DE BESÒS, ES
An elegant French Empire style ashtray executed in a refined combination of gilt bronze, black lacquered metal and marble. The circular tray is supported by a fluted column rising f...
Marble, Brass
Smoked Glass Ashtray, Star Geometric Design, France 1970s
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
Smoked Glass Ashtray, Star Geometric Design, France 1970s Typical design from the 1970s Smoked glass with faceted work Originally an ashtray, can be used as a small trinket or bow...
Glass, Smoked Glass
Brazilian 80's Square Alabaster Ashtray by Ônix Ouro
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Square ashtray carved in Onyx Alabaster stone. Retains the manufacturer’s label. Price per unit. In original condition, with minor chips and scratches.
Alabaster
Rare Vintage Standing and Articulated Ashtray Ashstand
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1950. We offer this Rare Vintage Standing and Articulated Ashtray Ashstand. Made of steel and bakelite with original paint that has some scratches. The base is very heavy which...
Steel
$500 / set
Pair of Ashtrays in Mexican Chair Form
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
Circa 1970. We offer this Rare Pair of Ashtrays in Mexican Chair Form. Made in steel and wood.
Wood
Beautiful Italian Submerged Green Glass Ashtray 1960s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
The Beautiful Italian Submerged Green Glass Ashtray from the 1960s is a captivating piece that exudes a sense of tranquility and sophistication. Crafted with care, this ashtray featu...
Glass
White alabaster ashtray by Romano Bianchi, Italy, 1970
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Beautiful alabaster ashtray designed and produced by romano bianchi in italy in the 1970s. Handcrafted and large white and black alabaster ashtray. Decorative object that will bring ...
Alabaster
Brutalist ashtray by Fratelli Mannelli, travertine, Italy, 1970
By Fratelli Mannelli
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Superb travertine ashtray designed and manufactured by fratelli mannelli in italy in the 1970s. Very beautiful work of carving of travertine marble giving a brutalist style to this a...
Travertine
$325Sale Price|20% Off
Padded leather ashtray with brass rim, Italy, 1970s
Located in Nicolosi, IT
This Italian ashtray dates to the 1970s and exemplifies the refined material sensibility characteristic of mid-20th-century Italian design.
Brass
Murano Glass Ashtray in Red, Black, and White
Located in Marinha Grande, PT
Elegant Murano glass ashtray in bold red, black, and white glass. This sculptural Hand-blown piece combines vivid color contrasts and smooth organic lines, typical of mid-century cra...
Glass
Jacques Adnet Bent Leather and Crystal Ashtray, Italy, 1950s
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Roma, IT
A wonderful decorative piece, perfect to elevate a contemporary, mid-century, or Art Deco interior with a touch of timeless elegance.
Leather, Glass, Velvet
$223Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage design Ceramic Ashtray, 1960's.
Located in Praha, CZ
Made in Czechoslovakia Made of Ceramic Good Original Condition
Ceramic
$260Sale Price|20% Off
Midcentury Fused Art Glass Ashtray by Higgins
By Higgins Glass
Located in San Diego, CA
Midcentury fused art glass ashtray by Higgins, circa 1950s. The pattern, called “Tortoiseshell” is created by sandwiching enameled glass panels of periwinkle blue and avocado green b...
Art Glass
Murano Bullicante Cranberry Sommerso Art Glass Ashtray, Italy 1960s
Located in Toronto, CA
A mid-century Murano art glass ashtray executed in the traditional bullicante technique, Italy, circa 1960s.
Murano Glass
Fontana Arte freeform glass ashtray, Italy 1950s
By Fontana Arte
Located in Milan, IT
Fontana Arte freeform glass ashtray, Italy 1950s
Glass
Italian Decorative Center Bowl / Ashtray, 1950
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian center bowl made in 1950s.
Silver
Castaways Hotel Las Vegas Black & Gold Glass Ashtray
Located in Bradenton, FL
A black glass ashtray from The Castaways Hotel, a hotel and casino in Paradise, Las Vegas, Nevada. The lip is printed with the Castaways logo. The hotel, permanently closed in 1987, ...
Glass
Richard Rohac Ashtray Vienna Around 1950s 'Signed'
By Richard Rohac
Located in Wien, Au
Richard Rohac ashtray vienna around 1950s, ( signed ) Polished and stove enameled.
Brass
Tommaso Barbi Midcentury White Ceramic Italian Ashtrays, 1960s
By Tommaso Barbi, B Ceramiche
Located in Roma, IT
Incredible Mid-Century Modern white ceramic ashtray. This fantastic piece was designed by Tommaso Barbi and produced by B.
Ceramic
Higgins glass large ashtray/ centerpiece signed in gold
By Michael and Frances Higgins
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Nice rectangular glass ashtray in a large scale like centerpiece. , gold signed in corner
Glass
Turquoise Crystal Ashtray signed by Moser, Italy, 1970s
By Moser
Located in Roma, IT
Exceptional ashtray made of high-quality vibrant aquamarine colored crystal. This marvelous and unique piece was produced by Moser in Italy during the 1970s, and is signed on the bot...
Crystal
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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