$450Sale Price|50% Off
Blue and Yellow Murano Ashtray or Bowl
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage Italian blue and yellow Murano glass ashtray or bowl / Made in Italy, circa 1960s Measures: diameter 5.5 inches, height 2.5 inches This piece makes for great and unique gift!
Murano Glass
Green Cut Crystal Ashtray Bowl with Faceted Geometric Design
Located in Milano, IT
**Green Cut Crystal Ashtray Bowl with Faceted Geometric Decoration** Elegant green cut crystal ashtray or decorative bowl, likely dating from the mid to late 20th century, approxima...
Glass
Vintage murano glass ashtray by Alfredo Barbini, Italy 1980s
By Alfredo Barbini
Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Vintage murano glass ashtray by Alfredo Barbini. Made in Italy in the 1980s. Alfredo Barbini was a Venetian glassmaker known for his exquisite ashtrays and bowls. His handmade, mouth...
Murano Glass
Vintage Large California Studio Pottery Cigar Ashtray
By Robert Maxwell, Edith Heath, Stoneware Designs West
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
California Pottery, large vintage stoneware cigar ashtray. Classic mid-century modern ashtray in brown and beige stoneware with a flower in the middle.
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
1970‘s Limoges Porcelain Ashtray Indian Elephant
By Limoges
Located in Vienna, AT
Modern porcelain square orange and gold ashtray with depicting an Indian elephant in the middle. Signed „peint a la main“, Handpainted ! Use it as an ashtray, vide poche or for deco...
Porcelain
1970 Solid Wood Ashtray France Brown Color
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
1970 solid wood ashtray, vide poche, decorative object. Brown Color.
Brass
Colored Ceramic 1970 Ashtray on Lava signed
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Colored ceramic 1950 ashtray. Made in a piece on Lava, covered with Ceramic enameled. Signed
Lava
Hand Crafted Crystal 420 or Ashtray By Flavio Poli
By Flavio Poli
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A beautiful ashtray for cigarettes, cigars, or your 420. Desined in Italy by Flavio Poli A graceful and special piece that casts thousands of shafts of light if in a sun filled roo...
Crystal
Richard Rohac 'Signed' Ashtray Vienna Around, 1950s
Located in Wien, Au
Richard rohac ( signed ) Ashtray vienna around 1950s. Original condition.
Brass
Castaways Hotel Miami Beach Glass Ashtrays - a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of yellow glass ashtrays from The Castaways Hotel of Miami Beach, Florida. The center is printed with their logo and reads “Castaways, Quality Courts, Miami Beach Florida”. Di...
Glass
Castaways Hotel Miami Beach Glass Ashtrays - a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of hexagonal glass ashtray from The Castaways Hotel of Miami Beach, Florida. The center is printed with their logo and reads “Castaways, Quality Courts, Miami Beach Florida”. ...
Glass
Las Vegas Hotel Glass Ashtrays - Set of 2
Located in Bradenton, FL
A set of two Las Vegas hotel ashtrays from The Sands and The Thunderbird Hotel. Both in excellent condition. Dimensions per ashtray.
Glass
Stilnovo Ashtray Brass Metal Crome, 1960, Made in Italy
By Stilnovo
Located in Milano, IT
Stilnovo ashtray brass metal crome, 1950, Italy.
Brass
$1,250 / set
Vintage Boho Tooled Metal Ashtrays - Set of 2
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A charming collection of American-style vintage Boho tooled metal ashtrays, each featuring intricate hand-tooled designs. These unique pieces combine the rustic appeal of copper with...
Brass, Copper, Steel
$278Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage Ashtray by Pavel Hlava, 1968
By Pavel Hlava
Located in Praha, CZ
The item made of pure metallurgical glass. Made in Nový Bor in Czechoslovakia. Original condition.
Glass
Ashtray by Hertha Baller 'Signed' Around 1950s
By Richard Rohac
Located in Wien, Au
Ashtray by hertha Baller ( signed ) around 1950s Original condition.
Brass
Ashtray by Walter Bosse Vienna Around 1950s
By Walter Bosse, Herta Baller
Located in Wien, Au
Ashtray by walter bosse vienna around 1950s Marked on Bottom.
Brass
Vintage Fm Konstglas Ronneby Sweden Ashtray "Vetro Sommerso"
By FM Konstglas 1
Located in Prato, Tuscany
We kindly suggest that you read the entire description, as with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Pec...
Glass
Castaways Hotel Las Vegas Glass Ashtrays - a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of yellow tinted glass ashtrays from The Castaways Hotel, a hotel and casino in Paradise, Las Vegas, Nevada. The center is printed with a green circle branded with the Castawa...
Glass
Castaways Hotel Las Vegas Glass Ashtrays - a Pair
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of gray tinted glass ashtrays 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...
Glass
Regency Bronze Crab Ashtray, Vintage Sculpture from Spain, 1980s
Located in BARCELONA, ES
We specialize in vintage decorations, with particular expertise in rare mid-century animal-shaped objects and nature-inspired sculptures.
Bronze
Solid Patinated English Bronze Crab Cancer Lidded Ashtray 420
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large and heavy solid Bronze Ashtray in the shape of a Crab. This piece is a compliment as a decorative piece and also has a hinged top to be used as an ashtray for your perfect sm...
Bronze
Aldo Londi for Bitossi Atomic Floral Ashtray
By Aldo Londi
Located in Bradenton, FL
A 1950’s Aldo Londi for Bitossi Italian ceramic ashtray. Decorated with atomic style flowers in brown, teal and olive on a mustard yellow background. At the center is a raised cigare...
Ceramic
$581Sale Price|33% Off
Hagenauer Ashtrays with Stand circa 1950s 'Signed'
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Wien, Au
Hagenauer ashtrays with stand, circa 1950s. Original condition 4 partly hammered ashtrays (signed).
Brass
Vintage Kitsch West Germany Porcelain Toilet Ashtray
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Do an ashtray become political correct when it is shaped as a toilet. Nevertheless this 'piece' was made in West Germany circa 1960-70. It is signed, numbered and measures 8 cm in he...
Porcelain
Ashtray with Bamboo Handle, Vienna, circa 1950s
Located in Wien, Au
Ashtray with bamboo handle, Vienna, circa 1950s Original condition.
Brass
Henriot Champagne Ashtray, Thick Glass, Square Design, France, 1960s
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Both a utilitarian and decorative object, it is now sought after for its vintage aesthetic and advertising significance. Style : Mid-century Advertising Modernist Vintage Key Featu...
Glass
Vintage West German Pottery WGP Fat Lava Ashtray, 1970s
Located in Hamburg, DE
Vintage West German Pottery WGP Fat Lava Ashtray, 1970s
Ceramic
Brass ashtray, 1950s, France, beautiful patina with sculpted decoration
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Specifications Origin: France Period: 1950s Material: Brass Decoration: Sculpted twists, molded rim Color: Antique patina Condition: Good vintage condition, signs of age consistent w...
Brass
Rare Ashtray in Hand Blown Glass by Feders
Located in Mexico City, CDMX
We offer this rare ashtray in hand blown glass by Feders, the ashtray have a figure of an owl inside and number 13, circa 1970.
Art Glass
$325Sale Price|37% Off
Big Ashtray by Richard Rohac 1950s 'Signed'
By Richard Rohac
Located in Wien, Au
Big ashtray by Richard Rohac, 1950s (signed). Partly blackened Original condition.
Brass
LOT 'Leaf' Advertising Ashtray by Danuta Duszniak, Poland, 1960s
Located in Wien, AT
Today they are appreciated not only as historical memorabilia but also as decorative objects that capture the optimistic spirit of mid-century travel culture. The ashtray remains in...
Porcelain
Umbrella-shaped ashtray in brass and copper, France, 1960
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Specifications Type: Tabletop ashtray Origin: France Period: Circa 1960 Materials: Brass and copper Finish: Original patina Condition: Very good vintage condition, with slight signs ...
Brass, Copper
1950s Pepe Mendoza Ashtray Malachite & Brass Mexican Modernism
By Pepe Mendoza
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration an Ashtray from the Mid Century Modern period designed by Pepe Mendoza , Mexico circa the 1950s .
Malachite, Brass
1970's Crystal d'Arques Owl Ashtray France
By Cristal d' Arques 1
Located in San Diego, CA
Beautiful New old stock Ashtray with owl acid etched ,circa 1970's by Cristal D Arques France.
Crystal
Large green Italian art glass ashtray, 1960
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Thanks to its sculptural presence and heavy, glossy glass, this piece can also be used as a trinket tray or decorative centerpiece in a vintage or mid-century interior. Features Per...
Art Glass
Spanish Midcentury Enamel and Sterling Silver Ashtray, 1950s
Located in Barcelona, ES
Sterling silver and enamel tear drop ashtray with silver flecks, Spain, 1950s Beautiful sterling silver tear drop shaped ashtray covered by enamel with a floral design in orange, yel...
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Blue Crystal Ashtray Fontana Arte Style, Italy 1970
By Fontana Arte
Located in Conversano, IT
Realized in Italy in the 1970s, this solid blue crystal ashtray represents one of the most sophisticated expressions of the material and luminous experimentation that defines the Ita...
Crystal
Vallauris Green Ceramic Ashtray, Hand-Painted, France 1950
By Vallauris
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Vallauris Green Ceramic Ashtray, Dish France 1950. Small french glazed ceramic dish with abstract design, signed Vallauris to base. Beautiful green glazed ceramic ashtray with colorf...
Ceramic
Vivian Lindoe Ashtray for Ceramic Arts Calgary Canada
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
A wonderful piece of Canadian studio pottery by Ceramic Arts Canada. This 1960’s ceramic ashtray was designed by Vivian Lindoe, who joined in the early 1960’s. She was married to fel...
Ceramic
Aldo Londi Bitossi Ashtray for Rosenthal Netter: Marocco
By Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Oak Harbor, OH
Manufacturer: Aldo Londi Importer: Rosenthal Netter Period or model: Mid-Century Modern. Specs: Pottery Condition: This Aldo Londi Bitossi Ashtray for Rosenthal Netter Mar...
Pottery
Rare Kinetic Ashtray by Yonel Lebovici, France, 1970s
By Atelier A, Yonel Lebovici
Located in Dronten, NL
Elevate your design collection with this striking kinetic ashtray by celebrated French sculptor and designer Yonel Lebovici. Crafted in the 1970s, this piece exemplifies Lebovici’s s...
Chrome
Column Ashtray by Gianni Moscatelli for Formanova, 1960s
By Formanova, Gianni Moscatelli
Located in Brescia, Brescia
This stunning column ashtray, designed by Gianni Moscatelli for Formanova in the 1960s, embodies the elegance of mid-century Italian design.
Aluminum
$360Sale Price|20% Off
Werkstätte Hagenauer Modernist Brass Ashtray / Bowl, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
Werkstätte Hagenauer Modernist Brass Ashtray / Bowl, Austria, 1950s.
Brass
Travertine vide poche / ashtray, Cerri Nestore, Italy, 1970s
By Cerri Nestore
Located in Firenze, IT
Travertine vide poche / ashtray Manufactured by CN Cerri Nestore, Italy, 1970s. H 4 cm Diam. 16 cm Conditions: excellent consistent with age and use
Travertine
Italian Alabaster Marble Ashtray Regency Style with Paw Feet
Located in New York, NY
A small Italian alabaster marble ashtray with animal paw feet in the Regency style, circa 1960s, Italy. A convenient mini ashtray with protective gold gilt metal rim around top with ...
Alabaster, Metal
Walter bosse fish ashtray ceramic vienna around 1950s
By Walter Bosse, Herta Baller
Located in Wien, Au
Walter bosse fish ashtray ceramic vienna around 1950s Original condition
Ceramic
Faux alabaster ashtray by Romano Bianchi, Italy, 1970's
Located in BARCELONA, ES
Beautiful faux alabaster ashtray designed and produced by romano bianchi in Italy in the 1970s. Crafted brown resin ashtray. Decorative object that will bring a real design touch to ...
Alabaster
Vintage etched bell shaped Ashtray Trinket Disk
Located in Seattle, WA
Possibly brass. Believed to be an Indian origin. Vintage Condition as pictured. Listing is for described item only. Box H3 Dimensions. 6.25” W ; 4” D ; 1” H
Metal
Brutalist ashtray by Art3, brass and aluminum, Spain, 1970
Located in BARCELONA, ES
We specialize in vintage decorative objects, with particular expertise in rare mid-century brutalist bronze and aluminium pieces.
Aluminum, Brass
Set of 4 Lucite and Chrome Ashtrays in Dior Style, Dior Style, France 1970s
By Dior Home
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful set of 4 Mid-Century ashtrays in clear lucite and chrome.
Chrome
Set of 2 Onyx Ashtrays and 1 Lighter, France, 1950s
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Today, this set is both a collector's item and an iconic decorative element of 1950s French design. Style : Mid-Century Modern French Design Vintage Luxury 1950s Design Mineral Deco...
Onyx
Sommerso ashtray by seguso, murano glass, italy, 1970's
By Seguso
Located in BARCELONA, ES
We specialize in vintage Murano glass, with particular expertise in rare mid-century Sommerso objects, layered glass, and colorful submerged designs.
Murano Glass
Midcentury Hand-Painted Ashtray Set from Uebelacker Keramik
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Ashtray set in hand-painted ceramic. A set of 4 in a stylish bam-boo and brass alloy stand/holder. Atomic colorful decoration executed by hand. Made by üebelacker Keramik in Germany ...
Ceramic, Bamboo
Bronze and Brass Ashtray, Franz & Karl Hagenauer, Austria 1950
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Franz Hagenauer, Karl Hagenauer
Located in ROUEN, Normandie
A piece with a typical aesthetic of mid-century design ! The ashtray's surface has developed a beautiful patina over time, enhancing its vintage charm and character.
Brass, Bronze
Brutalist ashtray by Léopold, brass and aluminum, Spain, 1970
Located in BARCELONA, ES
We specialize in vintage decorative objects, with particular expertise in rare mid-century brutalist bronze and aluminium pieces.
Aluminum, Brass
Las Vegas Casino Glass Ashtrays - Set of 4
Located in Bradenton, FL
A set of four glass ashtrays from the Las Vegas casinos Stardust, Sam's Town and The Golden Nugget. All in excellent condition. Dimensions per ashtray.
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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