$171Sale Price|40% Off
Mid-Century Ashtray, Scorpion Stand holding Set of 5 trays, German 1960s
Located in Andernach, DE
Funky ashtray set consisting of a wild golden scorpion frame with the tail as handle, which holds 5 kidney shaped seperate ashtray dishes. A true German 60s (fun and funky) design he...
Aluminum
$595Sale 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
Gino Colombini Umbrella Stands or Ashtray 1970s Italy
By Husqvarna, Gino Colombini
Located in Den Haag, NL
Design GINO COLOMBINI, dustbin with ashtay or umbrella stand Manufactured by Husqvarna Minor wear. Minor stains. Yellowed plastic.
Chrome
Original NOS Modernist Cubic BAUHAUS Metal Ashtray Stand, Germany, 1960s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ashtray stand NOS Origin: Germany Age: 1960s This original vintage ashtray Stand was designed and produced in the 1960s in Germany. It is made of solid metal and s...
Metal, Steel
Vintage Wooden Ashtray Stand with Braided Leather Handle. Italy 1950s
Located in Catania, CT
Elegant vintage ashtray stand crafted from solid wood, featuring a turned pedestal base and a circular tray top.
Wood
Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien Standing Floor Ashtray, Smoking Stand, Austria, 1970s
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien, Franz Hagenauer
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful handcrafted standing ashtray / smoking stand with a wonderfully elegant and slender silhouette from the 1970s, marked and stamped, designed and produced by the renowned W...
Aluminum, Steel, Iron
Rare Carl Auböck Brass Standing Floor Ashtray, Smoking Stand, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful vintage and authentic minimalist standing ashtray / smoking stand from the 1950s, designed and crafted by Werkstätte Carl Auböck in Vienna, Austria. This sculptural piece...
Brass
Rare Carl Auböck Brass Standing Floor Ashtray, Smoking Stand, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in Vienna, AT
A beautiful vintage and authentic minimalist standing ashtray / smoking stand from the 1950s, designed and crafted by Werkstätte Carl Auböck in Vienna, Austria. This sculptural piece...
Brass
Mid Century Italian Wood Magazine Stand with Ashtray Top, 1960s, Italy
Located in Hagenbach, DE
Mid Century Italian Wood Magazine Stand with Ashtray Top, 1960s, Italy It is very ideal and suitable for all living areas.
Metal
Vintage 20th C. Gold Brass Tripod Ashtray Ornate Cigar Stand & Smoking Decor
Located in FR
A striking vintage smoking accessory crafted in warm, richly toned gold brass, this elegant ashtray combines functionality with the refined character of a bygone era. Its generous, s...
Brass
Mid-Century Modern Fat Lava Ashtray or Vide-Poche by Jan Van Erp
By Copper Shop & Van Erp Studio
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Mid-Century Modern Fat Lava Asbak by Jan Van Erp This vintage ashtray is a strong example of the iconic Fat Lava aesthetic by Dutch ceramicist Jan van Erp.
Ceramic
Long Mid-Century Modern Fat Lava Ashtray or Vide-Poche by Jan Van Erp
By Copper Shop & Van Erp Studio
Located in Camblanes et Meynac, FR
Mid-Century Modern Fat Lava Asbak by Jan Van Erp This vintage ashtray is a strong example of the iconic Fat Lava aesthetic by Dutch ceramicist Jan van Erp.
Ceramic
Floor Ash Stand by Stilnovo
By Stilnovo
Located in Sagaponack, NY
A graphic and expressive weighted floor ash stand having the form of a bold red column, the aluminium and lacquered top holding a removable insert.
Aluminum, Steel
Floor Ashtray Umbrella Stand Signed by Stilnovo, Milan, Italy, 1960s
By Stilnovo
Located in Rome, IT
A splendid cream white umbrella stand and floor ashtray by Stilnovo - Milano (signed on the bottom and on the top) – Italy, circa 1960. The materials used are plastic and metal.
Metal
$438Sale Price|20% Off
Gino Colombini Midcentury Black Umbrella Stands or Ashtray for Kartell, 1970
By Gino Colombini, Kartell
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing free standing ashtray or usable as an umbrella stand in mid-century black plastic with chromed metal rings.
Metal, Chrome
Ashtray that becomes an umbrella stand in chrome , 1950, American
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
We have specialized in the sale of Art Deco and Art Nouveau and Vintage styles since 1982.If you have any questions we are at your disposal. Pushing the button that reads 'View All F...
Chrome
Adnet Style Leather Estate Pipe Stand Holder Vintage
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Leather and metal in the style of Jacques Adnet. Great tabletop or pipe smoker object. Great vintage condition. Nice addition to any collection.
Leather
$764Sale Price|57% Off
Old Umbrella Stand Midcentury Italian Design Perforated Metal Brass Gold Green
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Old umbrella stand midcentury Italian design perforated metal and brass gold green. On request the brass part can be polished, without any additional cost.
Metal, Brass
Midcentury Ashtray, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Atomic midcentury ashtray with magazine holder. Beautifully shaped with brass feet and a blue and chrome ashtray. Very good condition, barely used. 1960s, Belgium Good overall co...
Metal
1950s Atomiic Magazine Rack With Ashtray
Located in Berkeley, CA
Origin: Denmark Designer: Unknown Manufacturer: Unknown Era: 1950s Materials: Steel, Metal Measurements: 14" wide x 26" deep x 21" tall
Metal, Steel
Guillerme et Chambron Magazine Rack with Ceramic Ashtray
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Split, Splitsko-dalmatinska županija
Stunning French magazine rack by designers Guillerme et Chambron. Made of oak. Beautiful, original ceramic ashtray. Very rare find. Gorgeous design. Perfect accessory for a larger Gu...
Oak
Mid-Century Modern Ceramic Ashtray on Wire Legs Magazine Rack Stand
By Tony Paul
Located in Rockaway, NJ
Mid-Century Modern ceramic ashtray on wire legs magazine rack stand.
Steel
Mid-Century Modern Metal French Plant Stand Ashtray After Mathieu Matégot
By Mathieu Matégot
Located in Barcelona, ES
Flower pot stand and ashtray designed in the style of Mathieu Matégot, circa 1950. Manufactured in France. In good original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and u...
Metal
Retro Mid-century Style Black Ceramic Ashtray With Las Vegas Sign & Stand
Located in Van Nuys, CA
This stylish mid-century-inspired black ceramic ashtray features the iconic "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign in a diamond-shaped ashtray.
Chrome
Fontana Arte Mid-Century Modern 1950s Glass Pen Holder Stand & Ashtray Desk Set
By Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte (attributed) Midcentury Modern desk set featuring a pen holder or stand with a tray and an ashtray. Made in Italy of thick polished green crystal glass, ...
Metal
1960s Italian Ashtray Stand
Located in Praha, CZ
- Good original condition with some signs of use
Metal, Brass
Curling Bonspiel Trophy Stand-Up Ashtray Early, 1960s
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Curling Bonspiel trophy stand-up ashtray, early 1960s, The stand is maple with two curling brooms holding the top ashtray with the base mounted on a turned base and centered by a cur...
Maple
Large Scale Brutalist Gilt Metal Pelican Sculpture Ashtray Stand
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Large scale, brutalist gilt metal pelican bird sculpture. American Mid century handcrafted metal Pelican Ashtray Stand.
Metal
$428Sale Price|20% Off
Ashtray valet stand, in brass and metal, attributed to Siva Poggibonsi
By Luigi Caccia Dominioni, Azucena, Fontana Arte, Siva Poggibonsi
Located in Lugo, IT
Brass and metal valet ashtray, attributed to Siva Poggibonsi. Good condition. Thank you.
Metal, Brass
Ashtray Stand in the Manner of Carl Auböck in Brass, 1950s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Nice light patina. A second ashtray in the same design is also on offer here on the platform. Very nice proportions.
Metal, Brass
Ashtray Stand in the Manner of Carl Auböck in Brass, 1950s
Located in Nürnberg, Bayern
Nice light patina. A second ashtray in the same design is also on offer here on the platform. Very nice proportions.
Brass, Metal
Art Deco Chrome Lighted Smoker's Stand or Ashtray with Electric Lighter
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This Art Deco styled lighted smoker's stand is unsigned but presumed to have been made in the United States in the 1950s. The stand features a light at the top and base made of swirl...
Metal
Fontana Arte 1950s Modernist Glass Pen Holder or Stand and Ashtray Desk Set
By Max Ingrand, Fontana Arte
Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern
Beautiful vintage Mid-Century Modern desk set featuring an adjustable pen holder or stand with a tray and an ashtray attributed to Max Ingrand for Fontana Arte.
Glass
Art Deco Styled Chrome Lighted Airplane Smoker's Ashtray Stand or Accent Table
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This very unique lighted smoker's stand is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in North America, likely the United States, in approximately 1950 in an Art Deco style. This smoke...
Metal
Smoking Stand and Ashtray by Ben Siebel
By Ben Seibel
Located in New York, NY
A striking modernist smoking stand by artist Ben Seibel. A sculptural ashtray of composite metals rests within an iron stand. Please contact for location.
Marble Ashtray Stand by Angelo Mangiarotti for Knoll
By Angelo Mangiarotti
Located in Atlanta, GA
Rare c.1968 sculptural marble ashtray stand with removable ashtray (then could be used as a plant stand) from Italy by Angelo Mangiarotti for Knoll.
Unavailable
H 28.94 in Dm 7.49 in
Art Deco Ashtray Stand, Chrome and Bakelite, Demeyere Belgium, 1930s
By Demeyere
Located in Retie, BE
Art Deco ashtray stand, smoke stand, smoke standing ashtray, floor ashtray, cocktail smoker stand. An ashtray on a stand made from chromed metal and bakelite. Made in the 1930s by ...
Chrome
Unavailable
H 24.25 in W 13 in D 10 in
Art Deco Style Copper and Iron Figural Stork Cigarette Cigar Floor Ashtray Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
A vintage, mid twentieth century, Art Deco style figural stork standing ashtray presented in copper and iron. The standing, figural stork style floor ashtray is constructed in copper...
Copper, Iron
Unavailable
H 25.99 in W 11.03 in D 9.85 in
Beautiful Guillerme and Chambron Magazine Rack with Ashtray, circa 1960
By Guillerme et Chambron
Located in Megeve, FR
Beautiful Guillerme and Chambron magazine rack with ashtray edited by "Votre Maison", circa 1960 size of the ashtray: 12cm H, 15cm D.
Ceramic, Wood
Mid-Century Modern Brass and Wood Tripod Ashtray Stand
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
All the design of the midcentury in this beautiful piece, mixture of brass and wood make this incredible piece.
Brass
Mid-Century Decorative Ashtray / Vide Poche Stand, circa 1960, Italy.
By Fontana Arte
Located in Brussels, BE
Very chic mid-century decorative ashtray or vide poche stand, circa 1960, Italy.
Metal, Brass
Italian Mid-Century Standing Ashtray / Smoke Stand By Aldo Tura
Located in Plainview, NY
A Italian mid-century standing ashtray/smoke stand by Aldo Tura, the top capped by an ivory celluloid finial, perched on the removable brass tray resting on the cylindrical body of m...
Brass
Japanese Lacquer Ashtray Stand, 1960s
Located in Paris, IDF
Detailed painted designs inspired by Japanese landscape and architecture are scattered over this stunning standing ashtray from the 1960s. The colorful portrayals are overlaid on the...
Brass
Stand Ashtray by Kenzo Tange
By Tendo Mokko, Kenzō Tange
Located in Tokyo, Tokyo
It was used in the “Sumikaikan” designed by Kenzo Tange in 1957. Produced by Tendomokko using playwood.
Plywood
Aldo Londi Bitossi Ashtray and Stand
By Rosenthal Netter, Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in New Windsor, NY
Aldo Londi for Bitossi fused glass decorated ceramic ashtray and walnut stand. Classic "peace sign" ashtray in green, yellow and blue. Overall brown glaze with a rough, textured exte...
Ceramic, Pottery, Walnut
Mid Century Ash Tray Stand
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Designer: Unknown Manufacturer: Unknown Period/Style: Mid Century Modern Country: United States Date: 1950’s Dimensions: 22.5″H x 10″D Materials: Walnut, Glass, Brass Condit...
Brass
Georges Jouve and Mathieu Mategot Ashtray on Stand
By Mathieu Matégot, Georges Jouve
Located in Toronto, Ontario
A terrific "Patte d'ours" ashtray on iron stand by Jouve and Mategot. Ca. 1951 Interesting and unusual green glazed ceramic . Incised with Jouve's cypher. A great example.
Iron
Pair of Mid Century Brass Standing Ashtrays, Italy 60s
Located in Lucija, SI
Pair ob mid century modern ahstrays stands Made in Italy in the 60s Brass Some sign of use
Brass
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H 23.63 in W 5.12 in D 5.12 in
Original German Modernist Cubic Metal Ashtray Stand, Germany, 1960s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ashtray stand Origin: Germany Age: 1960s This original vintage ashtray Stand was designed and produced in the 1960s in Germany. It is made of solid m...
Metal, Steel
Aldo Tura Brown Goatskin Smoke Stand Ashtray, Italy, 1960s
By Aldo Tura
Located in Rome, IT
Standing ashtray in brown goatskin and metal nickel details and handle made by the Italian designer Aldo Tura in Italy in the 1960s.
Metal
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H 24.41 in W 8.67 in D 8.67 in
unique brutalist heavy iron metal CHAIN Ashtray Stand Element, Germany, 1970s
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article: Ashtray stand element Origin: Germany Age: 1970s This original vintage ashtray Stand was designed and produced in the 1970s in Germany. It is made of solid iron met...
Metal, Steel
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H 25.01 in Dm 7.68 in
Mid-Century Modern Aluminum Vintage Ashtray Stand by Erhard, 1960s, Germany
Located in Vienna, AT
This presented ashtray Stand was made of aluminum and plastic. Also the ashtray is stamped underneath. Furthermore the ashtray is easy to disassemble for cleaning. Measures: Diame...
Aluminum
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H 29.93 in W 8.27 in D 12.21 in
Midcentury Italian Brass, Iron and Leather Ashtray Stand or Poked Emptier , 195
Located in Rome, IT
Standing ashtray , designed and produced in Italy during the 1950s . Made from blac laquered iron and brass. In excellent condition . We have done a new black lacquering of the i...
Brass, Iron
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H 2 in W 7 in D 5 in
Brass Ashtray and Pipe Holder Stand in Natural Horn Fab Austrian Modernism 1950s
By Richard Rohac
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Fabulous style Mid-Century Modern horn pipe holder stand with ashtray in brass Attributed to Richard Rohac, Austria, 1950s.
Brass
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H 15.36 in Dm 6.3 in
Crystal Glass Ashtray with Iron Stand by Erik Höglund for Boda, Sweden, 1960s
By Erik Höglund, Boda
Located in Stockholm, Stockholms län
Crystal glass ashtray with iron stand featuring female breast expression. Designed by Erik Höglund. Manufactured by Boda in Sweden during the 1950s.
Crystal, Iron
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H 22.84 in Dm 9.06 in
Swedish Ashtray Stand by Hans-Agne Jakobsson for Hans-Agne Jakobsson AB Markaryd
By Hans-Agne Jakobsson
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Ash tray, design by Hans-Agne Jakobsson. Producer Hans-Agne Jakobsson A.B. Markaryd, Sweden, 1950s. This ash tray Stand was designed by Hans-Agne Jakobsson and manufactur...
Metal, Copper
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H 21.5 in W 12.5 in
Mathieu Matégot and Georges Jouve 'Patte D'ours' Ashtray with Stand, circa 1950
By Georges Jouve, Mathieu Matégot
Located in LAGUNA BEACH, CA
Ashtray designed by Georges Jouve and Mathieu Mategot. Manufactured in France, circa 1950. Ceramic and metal Signed to underside of ceramic Mathieu Mategot (1910-2001) was a...
Steel
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H 21 in W 7.9 in D 7.9 in
Jacques Adnet Ash Tray, France, 1950's Modernist, Catchall on Stand, Mid Century
By Jacques Adnet
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage sculptural black iron smoking ash tray or catchall stand by Jacques Adnet. France, circa 1950s. Elegant four feet stand in original black painted metal with patinated...
Iron
Mid-Century Italian Magazine Holder and Ashtray, 1950s
By Augusto Bozzi
Located in Rome, IT
This magazine rack with an ashtray was designed and produced in Italy during the 1950s. The piece is made from iron and brass, and is in an excellent vintage condition. ...
Brass, Iron
Aldo Tura Stand Astray Goatskin
By Aldo Tura
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
Mid-Century Modern ashtray designed by Aldo Tura, lacquered in its most iconic color with goatskin parchment.
Brass
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H 28.35 in W 12.6 in D 14.18 in
Vintage Brass Magazine Rack and Ashtray Mid Century Design, 1960s
Located in Montecalvoli, IT
Vintage Brass Magazine Rack and Ashtray - Mid Century Design 1960s - Decorative Magazine Storage, Retro Gift Idea elegant This vintage brass magazine rack with integrated ashtray fr...
Brass
Midcentury Ashtray, 1960s
Located in Leuven, Vlaams Gewest
Atomic midcentury ashtray with magazine holder. Beautifully shaped with brass feet and a blue and chrome ashtray. Very good condition, barely used. 1960s, Belgium Good ov...
Metal
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.
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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.
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