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Mid-century desin ashtray stand
Located in Banská Štiavnica, SK
Mid-century design ashtray table
Category
Vintage 1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Aluminum
Chrome Early Mid Century Amber Glass "Twist" Oak Ashtray Stand
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Chrome early mid century Amber glass "Twist" oak ashtray stand.
Category
Vintage 1930s Ashtrays
Materials
Metal
Original Mid Century Tripod iron stand ashtray with a brass bowl
Located in München, DE
Super chic original Mid Century tripod standing ashtray with a gorgeous patina.
Solid iron frame
Category
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Brass, Iron
Brass Ashtray Stand with Astray
Located in Seattle, WA
Brass ashtray stand with astray
Dimensions. 9 1/2 W ; 6 1/2 D ; 22 H.
Category
Vintage 1970s Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Brass
Aldo Londi Bitossi Ashtray and Stand
By Rosenthal Netter, Aldo Londi, Bitossi
Located in Garnerville, NY
Aldo Londi for Bitossi fused glass decorated ceramic ashtray and walnut stand. Classic "peace sign
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Walnut
Ashtray on stand by Karl Lagerfeld
Located in PARIS, FR
Italian ashtray in white glazed ceramic resting on a gray/white lacquered metal base. Stamped under
Category
Mid-20th Century Ashtrays
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage German Tripod Sputnik String Metal Ashtray Mid-Century Modern, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Nice metal ashtray element made in Europe in the 1950s. 1950s fabrication of black colored metal
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Metal, Copper
H 26.25 in W 9.25 in D 9.25 in
Hagenauer Ashtrays with Stand circa 1950s 'Signed'
By Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Wien, AT
Hagenauer ashtrays with stand, circa 1950s.
Original condition
4 partly hammered ashtrays (signed).
Category
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Brass
Rupert Deese Signed Mid-Century Modern California Studio Stoneware Ashtray
By Rupert J. Deese
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Handcrafted beautifully glazed Mid-Century Modern curved bowl, Ashtray or catchall by California
Category
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
1950s Mid-Century Modern Brass Italian Tripod Ashtray and Magazine Rack
Located in Aci Castello, IT
and patina. The tripod ashtray is crafted from brass, a popular material choice during the Mid-Century
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Brass
H 31.89 in W 9.45 in D 12.21 in
1970s Mid-Century Modern Purple and Gold Murano Glass Italian Ashtray
By Barovier
Located in Aci Castello, IT
-Century Modern design, the ashtray stands as a luxurious fusion of artistic ingenuity and functional
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
Expertly Restored - Mid-Century Modern Walnut & Copper Column Standing Ashtray
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Transforming a piece of Mid-Century Modern furniture is like bringing history back to life, and we
Category
Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Copper
H 20.5 in W 6 in D 6 in
Art Deco Ashtray Stand, Chrome and Bakelite, Demeyere Belgium, 1930s
By Demeyere
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco ashtray stand, smoke stand, smoke standing ashtray, floor ashtray, cocktail smoker stand
Category
Mid-20th Century Belgian Art Deco Ashtrays
Materials
Chrome
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
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Ashtrays
Materials
Copper, Iron
H 24.25 in W 13 in D 10 in
Ashtray Crystal, 1950
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
century to the mid-20th century.
In 1970, the brand Rigolleau Argentina made pieces authorised by Lalique
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Space Age Ashtrays
Materials
Crystal
Ashtray 1950 Crystal
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
century to the mid-20th century.
In 1970, the brand Rigolleau Argentina made pieces authorised by Lalique
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Space Age Ashtrays
Materials
Crystal
Ashtray 1950 Crystal
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
century to the mid-20th century.
In 1970, the brand Rigolleau Argentina made pieces authorised by Lalique
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Space Age Ashtrays
Materials
Crystal
Ashtray Crystal, 1950
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
century to the mid-20th century.
In 1970, the brand Rigolleau Argentina made pieces authorised by Lalique
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Space Age Ashtrays
Materials
Crystal
Vintage Italian Ashtray, 1950's
Located in Lisboa, PT
, and on the top is the ashtray. With a conical shape and two brass handles on the sides. On top you can
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Brass, Iron
Ashtray by Kenzo Tange, circa 1950
By Kenzō Tange
Located in Lille, Hauts-de-France
An ashtray on a stand by the Japanese architect and designer Kenzo Tange (1913-2005), in laminated
Category
Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Metal
Ashtray 1930, Sign: Bauducco
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
clientele demanded a large amount of furniture, from the end of the 19th century to the mid-20th century
Category
Vintage 1930s Argentine Art Deco Ashtrays
Materials
Metal
Beautiful large heavy 1930s brass standing ashtray
Located in München, DE
Beautiful large heavy original 1930s brass swivel standing ashtray.
Great minimalist design
Category
Vintage 1930s European Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Brass
Ashtrays in Crystal, 1930 France
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
large amount of furniture, from the end of the 19th century to the mid-20th century.
In 1970, the brand
Category
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Ashtrays
Materials
Crystal
Ashtray 1920, Silver Plated Bronze
Located in Ciudad Autónoma Buenos Aires, C
clientele demanded a large amount of furniture, from the end of the 19th century to the mid-20th century
Category
Vintage 1920s German Art Deco Ashtrays
Materials
Bronze
Italian Midcentury Brass, Metal and Ceramic Tripod Floor Ashtray
By Ico Parisi
Located in Vienna, AT
This amazing Midcentury tripod standing ashtray has been designed and manufactured in Italy 1950s
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Metal, Brass
Vintage Austrian Tripod Brass Ashtray Hagenauer Era, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Description:
Wonderful metal ashtray element made in Austria in the 1950. High quality 1950s Austrian
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Copper
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H 1.38 in Dm 5.12 in
Vintage Carl Auböck Brass and Copper Floor Ashtray, Austria, 1954
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
Wertstatten in Vienna in the 1950s.
It has got a brass stand and a removable copper and brass ashtray
Category
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Brass, Copper
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H 22.05 in W 11.03 in D 11.82 in
Vintage Austrian Auböck Style Tripod brass Ashtray Hagenauer Era, Austria, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck, Werkstätte Hagenauer Wien
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Description:
Wonderful metal ashtray element made in Austria in the 1950. High quality 1950s Austrian
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Copper
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H 2.17 in Dm 5.52 in
unique Murano Glass "Yellow" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970
By Flavio Poli, Alessandro Mandruzzato
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
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H 2.56 in W 4.73 in D 4.73 in
Italian Soft Shaped Tricolor Art Glass Ashtray by Alfredo Barbini for Murano
By Murano Glass Sommerso, Alfredo Barbini
Located in Örebro, SE
This is the heavy, soft shaped Alfredo Barbini ashtray in art glass. It comes in a musty tricolor
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
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H 3.15 in Dm 7.09 in
Large Murano Glass "Yellow" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970
By Flavio Poli, Alessandro Mandruzzato
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
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H 2.56 in W 5.32 in D 5.32 in
unique Murano Glass "Green" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s
By Flavio Poli, Alessandro Mandruzzato
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
murano glass bowl, ashtray element.
Origin:
Murano, Italy.
Decade:
1970s.
This
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
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H 2.17 in W 5.79 in D 5.71 in
Large 2.2kg Glass "multicolor" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970
By Flavio Poli, Alessandro Mandruzzato
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
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H 3.15 in W 7.29 in D 5.12 in
Large 3.2kg Lucid Glass "Brutalist" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray, FRANCE, 1970s
By Flavio Poli, Alessandro Mandruzzato
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
remembers of leaf. Pretty beautiful to be used as jewelry bowl, vide-poche or ashtray or to display it in a
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
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H 6.3 in Dm 9.45 in
Heavy 1.6kg Glass "multicolor" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano Italy, 1970s
By Flavio Poli, Alessandro Mandruzzato
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
murano glass bowl, ashtray element.
Origin:
Murano, Italy.
Decade:
1970s.
This
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
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H 2.56 in W 5.52 in D 5.52 in
Murano Glass "Multi-Color" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s
By Flavio Poli, Alessandro Mandruzzato
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
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H 2.17 in W 5.32 in D 4.93 in
Murano Glass "RED-YELLOW" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s
By Flavio Poli, Alessandro Mandruzzato
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
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H 2.76 in W 4.14 in D 4.22 in
Large Murano Glass "LUCID" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s
By Flavio Poli, Alessandro Mandruzzato
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
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H 2.37 in W 7.09 in D 7.09 in
Murano Glass "Honey Bubble" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s
By Flavio Poli, Alessandro Mandruzzato
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
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H 3.55 in W 5.71 in D 5.71 in
1970s Iconic Modernist White Ceramic Ashtray by Mangiarotti for F.lli Brambilla
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Fratelli Brambilla
Located in Aci Castello, IT
iconic ashtray stands as a testament to the innovative design trends of the 1970s, seamlessly merging
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Ceramic
Large Murano Glass "Floral" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s
By Flavio Poli, Alessandro Mandruzzato
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
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H 2.76 in Dm 5.71 in
Murano Glass Bullicante "Green" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s
By Flavio Poli, Alessandro Mandruzzato
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
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H 2.76 in W 5.52 in D 5.52 in
1970s Iconic Modernist White Ceramic Ashtray by Mangiarotti for F.lli Brambilla
By Angelo Mangiarotti, Fratelli Brambilla
Located in Aci Castello, IT
iconic ashtray stands as a testament to the innovative design trends of the 1970s, seamlessly merging
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Ashtrays
Materials
Ceramic
Large Murano Glass "RED-GREEN" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s
By Flavio Poli, Alessandro Mandruzzato
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
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H 4.53 in W 6.3 in D 5.79 in
1.7kg Murano Glass "RED-YELLOW" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s
By Flavio Poli, Alessandro Mandruzzato
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
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H 2.76 in W 8.47 in D 6.5 in
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
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Aluminum, Steel
Vintage Black and Multicolored Murano Glass Clown Trinket Bowl / Ashtray, Italy
Located in Bresso, Lombardy
Made in Italy, 1960s.
A Murano glass clown bowl / ashtray, with a cased body.
The hands serve as
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
H 7.88 in W 5.52 in D 2.37 in
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
Category
Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
Materials
Metal
Gino Colombini Midcentury Black Umbrella Stands or Ashtray for Kartell, 1970
By Kartell, Gino Colombini
Located in Roma, IT
Amazing free standing ashtray or usable as an umbrella stand in mid-century black plastic with
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Umbrella Stands
Materials
Metal, Chrome
Large Murano Glass "Multi-Color" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s
By Flavio Poli, Alessandro Mandruzzato
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
This
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
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H 2.56 in W 6.7 in D 5.71 in
Murano Glass "Floral" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray by Barovier + Toso, Italy, 1970
By Flavio Poli, Alessandro Mandruzzato, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Producer:
Barovier and Toso
Origin
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
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H 1.97 in Dm 5.12 in
Large Murano Glass "Pink" Floral Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s
By Flavio Poli, Alessandro Mandruzzato
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
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H 3.75 in W 10.44 in D 3.94 in
Murano Glass Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano Barovier and Toso, Italy, 1970s
By Flavio Poli, Alessandro Mandruzzato, Barovier&Toso
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element by Barovier and Toso
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
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H 2.37 in Dm 5.12 in
Large Murano Glass "RED" 1Kg Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s
By Flavio Poli, Alessandro Mandruzzato
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
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H 2.37 in W 5.52 in D 5.52 in
Vintage Carl Auböck Brass and Copper Floor Ashtray, Austria, Mod. 3866, 1950s
By Werkstätte Carl Auböck
Located in NUEMBRECHT, NRW
This very rare 1950s standing floor ashtray was designed by Carl Auböck and produced by Carl Auböck
Category
Vintage 1950s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Brass, Copper
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H 26.78 in W 9.85 in D 11.03 in
Murano Glass Sommerso Block "RED"Cube Ashtray Element Flavio Poli, Italy, 1970s
By Flavio Poli
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Murano glass producer and very unique in its coloration. Pretty beautiful to be used as ashtray or to
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
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H 3.31 in W 3.15 in D 3.15 in
Excepcional Brass and Copper Wall Ashtray by Hans Agne Jakobsson, Sweden 1960s
By AB Markaryd, Hans-Agne Jakobsson
Located in Forest, BE
Exceptional brass and copper wall ashtray. It can be use a plant stand. Made of massive brass with
Category
Mid-20th Century Swedish Scandinavian Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Brass, Copper
Rare XL 1, 7kg "Red Yelllow" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s
By Flavio Poli, Alessandro Mandruzzato
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
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H 3.35 in W 7.49 in D 6.7 in
Large 3, 8kg Glass "Brutalist" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray, FRANCE, 1970s no 2
By Flavio Poli, Alessandro Mandruzzato
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
form which remembers of leaf. Pretty beautiful to be used as jewelry bowl, vide-poche or ashtray or to
Category
Late 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Glass
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H 3.94 in W 11.42 in D 9.65 in
Large Murano Glass 1, 4Kg "Floral" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy 1970s
By Flavio Poli, Alessandro Mandruzzato
Located in Kirchlengern, DE
Article:
Murano glass bowl, ashtray element
Origin:
Murano, Italy
Decade:
1970s
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Materials
Murano Glass
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H 4.53 in W 6.11 in D 6.11 in
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Midcentury Ashtray Stand For Sale on 1stDibs
With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the midcentury ashtray stand you’re looking for. Each midcentury ashtray stand for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, brass and wood. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect midcentury ashtray stand — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century are available. Each midcentury ashtray stand bearing Mid-Century Modern, Art Deco or Modern hallmarks is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made midcentury ashtray stand over the years, but those crafted by Mathieu Matégot, Aldo Tura and Georges Jouve are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Midcentury Ashtray Stand?
The average selling price for a midcentury ashtray stand at 1stDibs is $1,200, while they’re typically $175 on the low end and $8,400 for the highest priced.
A Close Look at mid-century-modern Furniture
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
- Emerged during the mid-20th century
- Informed by European modernism, Bauhaus, International style, Scandinavian modernism and Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture
- A heyday of innovation in postwar America
- Experimentation with new ideas, new materials and new forms flourished in Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia and elsewhere in Europe
CHARACTERISTICS OF MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGN
- Simplicity, organic forms, clean lines
- A blend of neutral and bold Pop art colors
- Use of natural and man-made materials — alluring woods such as teak, rosewood and oak; steel, fiberglass and molded plywood
- Light-filled spaces with colorful upholstery
- Glass walls and an emphasis on the outdoors
- Promotion of functionality
MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNERS TO KNOW
- Charles and Ray Eames
- Eero Saarinen
- Milo Baughman
- Florence Knoll
- Harry Bertoia
- Isamu Noguchi
- George Nelson
- Danish modernists Hans Wegner and Arne Jacobsen, whose emphasis on natural materials and craftsmanship influenced American designers and vice versa
ICONIC MID-CENTURY MODERN FURNITURE DESIGNS
- Eames lounge chair
- Nelson daybed
- Florence Knoll sofa
- Egg chair
- Womb chair
- Noguchi coffee table
- Barcelona chair
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 legendary 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.
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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Green Marble Ashtray
Record Album Rack
Herman Miller Bubble