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Vintage Mid-Century Blue & Clear Biomorphic Murano Glass Bowl, Dish or Ashtray
Vintage Mid-Century Blue & Clear Biomorphic Murano Glass Bowl, Dish or Ashtray

Vintage Mid-Century Blue & Clear Biomorphic Murano Glass Bowl, Dish or Ashtray

By Cenedese

Located in Landau an der Isar, Bayern

clear Murano glass bowl, serving dish or ashtray with folded rims. Original Murano Glass sticker is

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Murano Glass

1960s Mid-century Ashtray or Catchall in Bullicante Murano Glass by Flavio Poli
1960s Mid-century Ashtray or Catchall in Bullicante Murano Glass by Flavio Poli

1960s Mid-century Ashtray or Catchall in Bullicante Murano Glass by Flavio Poli

By Flavio Poli

Located in Milano, IT

A striking mid-century modern ashtray or catchall designed by the legendary Flavio Poli. Hand-blown

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Murano Glass

Contemporary Lapis Lazuli Ashtray by Alcino Silversmith with Sterling Silver 925
Contemporary Lapis Lazuli Ashtray by Alcino Silversmith with Sterling Silver 925

Contemporary Lapis Lazuli Ashtray by Alcino Silversmith with Sterling Silver 925

By Alcino Silversmith

Located in Porto, 13

Contemporary Lapis Lazuli ashtray with sterling silver 925 apllications is a modern piece by Alcino

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Animal Sculptures

Materials

Lapis Lazuli, Silver, Sterling Silver

Carol Lahy Fused Art Glass Decorative Square Vide-Poche or Ashtray, Signed
Carol Lahy Fused Art Glass Decorative Square Vide-Poche or Ashtray, Signed

Carol Lahy Fused Art Glass Decorative Square Vide-Poche or Ashtray, Signed

Located in Clifton Springs, NY

Fused glass square vide-poche or ashtray has wide rim of deep amethyst purple color and complex

Category

Early 2000s American Post-Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-Poche

Materials

Glass, Art Glass

Blue & Gold Murano Art Glass Ashtray Jewelry Dish / Vide-Poche by Barbini, Italy
Blue & Gold Murano Art Glass Ashtray Jewelry Dish / Vide-Poche by Barbini, Italy

Blue & Gold Murano Art Glass Ashtray Jewelry Dish / Vide-Poche by Barbini, Italy

By Alfredo Barbini

Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos

Mid-Century Modern blue & gold hand blown murano Art Glass Ashtray Jewelry Dish / Vide-Poche by

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Tobacco Accessories

Materials

Murano Glass

Archimede Seguso Murano Purple Sommerso Art Glass Bowl
Archimede Seguso Murano Purple Sommerso Art Glass Bowl

Archimede Seguso Murano Purple Sommerso Art Glass Bowl

By Archimede Seguso, Seguso Vetri d'Arte

Located in Barcelona, ES

Hand blown Murano glass Sommerso bowl / ashtray in purple color with a cased rim in pink/ blue

Category

20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso

Flavio Poli Purple, Blue and Pink Sommerso Murano Glass Italian Bowl, 1960s
Flavio Poli Purple, Blue and Pink Sommerso Murano Glass Italian Bowl, 1960s

Flavio Poli Purple, Blue and Pink Sommerso Murano Glass Italian Bowl, 1960s

By Flavio Poli

Located in Roma, IT

Striking mid-century Murano glass bowl or ashtray in purple, blue and pink "sommerso" Murano glass

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass

Goatskin Purple Tura Ashtrays or Candies Bowl, Set of Two
Goatskin Purple Tura Ashtrays or Candies Bowl, Set of Two

Goatskin Purple Tura Ashtrays or Candies Bowl, Set of Two

By Tura Iniziative di Arredamento srl

Located in Lazzate (MB), IT

Tura ashtrays (set of two, big diameter 27cm x H 9cm, small diameter 18 cm x H 7cm) Purple

Category

2010s Italian Art Deco Ashtrays

Materials

Goatskin

Ashtray 'Sinus' by Walter Zeischegg for Helit
Ashtray 'Sinus' by Walter Zeischegg for Helit

Ashtray 'Sinus' by Walter Zeischegg for Helit

By Walter Zeischegg

Located in Berlin, DE

Ashtray 'Sinus'. Design by Walter Zeischegg (1966). Manufactured by Helit. Melamine, purple. D

Category

Vintage 1960s German Ashtrays

Materials

Plastic

Beck & Jung Model Ultima 30 Ashtray / Waste Bin
Beck & Jung Model Ultima 30 Ashtray / Waste Bin

Beck & Jung Model Ultima 30 Ashtray / Waste Bin

By Beck & Jung

Located in Helsingborg, Skåne

Beck and Jung ashtray / waste bin Ultima 30 designed by Holger Bäckström & Bo Ljungberg, Sweden

Category

Vintage 1980s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Aluminum

Point Ashtray in Neodymium Hand Cast Solid Glass
Point Ashtray in Neodymium Hand Cast Solid Glass

Point Ashtray in Neodymium Hand Cast Solid Glass

By Bianco Light & Space

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Bianco in his studio in Los Angeles. This point ashtray is hand casted solid glass and comes in a

Category

2010s American Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Glass

Point Ashtray in Neodymium Hand Cast Frosted Glass
Point Ashtray in Neodymium Hand Cast Frosted Glass

Point Ashtray in Neodymium Hand Cast Frosted Glass

By Bianco Light & Space

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Bianco in his studio in Los Angeles. This Point Ashtray is hand cast solid glass and comes in a variety

Category

2010s American Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Glass

Masterpiece Ashtray by Joe Colombo
Masterpiece Ashtray by Joe Colombo

Masterpiece Ashtray by Joe Colombo

By Joe Colombo, Arnolfo di Cambio

Located in Cologne, DE

the light temperature it looks blue or purple. Condition: Original condition, ashtray (glass and

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Silver

Green Purple Murano Glass Ashtray
Green Purple Murano Glass Ashtray

Green Purple Murano Glass Ashtray

Located in Palermo, Italia

This is a Murano dish / ashtray. This is an example of artistic Murano glass with layers of

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Art Glass

Murano Ashtray
Murano Ashtray

Murano Ashtray

By Murano 5

Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR

Murano ashtray.

Category

20th Century Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

1970s Mid-Century Modern Purple and Blue Murano Glass Ashtray
1970s Mid-Century Modern Purple and Blue Murano Glass Ashtray

1970s Mid-Century Modern Purple and Blue Murano Glass Ashtray

By Seguso

Located in Aci Castello, IT

ashtray is characterized by its exquisite use of color – a stunning combination of purple and blue hues

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Murano Glass

1970s Modern Purple Blue and Yellow Faceted Murano Glass Ashtray by Seguso
1970s Modern Purple Blue and Yellow Faceted Murano Glass Ashtray by Seguso

1970s Modern Purple Blue and Yellow Faceted Murano Glass Ashtray by Seguso

By Seguso

Located in Aci Castello, IT

A faceted purple, yellow and blue sommerso murano glass ashtray designed and manufactured in Venice

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Murano Glass

1970s Seguso Style Mid-Century Modern Purple and Blue Murano Glass Ashtray
1970s Seguso Style Mid-Century Modern Purple and Blue Murano Glass Ashtray

1970s Seguso Style Mid-Century Modern Purple and Blue Murano Glass Ashtray

By Seguso

Located in Aci Castello, IT

A stylish hand-crafted sommerso murano glass ashtray, the purple and blue glass it's in perfect

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Murano Glass

Large Vintage Harding Black Ashtray
Large Vintage Harding Black Ashtray

Large Vintage Harding Black Ashtray

By Harding Black

Located in San Antonio, TX

Stunning large ceramic mid-century ashtray from 1962 designed by Texas ceramist Harding Black

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Pottery

Seguso Ashtray, Murano Glass, Italy, 1970
Seguso Ashtray, Murano Glass, Italy, 1970

Seguso Ashtray, Murano Glass, Italy, 1970

Located in BARCELONA, ES

Hand blown sommerso purple and clear Italian art glass ashtray. Attributed to seguso, murano Italy

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Ashtrays

Materials

Murano Glass

Art Deco Moser Neodymium Glass Ashtray
Art Deco Moser Neodymium Glass Ashtray

Art Deco Moser Neodymium Glass Ashtray

Located in Praha, CZ

Art deco ashtray in neodymium glass (changes color in light). Made in former Czechoslovakia in the

Category

Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Ashtrays

Materials

Cut Glass

Vintage Ashtray in Crystal
Vintage Ashtray in Crystal

Vintage Ashtray in Crystal

Located in Munich, DE

This purple and green glass ashtray was made in Italy, 1950s.

Category

Vintage 1950s Ashtrays

Materials

Glass

Robert Maxwell Studio Crafted Ceramic & Glass Ashtray, circa 1960
Robert Maxwell Studio Crafted Ceramic & Glass Ashtray, circa 1960

Robert Maxwell Studio Crafted Ceramic & Glass Ashtray, circa 1960

By Robert Maxwell

Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA

Robert Maxwell Studio Crafted ceramic & glass ashtray, circa 1960.

Category

20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Ceramic, Glass

Vintage Murano Glass Ashtray, circa 1960
Vintage Murano Glass Ashtray, circa 1960

Vintage Murano Glass Ashtray, circa 1960

By Toso Vetri D'arte

Located in Aci Castello, IT

Purple Murano glass ashtray in perfect conditions.

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Murano Glass

1970s Blue and Yellow Sommerso Faceted Murano Glass Ashtray by Seguso
1970s Blue and Yellow Sommerso Faceted Murano Glass Ashtray by Seguso

1970s Blue and Yellow Sommerso Faceted Murano Glass Ashtray by Seguso

By Seguso

Located in Aci Castello, IT

A rare semi faceted murano glass ashtray designed and manufactured by Seguso, it's in perfect

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Space Age Ashtrays

Materials

Murano Glass

Italian mid-century Alexandrite glass ashtray by Asti for Arnolfo di Cambio 1969
Italian mid-century Alexandrite glass ashtray by Asti for Arnolfo di Cambio 1969

Italian mid-century Alexandrite glass ashtray by Asti for Arnolfo di Cambio 1969

By Sergio Asti, Arnolfo di Cambio

Located in MIlano, IT

Italian mid-century modern Alexandrite glass ashtray by Sergio Asti for Arnolfo di Cambio, 1969

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Glass

Italian Mid Century Glass Ashtray by Joe Colombo for Arnolfo di Cambio, 1969,
Italian Mid Century Glass Ashtray by Joe Colombo for Arnolfo di Cambio, 1969,

Italian Mid Century Glass Ashtray by Joe Colombo for Arnolfo di Cambio, 1969,

By Arnolfo di Cambio, Joe Colombo

Located in MIlano, IT

Italian Mid-Century Modern violet alexandrite glass ashtray by Joe Colombo for Arnolfo di Cambio

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Glass

Murano Glass Barovier & Toso Vintage Bowl/Ashtray Purple a Macchia & Gold Fleck
Murano Glass Barovier & Toso Vintage Bowl/Ashtray Purple a Macchia & Gold Fleck

Murano Glass Barovier & Toso Vintage Bowl/Ashtray Purple a Macchia & Gold Fleck

By Barovier&Toso

Located in Warrenton, OR

Murano Barovier & Toso Vintage Glass Bowl/Ashtray Purple A Macchia & Gold Fleck. Items very like

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass

Italian Midcentury Murano Ashtray, 1950-1960s
Italian Midcentury Murano Ashtray, 1950-1960s

Italian Midcentury Murano Ashtray, 1950-1960s

Located in Paris, FR

20th century Italian Murano glass vintage ashtray, in hues of blue and white glass with textures

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Dishes and Vide-P...

Materials

Glass

1970s Vintage Murano Ashtray
1970s Vintage Murano Ashtray

1970s Vintage Murano Ashtray

Located in Ceglie Messapica, IT

1970s Vintage purple Murano glass ashtray. In very good conditions.

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Murano Glass

Sommerso pink and purple trinket tray by Flavio Poli for Seguso, Murano glass
Sommerso pink and purple trinket tray by Flavio Poli for Seguso, Murano glass

Sommerso pink and purple trinket tray by Flavio Poli for Seguso, Murano glass

By Flavio Poli

Located in BARCELONA, ES

Superb and rare pink and purple sommerso empty pocket or ashtray designed and manufactured by

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Decorative Bowls

Materials

Crystal

Purple ashtray by seguso, murano glass, italy, 1970
Purple ashtray by seguso, murano glass, italy, 1970

Purple ashtray by seguso, murano glass, italy, 1970

By Seguso

Located in BARCELONA, ES

Superb and rare Sommerso purple ashtray designed and manufactured for Seguso in Murano in the 1970s

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Hollywood Regency Ashtrays

Materials

Crystal

Murano Seguso Attributed Geode Purple Ashtray
Murano Seguso Attributed Geode Purple Ashtray

Murano Seguso Attributed Geode Purple Ashtray

By Archimede Seguso

Located in Stamford, CT

Midcentury Murano Seguso attributed ashtray. Amethyst purple with blue and pink detailing. No

Category

Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Decorative Bowls

Materials

Blown Glass

1980s Modernist Purple Murano Glass Hexagonal Ashtray
1980s Modernist Purple Murano Glass Hexagonal Ashtray

1980s Modernist Purple Murano Glass Hexagonal Ashtray

By Arnolfo di Cambio

Located in Aci Castello, IT

An heavy murano glass ashtray made in the Eighties in perfect conditions.

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Murano Glass

Vintage Italian Blue and Purple Murano Glass  Ashtray, circa 1970
Vintage Italian Blue and Purple Murano Glass  Ashtray, circa 1970

Vintage Italian Blue and Purple Murano Glass Ashtray, circa 1970

By Seguso Vetri d'Arte

Located in Aci Castello, IT

It's a purple and blue Murano glass ashtray made in Italy in the 1970s.

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Murano Glass

Large Purple and Burgundy Murano Glass Sommerso Bowl or Ashtray
Large Purple and Burgundy Murano Glass Sommerso Bowl or Ashtray

Large Purple and Burgundy Murano Glass Sommerso Bowl or Ashtray

Located in Barcelona, ES

Large and heavy handblown Murano glass astray or bowl made with Sommerso technique in purple and

Category

Vintage 1960s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso

Mid Century Purple Crystal Glass Bowl Ashtray Element, Italy, 1970s
Mid Century Purple Crystal Glass Bowl Ashtray Element, Italy, 1970s

Mid Century Purple Crystal Glass Bowl Ashtray Element, Italy, 1970s

Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL

This original vintage glass ash tray bowl element was designed and produced in the 1970s in Poland. It is made in Sommerso Technique and has a fantastic faceted form. The vibrant col...

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Ashtrays

Materials

Crystal

Mid Century Crystal Purple Glass Small Ashtray Bowl, Italy, 1970s
Mid Century Crystal Purple Glass Small Ashtray Bowl, Italy, 1970s

Mid Century Crystal Purple Glass Small Ashtray Bowl, Italy, 1970s

Located in 05-080 Hornowek, PL

This original vintage glass element was designed and produced in the 1970s in Lombardia, Italy. It is made in Sommerso Technique and has a fantastic faceted form. The vibrant color m...

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Ashtrays

Materials

Crystal

Murano Glass Bullicante "Purple" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s
Murano Glass Bullicante "Purple" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s

Murano Glass Bullicante "Purple" 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

Organic Murano Glass "Purple" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s
Organic Murano Glass "Purple" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s

Organic Murano Glass "Purple" Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s

By Flavio Poli, Alessandro Mandruzzato

Located in Kirchlengern, DE

mixture of purple. Pretty beautiful to be used as jewelry bowl, vide-poche or ashtray or to display it in

Category

Late 20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Murano Glass

Petite Murano Sommerso Glass Ashtray Purple and Clear, Vintage, Italy, 1970s
Petite Murano Sommerso Glass Ashtray Purple and Clear, Vintage, Italy, 1970s

Petite Murano Sommerso Glass Ashtray Purple and Clear, Vintage, Italy, 1970s

By Murano Glass Sommerso

Located in Nuernberg, DE

Gorgeous hand blown Murano art glass piece. A beautiful minimalist ashtray, Venice, Murano, Italy

Category

Vintage 1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Art Glass

Cenedese Murano Red Purple Alexandrite Italian Art Glass Ashtray Lighter Set
Cenedese Murano Red Purple Alexandrite Italian Art Glass Ashtray Lighter Set

Cenedese Murano Red Purple Alexandrite Italian Art Glass Ashtray Lighter Set

By Cenedese, Antonio da Ros

Located in Kissimmee, FL

purple "Alexandrite" glass over red art glass ashtray and lighter set. Documented to designer Antonio da

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Art Glass, Blown Glass, Glass, Murano Glass, Sommerso

Purple and Blue Murano Sommerso Ashtray / Bowl by Flavio Poli for Suguso
Purple and Blue Murano Sommerso Ashtray / Bowl by Flavio Poli for Suguso

Purple and Blue Murano Sommerso Ashtray / Bowl by Flavio Poli for Suguso

By Flavio Poli

Located in Kastrup, DK

Faceted "Sommerso" Murano ashtray / bowl made of purple glass submerged into blue glass. Flavio

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Art Glass

2, 1 kg Pink-Purple Murano Glass Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s
2, 1 kg Pink-Purple Murano Glass Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s

2, 1 kg Pink-Purple Murano Glass Bowl Element Shell Ashtray Murano, Italy, 1970s

By Alessandro Mandruzzato, Flavio Poli

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

Crystal Cobalt Ashtray, Poland, 1960s
Crystal Cobalt Ashtray, Poland, 1960s

Crystal Cobalt Ashtray, Poland, 1960s

Located in Chorzów, PL

Cobalt colored crystal ashtray Made in Poland in the 1960s. Very good condition Measures

Category

Vintage 1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Crystal

Gitanes Cigarettes French Bistro Ashtray
Gitanes Cigarettes French Bistro Ashtray

Gitanes Cigarettes French Bistro Ashtray

By Orchies

Located in Philadelphia, PA

An advertising logo ashtray for Gitanes Cigarettes, made by Moulin des Loupes, Orchies, Northern

Category

Mid-20th Century French International Style Ashtrays

Materials

Ceramic

Art Deco Large Moser Neodymium Glass Ashtray
Art Deco Large Moser Neodymium Glass Ashtray

Art Deco Large Moser Neodymium Glass Ashtray

Located in Praha, CZ

Art deco ashtray in neodymium glass (changes color in light). Made in former Czechoslovakia in the

Category

Early 20th Century Czech Art Deco Ashtrays

Materials

Glass

Hand-Painted Square Porcelain Ashtrays Bavaria, Germany
Hand-Painted Square Porcelain Ashtrays Bavaria, Germany

Hand-Painted Square Porcelain Ashtrays Bavaria, Germany

By Limoges, Royal Porzellan Bavaria KPM Germany Handarbeit.

Located in Moreno Valley, CA

Pair of vintage Bavaria Germany porcelain ashtrays Elegant precious porcelain ashtrays hand

Category

Mid-20th Century German Louis XVI Ashtrays

Materials

Porcelain

Mandruzzato Style Italian Murano Ashtray "Vetro Sommerso"
Mandruzzato Style Italian Murano Ashtray "Vetro Sommerso"

Mandruzzato Style Italian Murano Ashtray "Vetro Sommerso"

By Mandruzzato

Located in Prato, Tuscany

Murano glass ashtray, has a strong line, with sharp, decisive cuts and very accentuated edges; the color

Category

Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Murano Glass

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Purple Ashtray For Sale on 1stDibs

Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the purple ashtray you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Each purple ashtray for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using glass, murano glass and art glass. If you’re shopping for a purple ashtray, we have 59 options in-stock, while there are 6 modern editions to choose from as well. There are many kinds of the purple ashtray you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. A purple ashtray is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Mid-Century Modern, Modern and Art Deco styles are sought with frequency. Flavio Poli, Alfredo Barbini and Bianco Light & Space each produced at least one beautiful purple ashtray that is worth considering.

How Much is a Purple Ashtray?

The average selling price for a purple ashtray at 1stDibs is $449, while they’re typically $85 on the low end and $2,800 for the highest priced.

Finding the Right Ashtrays for You

Once a near-universal tabletop accessory, many antique, new and vintage ashtrays have taken on an entirely new purpose in today’s homes.

Whereas these formerly ubiquitous objects were associated with smoking, drinking, gambling and other vices, a well-designed and interesting ashtray is a candy dish, coaster or cocktail garnish receptacle in today’s interiors. But don’t discount its initial function. Amid your carefully curated coastal chic California decor, for example, a stone ashtray can help you manage the ashes that accumulate while you’re burning your morning incense. Old glass ashtrays, which are quite popular and easily found in free-form, organic shapes, can be a purely decorative final touch when styling a coffee table, whether you’ve filled it with wrapped lemon-drop candies or not.

In the postwar years, the democratization of luxury led to an explosion in the number of well-designed ashtrays, and there are many mid-century modern ashtrays to choose from on 1stDibs. (It’s no coincidence that sculptor Isamu Noguchi devised his “Dymaxion” version, which he hoped would make him rich, in 1945. Alas, it turned out to be too difficult to mass-produce.) The design collection of the Museum of Modern Art includes ashtrays by Carlo Scarpa (Murano glass, 1950–59); Achille Castiglioni (stainless steel with spring-like inserts, 1970); Masayuki Kurokawa (rubber and steel, 1973) and more. Smoking declined in popularity in the 1970s and ’80s, after the surgeon general’s warning began appearing on cigarette packs, but designers were still crafting ashtrays through the end of the century (especially outside the United States).

On 1stDibs, browse a collection of antique, new and vintage ashtrays that includes everything from modern and minimalist cigar ashtrays to outwardly ornate Art Deco ashtrays that evoke the opulence and elegance of the 1920s.