Find many varieties of an authentic yellow ashtray available at 1stDibs. A yellow ashtray — often made from
glass,
murano glass and
ceramic — can elevate any home. There are 77 variations of the antique or vintage yellow ashtray you’re looking for, while we also have 1 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect yellow ashtray — we have versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. Each yellow ashtray bearing
Mid-Century Modern,
Art Deco or
Modern hallmarks is very popular. A well-made yellow ashtray has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by
Georges Jouve,
Mathieu Matégot and
Bitossi are consistently popular.
A yellow ashtray can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $710, while the lowest priced sells for $65 and the highest can go for as much as $11,414.
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.