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Kosta Boda Ashtrays

Swedish

Sweden’s oldest glass company, Kosta Boda, also enjoys a reputation as the country’s most artistic and experimental glassmaker. Since the late 19th century, Kosta Boda has hired painters, sculptors and other artists for short stints — generally two or three years — designing glassware, ensuring that the firm’s aesthetic is always lively and fresh.

Two former army officers founded Kosta Boda in 1742 in Sweden’s densely forested Småland province. (Plentiful timber was needed as fuel for the melting furnaces.) The glassworks’ early products consisted of everyday glassware, such as drinking vessels and windowpanes. As the company recruited master craftsmen from Bohemia, it created fine crystal for an aristocratic clientele.

Kosta Boda began making art glass — that is, unique and limited edition pieces — with the hiring of the painter Gunnar Wennerberg in 1898. Wennerberg worked in the Art Nouveau style and brought a lush, organic look to the company’s wares. He was followed to the firm by artists such as Edvin Ollers, who in the early 20th century created rich geometric and abstract floral patterns that were engraved on clear crystal.

Two postwar Kosta Boda designers stand foremost in the minds of collectors. One is Vicke Lindstrand, who excelled at a technique called cased glass, in which a vividly colored or patterned section of glass is surrounded by and seems to float within a clear crystal body. The other is Erik Höglund, who had an almost artisanal eye for glass shapes, and liked to produce glass that had a textured, warped look.

Kosta Boda created works in an astonishing array of styles, with something to suit any taste.

Find vintage Kosta Boda vases, bowls and other furniture and objects for sale on 1stDibs.

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Creator: Kosta Boda
Kosta Boda "Sunflower" Ashtray Art Glass by Goran Warff
By Kosta Boda, Göran Wärff
Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA
A biomorphic art glass "Sunflower" ashtray by Göran Wärff for Kosta Boda made in Sweden, circa the 1980s. The ashtray is in good vintage condition with no chips or cracks.
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1980s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Kosta Boda Ashtrays

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Anna Ehrner for Kosta Boda White Crystal, 1990s
By Anna Ehrner, Kosta Boda
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Late 20th Century Swedish Minimalist Kosta Boda Ashtrays

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Vintage ice glass ashtray by Kosta Boda, Sweden, 1970s
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Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Amazing ice glass ashtray by Kosta Boda made in Sweden in the 1970s. The vintage ashtray is in excellent vintage condition. Dimensions: Width: 16...
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Mid-20th Century Swedish Mid-Century Modern Kosta Boda Ashtrays

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Kosta Boda Clear Round Rurik Textured Ashtray
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Stunning Mid-Century Modern Scandinavian 1950s Kosta Boda Rurik clear round textured ashtray in great vintage condition. No chips or cracks. Glass has a nice weight to it —minimal ...
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1950s Scandinavian Modern Vintage Kosta Boda Ashtrays

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Vintage ice glass ashtray by Kosta Boda, Sweden, 1970s
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Located in Miklavž Pri Taboru, SI
Amazing ice glass ashtray by Kosta Boda made in Sweden in the 1970s. The vintage ashtray is in excellent vintage condition. Dimensions: Width: 15 c...
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Elis Bergh Submerged Dish in Salmon Glass for Kosta, 1930s
By Kosta Boda
Located in Esbjerg, DK
Salmon colored dish or ashtray in submerged/partially collapsed handblown 'Salmon' or Rose glass. Designed by Elis Bergh and manufactured by Kosta Boda in Sweden circa 1930-40. We ha...
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Kosta Boda ashtrays for sale on 1stDibs.

Kosta Boda ashtrays are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of glass and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Kosta Boda ashtrays, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original ashtrays by Kosta Boda were created in the modern style in scandinavia during the 20th century. Prices for Kosta Boda ashtrays can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $95 and can go as high as $250, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $222.
Questions About Kosta Boda Ashtrays
  • 1stDibs ExpertJanuary 27, 2025
    Kosta Boda glass is made in Sweden. Two former army officers founded the company in 1742 in Kosta, a town in Sweden’s densely forested Småland province. It continues to operate in this location to this day. As Sweden’s oldest glass company, Kosta Boda also enjoys a reputation as the country’s most artistic and experimental glassmaker. Since the late 19th century, Kosta Boda has hired painters, sculptors and other artists for short stints — generally two or three years — designing glassware, ensuring the firm’s aesthetic is always lively and fresh. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of Kosta Boda glassware.

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