Ashtrays
Mid-20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic, Paint
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass, Sommerso
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass, Art Glass, Murano Glass
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1910s European Vintage Ashtrays
Silver
Mid-20th Century Italian Ashtrays
Crystal
Mid-20th Century Italian Ashtrays
Crystal
1950s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Crystal, Silver
1960s Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Ashtrays
Crystal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
Mid-20th Century French Louis XIV Ashtrays
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Italian Ashtrays
Crystal
19th Century Antique Ashtrays
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century Italian Ashtrays
Crystal
1980s American Post-Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
1960s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
1960s Israeli Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
1990s French Modern Ashtrays
Bakelite
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Italian Ashtrays
Crystal
Mid-20th Century Ashtrays
Iron, Metal
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic, Pottery
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Ashtrays
Crystal
1960s Israeli Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Ashtrays
Crystal
1960s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Onyx
20th Century French Modern Ashtrays
Porcelain
20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Metal
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass, Art Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Ashtrays
Crystal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Malachite
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Marble, Brass
2010s Italian Ashtrays
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Ashtrays
Crystal
20th Century Indian Anglo-Indian Ashtrays
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Stainless Steel, Chrome
1960s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Onyx
1970s Italian Space Age Vintage Ashtrays
Metal
1960s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Onyx, Marble
1920s French Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
2010s Italian Ashtrays
Wood
1970s Israeli Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Art Glass
1960s Italian Art Deco Vintage Ashtrays
Art Glass
2010s Italian Ashtrays
Wood
1950s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Stoneware
Mid-20th Century Italian Ashtrays
Crystal
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Stoneware, Paint
2010s Italian Ashtrays
Wood
Antique, New and Vintage Ashtrays
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.