Ashtrays
1970s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Alabaster
Mid-20th Century German Louis XIV Ashtrays
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Ashtrays
Ceramic
1970s Italian Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
1970s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
Mid-20th Century Mexican Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Marble, Onyx
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Ashtrays
Porcelain
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
Late 20th Century Czech Bohemian Ashtrays
Crystal
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ashtrays
Porcelain
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Plastic
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
1930s Vintage Ashtrays
Art Glass
Mid-20th Century French Ashtrays
Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Ashtrays
Ceramic, Paint
Mid-20th Century Finnish Scandinavian Modern Ashtrays
Crystal
1970s French Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Metal, Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Art Glass, Blown Glass, Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Opaline Glass
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Plastic
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Art Glass
Mid-20th Century Ashtrays
Glass
2010s Italian Modern Ashtrays
Marble
Mid-20th Century Danish Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Brazilian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Rosewood
1960s Polish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Crystal
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Art Glass, Murano Glass
Early 20th Century French Ashtrays
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Italian Ashtrays
Glass, Murano Glass
1960s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic, Pottery, Stoneware
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Art Glass
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Art Glass
1950s English Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
1960s Beninese Minimalist Vintage Ashtrays
Wood
1970s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Art Glass
1960s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Art Glass
1960s Danish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
Mid-20th Century Italian Brutalist Ashtrays
Travertine, Marble
1960s Austrian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Brass
1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Alabaster
Mid-20th Century Italian Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass
2010s Italian Other Ashtrays
Ceramic, Wood
1960s German Hollywood Regency Vintage Ashtrays
Ceramic
Early 20th Century Chinese Ashtrays
Wood
Early 20th Century French Ashtrays
Ceramic
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Ashtrays
Ceramic, Paint
1960s Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Ceramic
1960s Mexican Mid-Century Modern Vintage Ashtrays
Metal
2010s Italian Other Ashtrays
Ceramic, Wood
1990s Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays
Murano Glass, Sommerso
1970s Italian Vintage Ashtrays
Glass
2010s Italian Other Ashtrays
Ceramic, Wood
Mid-20th Century Greek Classical Greek Ashtrays
Ceramic
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.